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AP Language Vocabulary Set 8 Flashcards

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5148362071acquiesceto give in, to comply0
5148362072affinitya likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship1
5148362073blasphemousirreverent, profane2
5148362074buttressa support or prop3
5148362075circumspectcareful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent4
5148362076corroborationconfirmation5
5148362077depleteto use up gradually, to lessen in amount of value6
5148362078despoticruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical7
5148362079emaciatedvery thin (usually as a result of starvation), wasting away8
5148362080empiricalbased on observation or experiment and not on theory9
5148362081extraneousnot essential or vital10
5148362082fallowinactive, plowed but not sowed11
5148362083homogeneousof the same kind12
5148362084hyperboleobvious exaggeration13
5148362085incontrovertibleindisputable14
5148362086irascibleirritable, easily angered, cranky, cross15
5148362087laconicusing a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude16
5148362088magnanimityhaving a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit17
5148362089obsequiousoverly attentive, like a sycophant, servile18
5148362090proliferationan increase in number, multiplication19
5148362091scrupulousvery principled, very careful and conscientious20
5148362092sublimeexalted. noble, uplifting21
5148362093surreptitioussecret, clandestine, stealthy22
5148362094veracitydevotion to the truth23
5148362095zealenthusiasm, fervor24
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