AP List 3 Flashcards
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10309377207 | ardor | (n.) Fiery intensity of feeling. | 0 | |
10309377208 | formidable | (adj.) Causing fear, apprehension, or dread. | 1 | |
10309377209 | guile | (n.) Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit. | 2 | |
10309377210 | peril | (n.) Exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger. | 3 | |
10309377211 | plunder | (v.) To rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war or hostile raids. | 4 | |
10309377212 | ponderous | (adj.) Of great weight; heavy; massive. | 5 | |
10309377213 | profusion | (n.) Abundance; a great quantity or amount. | 6 | |
10309377214 | shun | (v.) To avoid deliberately. | 7 | |
10309377215 | tumult | (n.) A general outbreak, riot, uprising, or other disorder. | 8 | |
10309377216 | valor | (n.) Boldness or determination in facing great danger. | 9 | |
10309377217 | abode | (n.) 1) A place in which a persons resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home. 2) An extended stay in a place; sojourn. | 10 | |
10309377218 | parry | (v.) To deflect, evade, or avoid. | 11 | |
10309377219 | conjecture | (n.) Inference or judgment based on incomplete evidence; guesswork. (v.) To infer from inconclusive evidence; guess. | 12 | |
10309377220 | interloper | (n.) One that interferes with the affairs of others, often for selfish reasons; a meddler. | 13 | |
10309377221 | vociferous | (adj.) Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry. | 14 | |
10309377222 | dem-, demo- | "people" | 15 | |
10309377223 | fin- | "end," "boundary," "limit" | 16 |