AP Language Per 3 Vocab Set 1 Flashcards
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| 8089616693 | Pulpit | a raised platform or lectern in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon. |  | 0 |
| 8089617388 | Declamation | a rhetorical exercise or set speech. | 1 | |
| 8089622978 | insular | ignorant or uninterested, usually in cultures, ideas, peoples outside one's own normal society | 2 | |
| 8089618257 | Genuflections | Bend your knee and bow submissively. |  | 3 |
| 8089614516 | pompous | affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important. |  | 4 |
| 8089624198 | Slipshod | (Typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care , thought, or organization | 5 | |
| 8089630720 | pedantic | overly concerned with details |  | 6 |
| 8089627772 | baroque | relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries. is characterized by ornate detail. | 7 | |
| 8089627338 | Pretension | a claim or the assertion of a claim to something. | 8 | |
| 8089635598 | influx | an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things | 9 | |
| 8089660489 | Irate | feeling or characterized by great anger. |  | 10 |
| 8089636956 | Gabble | talk rapidly and unintelligibly; utter meaningless sounds. | 11 | |
| 8089636450 | Cadence | rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words | 12 | |
| 8089653751 | Jazzmen | A jazz musician or composer. | 13 | |
| 8089649947 | Wino | a person who drinks excessive amounts of cheap wine or other alcohol, usually homeless | 14 | |
| 8089622766 | Vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste | 15 | |
| 8089664710 | kowtow | to act in a subservient manner. | 16 | |
| 8089658484 | Articulation | the formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech | 17 | |
| 8089661103 | iris | 1. a flat, colored, ring-shaped membrane behind the cornea of the eye, with an adjustable circular opening (pupil) in the center. 2. a plant with sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers, typically purple, yellow, or white. Native to both Eurasia and North America, it is widely cultivated as an ornamental. |  | 18 |
| 8089660135 | Jaundiced | Unnaturally yellow in complexion |  | 19 |
| 8089645988 | Autocratic | relating to a ruler that has absolute power | 20 | |
| 8089688227 | Vogue | Fashionable or trendy | 21 | |
| 8089676549 | Gaudy | Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless. | 22 | |
| 8089690131 | Perspicuity | A statement that is clear and concise, intelligent and plainly written that is understandable. | 23 | |
| 8089676448 | Ornamentation | Something that ornaments; the act or process of ornamenting | 24 | |
| 8089703281 | Self-deprecating | Modest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so | 25 | |
| 8089710121 | Labyrinthine | (Of a network) Irregular and twisting; (Of a system) intricate or confusing. | 26 |