AP Vocabulary Words Flashcards

6957925751	credulity	a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.	0
6957925752	conviction	the act or process of finding a person guilty	1
6957928260	doctrine	a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group	2
6957928261	dogmatic	inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true	3
6957929526	fanaticism	the quality of being fanatical (obsessively concerned with something)	4
6957929527	fervor	intense and passionate feeling	5
6957929528	heresy	belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine	6
6957929529	piety	the quality of being religious or reverent	7
6957930633	reverent	feeling or showing deep and solemn respect	8
6957932199	skeptic	person inclined to question or doubt all accepted opinions	9
6957932200	venerate	regard with great respect; revere	10
6957933579	zealot	someone passionately devoted to a cause	11
6957933580	capricious	given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior	12
6957933581	immutable	unchangeable	13
6957935176	incorrigible	not able to be corrected; beyond control	14
6957935177	static (adj)	Lacking movement, action, or change	15
6957936208	invert	turn upside down	16
6957936209	turbulence	state of violent agitation	17
6957936210	transient	(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time	18
6957937548	turmoil	disorder	19
6957937549	vacillate	to waver; to sway indecisively	20
6957937550	volatile	easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive	21
6957938670	whimsical	playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way	22
6957940247	contract	An agreement between two or more parties	23
6957940248	nurture	To care for	24
6957940249	prolific	producing a lot	25
6957941369	robust	Strong and healthy	26
6957941370	stagnant	Motionless	27
6957941425	surpass	exceed; be greater than	28
6957942946	susceptible	lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack	29
6957945788	thrive	prosper; flourish	30
6957948177	vigor	strength, energy, or determination	31
6957948178	acknowledge	recognize; admit	32
6957949122	anecdote	short, usually funny account of an event	33
6957949123	articulate	able to speak clearly and expressively	34
6957949124	brevity	briefness	35
6957949125	candor	honesty	36
6957950991	concise	short and to the point	37
6957950992	eloquence	fluent or persuasive speaking or writing	38
6957950993	euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	39
6957953533	garrulous	talkative	40
6957953534	orator	speaker	41
6957953535	ramble	wander aimlessly	42
6957954532	recount	to tell in detail	43
6957954533	reticence	the quality or state of being silent or uncommunicative	44
6957954534	rhetorical	pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language	45
6957955738	succinct	marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning	46
6957955739	taciturn	quiet	47
6957955740	terse	brief and to the point	48
6957955741	verbose	wordy	49
6957956741	vilify	To speak evil of	50
6957958214	malicious	intending to do harm	51
6957958215	adversary	an enemy, opponent	52
6957958295	animosity	hatred	53
6957959143	antagonism	hostility	54
6957959144	enmity	hatred	55
6957959145	rancor	A deep, long-held feeling of hatred or bitterness	56
6957960484	predator	one that preys or destroys	57
6957960485	discordant	lacking harmony or agreement	58
6957960486	aversion	strong dislike	59
6957960487	repel	to push away	60
6957961843	refute	To disprove	61
6957961844	discount (v)	to dismiss as of little importance;	62
6957962698	rebuttal	A counterargument, especially in debate	63
6957962699	substantiate	provide evidence to support or prove the truth of	64
6957962700	dissent	To disagree	65
6957963503	concede	to admit	66
6957964450	concur	to agree	67
6957964451	bolster	support; prop up	68
6957964452	contend	(v.) to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue	69
6957966627	delineate	to describe accurately	70
6957969388	contentious	causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial	71
6957969389	disputatious	argumentative	72
6957969390	digression	straying from main point	73
6957970959	subordinate	person under the authority or control of another	74
6957970960	hierarchy	A group organized by rank	75
6957970961	authoritarian	having complete control; dictatorial	76
6957972170	autonomous	independent, self-contained	77
6957972171	servile	submissive; slavish	78
6957972172	provincial	narrow-minded; unsophisticated	79
6957973699	predecessor	one who came before	80
6957973700	ascendancy	controlling influence; domination	81
6957973701	lofty	(adj.) very high; noble	82
6957974548	sycophant	A person who flatters; a yes-man	83
6957974549	enhance	improve; make better or clearer	84
6957974550	incite	to arouse to action	85
6957975885	inundate	to overwhelm; to cover with water	86
6957977199	exacerbate	to make worse	87
6957977200	saturate	to soak thoroughly	88
6957978350	instigate	(v.) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite	89
6957978351	induce	persuade; bring about	90
6957978352	sustain	to undergo, experience, or suffer (injury, loss, etc.); endure without giving way or yielding.	91
6957979270	perpetuate	to make permanent or long lasting	92
6957979271	facilitate	to make easier; to assist	93
6957979970	acclaim	praise	94
6957981757	adulation	extreme praise	95
6957981758	laud	praise	96
6957981759	commemorate	honor the memory of	97
6957983266	extol	to praise extravagantly	98
6957983267	exalt	to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank	99
6957983268	endorse	to support	100
6957985066	affirmation	positive statement	101
6957985824	advocate	to recommend; to speak in favor of	102
6957985825	emulate	follow an example	103
6957987097	consensus	general agreement	104
6957989334	cajole	coax	105
6957989335	eulogy	speech in praise of someone	106
6957990450	gratify	to please	107
6957995777	curtail	to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish	108
6957995778	subside	to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually	109
6957995779	constraint	limitation or restriction	110
6957997463	restraint	moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction	111
6957999977	preclude	(v.) to make impossible, prevent, shut out	112
6957999978	temper (v)	to soften or tone down	113
6958000056	hamper (v)	to hold back; hinder; impede	114
6958000210	impair	to weaken; to cause to become worse	115
6958001237	impede	to slow the progress of	116
6958001238	diffuse	to spread out	117
6958001339	abridge	to make shorter	118
6958006426	superficial	being at, on, or near the surface	119
6958006427	superfluous	being more than is sufficient or required; excessive	120
6958008129	unwarranted	unjustified	121
6958008130	redundant	repetitive	122
6958010889	extraneous	irrelevant	123
6958010890	embellish	to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation	124
6958010891	opulence	wealth	125
6958012114	ostentatious	showy, displaying wealth	126
6958012115	frivolous	not having any serious purpose or value	127
6958013802	gratuitous	Unnecessary or unwanted	128
6958013803	lavish (adj)	sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious	129
6958015294	prodigal	wasteful; lavish	130
6958015295	glutton	someone who eats too much	131
6958015296	squander	to waste	132
6958016456	trite	commonplace; overused, stale	133
6958016681	abstemious	self denying; refraining from indulging	134
6958018646	ascetic	one who practices self-denial	135
6958018647	scrupulous	exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled	136
6958019783	discerning	mentally quick and observant; having insight	137
6958022620	discriminating	able to see differences; prejudiced	138
6958023533	exhaustive	complete and thorough	139
6958023534	explicit	definite, clearly stated	140
6958023618	fastidious	hard to please; fussy	141
6958025045	criterion	a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided	142
6958025083	comprehensive	of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive	143
6958026674	inclusive	including a great deal, or encompassing everything concerned; comprehensive	144
6958026733	abstruse	difficult to understand; obscure	145
6958029273	cryptic	having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure	146
6958029437	ambiguous	open for interpretation (unclear or inexact)	147
6958030688	dubious	doubtful	148
6958030689	oblivion	the state of being completely forgotten or unknown	149
6958030690	elusive	difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand	150
6958032072	ambivalence	the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes	151
6958032073	confound	to cause one to become confused	152
6958033769	equivocal	ambiguous	153
6958033770	enigma	a puzzle; a mystery	154
6958035837	opaque	impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light	155
6958035838	obscure (v)	to conceal by confusing; to make dark, dim, indistinct	156
6958036826	depravity	corruption; wickedness	157
6958036827	reprehensible	deserving censure or condemnation	158
6958036828	profane	relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical	159
6958038163	notoriety	the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality; fame	160
6958038164	detrimental	harmful	161
6958038300	ominous	unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen	162
6958041394	marred	damaged	163
6958041395	flagrant	noticeably bad or offensive	164
6958041396	impudence	rudeness or boldness	165
6958043324	erroneous	incorrect	166
6958043325	somber	dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit	167
6958043459	elated	in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased	168
6958044764	remorse	regret	169
6958044765	morose	gloomy	170
6958044833	apprehension	anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen	171
6958046624	aloof	(adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice)	172
6958046625	exhilarating	exciting	173
6958047773	exuberance	joyful enthusiasm	174
6958047774	despondent		175
6958049467	affable	friendly	176
6958049565	arrogance	pride; haughtiness	177
6958053722	submissive	to give in or to be weak	178
6958053723	braggart	someone who boasts	179
6958057302	gregarious	sociable	180
6958057303	gullible	easily deceived	181
6958059828	haughtiness	arrogance; pride	182
6958059829	hypocritical	insincere	183
6958060142	presumptuous	too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds	184
6958061136	pretentious	showy	185
6958061137	obstinate	stubborn	186
6958061138	integrity	honesty	187
6958062217	exemplary	outstanding, an example to others	188
6958062218	impeccable	flawless	189
6958063375	diligence	hard working	190
6958063376	exemplify	to serve as a good example	191
6958063377	innocuous	harmless	192
6958064458	cordial	warm and friendly	193
6958064459	decorum	proper behavior; good manners	194
6958064460	deference	respect	195
6958065970	conciliatory	overcoming distrust or hostility	196
6958065971	composure	control over expression and action	197
6958065972	ephemeral	lasting a short time	198
6958067353	sporadic	occurring irregularly	199
6958067354	sluggish	(adj.) lazy; slow-moving; not active, dull	200
6958067355	peripheral	(adj) relating to or making up an outer boundary or region; not of primary importance	201
6958068642	pervasive	spreading out all over	202
6958068643	proximity	nearness	203
6958068644	detached	Impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof	204
6958069676	cursory	hasty, not thorough	205
6958069677	prevalent	widespread; generally accepted	206
6958072443	insularity	narrow-mindedness; isolation	207
6958072444	reprove	to find fault with, scold, rebuke	208
6958073171	sanction (v)	give official permission or approval for (an action)	209
6958073172	censure	To criticize harshly	210
6958073173	censorious	critical	211
6958074264	reprimand	to scold; find fault with; a rebuke	212
6958074265	disparage	to belittle	213
6958078659	denounce	To condemn openly	214
6958078660	deride	to ridicule, laugh at with contempt	215
6958078661	dismiss	put away from consideration; reject	216
6958079937	deprecate	(v.) to express mild disapproval; to belittle	217
6958079938	deplore	feel or express strong disapproval of (something)	218
6958079939	condone	accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue	219
6958080299	disdain	the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt	220
6958080300	lament	a passionate expression of grief or sorrow	221
6958080531	degradation	the condition or process of degrading or being degraded	222
6958316586	diminution	a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something	223
6958316587	scanty	small or insufficient in quantity or amount	224
6958316653	reserve (n)	a place set aside for special use, in particular	225
6958318173	frugality	the quality of being economical with money or food; thriftiness	226
6958318174	proliferation	rapid increase in numbers	227
6958318175	profusion	an abundance or large quantity of something	228
6958319610	inconsequential	not important or significant	229
6958320839	conflagration	an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property	230
6958320840	compile	produce (something, especially a list, report, or book) by assembling information collected from other sources	231
6958322212	accessible	able to be reached or entered	232
6958322213	feasible	likely; probable	233
6958323329	quandary	a difficult situation; a practical dilemma	234
6958324453	astute	having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage	235
6958324454	ingenious	clever, original, and inventive	236
6958324455	erudite	having or showing great knowledge or learning	237
6958325638	qualified	officially recognized as being trained to perform a particular job; certified	238
6958326676	precocious	(of behavior or ability) indicative of early development; (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual	239
6958329219	virtuoso	a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit	240
6958329220	guile	sly or cunning intelligence	241
6958329292	incisive	intelligently analytical and clear-thinking	242
6958331348	esoteric	intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people	243
6958331349	divergent	tending to be different or develop in different directions	244
6958332233	eclectic	deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources	245
6958332234	phenomena	something that is impressive or extraordinary	246
6958332235	novelty	the quality of being new, original, or unusual	247
6958332377	innovation	a new method, idea, product, etc.	248
6958333675	idiosyncrasy	mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual	249
6958333676	adversity	difficulties; misfortune	250
6958333677	rigor	an act or instance of strictness, severity, or cruelty; strict precision- exactness	251
6958333784	intrepid	resolutely fearless; dauntless	252
6958335169	hardy	robust; capable of enduring difficult conditions	253
6958336491	resolve (n)	firm determination to do something	254
6958336492	resolution	the action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter	255
6958336744	tranquility	calm	256
6958338119	pacifist	a person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable	257
6958338120	seclusion	he state of being private and away from other people	258
6958338121	placate	make (someone) less angry or hostile	259
6958340026	nonchalant	(of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm.	260
6958340027	recluse	a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people	261
6958341434	alleviate	make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe	262
6958341600	antidote	a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.	263
6958342658	intervene	come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events	264
6958342659	rectify	put (something) right; correct.	265
6958344243	listless	(of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm	266
6958344544	apathy	lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern	267
6958345079	indifferent	neither good nor bad; mediocre	268
6958345463	insipid	lacking vigor or interest	269
6958345625	mundane	lacking interest or excitement; dull	270
6958347483	complacency	a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements	271
6958350244	disinclination	a reluctance or lack of enthusiasm	272
6958350245	inert	lacking the ability or strength to move	273
6958351294	expedite	make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly	274
6958352623	lethargic	sluggish and apathetic	275
6958354875	linger	to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave	276
6958354876	ponderous	slow and clumsy because of great weight; dull and labored	277
6958356130	profound	having or showing great knowledge or insight	278
6958356131	calculated	(of an action) done with full awareness of the likely consequences	279
6958356132	prudent	acting with or showing care and thought for the future	280
6958357341	methodical	done according to a systematic or established form of procedure	281
6958357342	meticulous	showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise	282
6958358668	pragmatic	dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations	283
6958358669	scrutinize	examine or inspect closely and thoroughly	284
6958362936	opportunistic	exploiting chances offered by immediate circumstances	285
6958365169	materialism	a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values	286
6958367044	philanthropist	a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes	287
6958367045	miserly	relating to or characteristic of a miser(a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money)	288
6958367354	benevolent	desiring to help others; charitable	289
6958369529	altruistic	showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish	290
7012076517	illusory	deceptive; false; misleading	291
7012079474	hypothetical	based on an assumption or guess	292
7012079475	abstract	existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.	293
7012079531	implausible	unlikely; unbelievable	294
7012082640	fallacious	false; misleading	295
7012082641	disparity	inequality; difference	296
7012082642	incongruous	out of place	297
7012084003	relegate	to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish	298
7012084004	homogeneous	of the same kind	299
7012085021	uniformity	sameness; a state in which everything is exactly the same	300
7012085022	analogous	comparable to; like	301
7012086589	discrepancy	difference between	302
7012086590	gravity	seriousness	303
7012087807	aspire	seek to attain; long for	304
7012087808	devise	to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create	305
7012087809	artisan	a worker skilled in a craft	306
7012089818	execute	put into effect; carry out	307
7012094380	extricate	To free from difficulty	308
7012094381	implement (v)	put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect	309
7012095832	document (v)	record the details of something; to furnish with references, citations, etc., in support of statements made	310
7012095833	appease	to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to	311
7012095834	compliance	the tendency to agree to do things requested by others	312
7012095879	resigned	accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive	313
7012097323	indiscriminate	choosing at random without careful selection	314
7012097324	inadvertent	unintentional	315
7012098018	tentative	not certain	316
7012098019	arbitrary	determined by chance or impulse	317
7012100357	antiquated	obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable	318
7012100358	archaic	ancient; old-fashioned	319
7012100359	inherent	firmly established by nature or habit	320
7012101400	innate	inborn; natural	321
7012101401	derivative	developed or obtained from another source	322
7012101402	mitigate	to soften; to lessen; to make less severe	323
7012102845	indict	to accuse	324
7012102846	exonerate	to clear of blame	325
7012102847	deterrent	something that discourages or hinders	326
7012104072	ratify	to approve	327
7012104292	corroborate	to confirm	328
7012105791	vindicate	to clear from blame or suspicion	329
7012105792	repudiate	to disown, reject, or deny the validity of	330
7012110104	renounce	To give up or resign something	331
7012110105	negate	to cancel out; nullify	332
7012110106	retract	withdraw	333
7012110107	disclose	to reveal	334
7012112744	disseminate	to scatter or spread widely	335
7012112745	disperse	to scatter, spread far and wide	336