AP Vocabulary Lesson 1 Flashcards

Dewar Smith List 1

5154845997	altruistic	(adj) unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others; generous	0
5154845998	ambivalent	(adj) having contrary feelings or attitudes; uncertain as to course of action	1
5154845999	angular	(adj) lean; sharp cornered; gaunt	2
5154846000	arrogant	(adj) overbearingly assuming; insolently proud	3
5154846001	aversion	(adj) strong disinclination; disliking	4
5154846002	discern	(v) to differentiate between two or more things	5
5154846003	disdain	(n) intense dislike; (v) to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy	6
5154846004	disparage	(v) to degrade; to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner	7
5154846005	disparity	(n) inequality; the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree	8
5154846006	embellish	(v) to decorate; to make beautiful with ornamentation	9
5154846007	engender	(v) to cause; to produce; to create	10
5154846008	innocuous	(adj) harmless; producing no injury	11
5154846009	insipid	(adj) boring and stupid	12
5154846010	lament	(v) to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner	13
5154846011	laud	(v) to praise; to extol	14
5154846012	obscure	(adj) difficult to see; vague	15
5154846013	ostentatious	(adj) showy; pretentious	16
5154846014	prodigal	(adj) wasteful; (n) a person given to extravagance	17
5154846015	repudiate	(v) to reject, to disown, to disavow	18
5154846016	reticence	(n) restraint in speech; reluctance to speak	19
5154846017	revere	(v) to honor, to regard with respect	20
5154846018	serene	(adj) calm; placid	21
5154846019	subtle	(adj) not obvious; delicate; elusive,	22
5154846020	superfluous	(adj) beyond what is needed or required; an overflow	23
5154846021	taciturn	(adj) quiet; not verbose	24