ap Flashcards

5115376561	alacrity	eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness	0
5115376562	alchemy	medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold	1
5115376563	alibi	an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene	2
5115376564	allay	to lessen	3
5115376565	burgeon	grow; flourish; put forth new shoots	4
5115376566	burnish	polish	5
5115376567	buttress	strengthen; support	6
5115376568	byline	the line that tells you who wrote an article	7
5115376569	deleterious	harmful	8
5115376570	deliverate	to think over deeply	9
5115376571	delineation	demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining	10
5115376572	demur	hesitate; refuse	11
5115421654	euphemism	a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant	12
5115421655	euphony	pleasant sounds	13
5115421656	evacuate	vacate; empty; abandon	14
5115421657	exacerbate	make worse	15
5115421658	hypocritical	insincere	16
5115421659	iconoclast	person who opposes orthodoxy	17
5115421660	idiosyncrasy	a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual	18
5115421661	ignomininious	shameful	19
5115421662	lethargic	tired; w/o energy	20
5115421663	levity	flippancy; joking about serious matters	21
5115421664	libertarian	someone who opposes tyranny	22
5115421665	liniment	soothing location	23
5115421666	ogle	stare at ; observe in an obvious manner	24
5115421667	olfactory	about the sense of smell	25
5115421668	ominous	threatening	26
5115421669	omnipotent	all-powerful	27
5115421670	postulate	hypothesize; propose	28
5115421671	potable	suitable for drinking	29
5115421672	potent	powerful; compelling; strong	30
5115421673	pragmatic	practical	31
5115421674	robust	strong; healthy; tough	32
5115421675	rotund	round	33
5115421676	ruminate	think over something; ponder	34
5115421677	ruse	trick; stratagem	35
5115421678	tractable	obedient; dutiful; polite	36
5115421679	tranquil	peaceful	37
5115421680	transcribe	copy	38
5115421681	transgress	go astray; disobey; commit a sin	39