Unit 4 AP Flashcards
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| 5270826430 | ascetic | (n) one who practices self-denial | 0 | |
| 5270828572 | cacophony | (n) discord, harsh sound, dissonance | 1 | |
| 5270830509 | chimerical | (adj) visionary, imaginary, fantastic | 2 | |
| 5270832255 | compensatory | (adj) serving to pay back | 3 | |
| 5270832256 | desultory | (adj) occurring by chance, disconnected | 4 | |
| 5270834924 | fulsome | (adj) excessive, insincere | 5 | |
| 5270836425 | imprudent | (adj) unwise, not careful | 6 | |
| 5270838335 | inviolable | (adj) safe (from destruction, etc.) | 7 | |
| 5270839874 | lugubrious | (adj) very sad | 8 | |
| 5270841775 | maudlin | (adj) sentimental | 9 | |
| 5270841776 | obsequious | (adj) seeking favor, fawning | 10 | |
| 5270844724 | palliate | (v) alleviate, relieve without curing | 11 | |
| 5270846396 | pedagogue | (n) a teacher or scholar, especially one who is strict or dull | 12 | |
| 5270849437 | perspicacious | (adj) acutely perceived, shrewd | 13 | |
| 5270851449 | puissant | (adj) powerful | 14 | |
| 5270851450 | recondite | (adj) secret, hidden, obscure | 15 | |
| 5270853561 | scion | (n) child, descendant | 16 | |
| 5270855379 | supplication | (n) earnest prayer | 17 | |
| 5270857268 | trenchant | (adj) keen, incisive | 18 | |
| 5270857269 | vicissitudes | (n) difficulties | 19 |