AP Language Vocabulary Review Set (Spring 2017) Flashcards

6729159634	upbraiding	criticizing severely; finding fault with; reproaching severely; scolding vehemently	0
6729159635	bombastic	high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated	1
6729159636	allude	to refer to casually or indirectly	2
6729159637	cacophonous	harsh sounding	3
6729159638	abhorrent	offensive	4
6729159639	euphonious	having a pleasant sound	5
6729159640	devout	deeply religious; fervent	6
6729159641	caustic	bitingly sarcastic or witty	7
6729159642	ascertain	to determine	8
6729159643	enamored	inspired with love; captivated	9
6729159644	cynical	skeptical and distrusting	10
6729159645	churlish	boorish and rude	11
6729159646	sensuous	appealing to the senses	12
6729159647	skeptical	tending to question or doubt	13
6729159648	defiant	characterized by bold or insolent opposition	14
6729159649	zealous	extremely active, eager, devoted	15
6729159650	trenchant	acute, sharp, or forceful	16
6729159651	smug	self-satisfied; complacent	17
6729159652	denotative	having the literal meaning of a word	18
6729159653	formal	following rules or customs, often in an exact and proper way	19
6729159654	disparage	to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue	20
6729159655	turgid	swollen, inflated, overblown, or pompous	21
6729159656	morose	having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable	22
6729159657	chronicle	a record of events in order of time; a history	23
6729159658	puritanical	adhering to a rigid moral code	24
6729159659	farcical	absurd; ludicrous	25
6729159660	downplay	de-emphasize; make light of	26
6729159661	lugubrious	sorrowful; mournful; dismal	27
6729159662	iconoclastic	attacking cherished traditions	28
6729159663	fatuous	stupid; foolishly self-satisfied	29
6729159664	mundane	common, ordinary, everyday, boring	30
6729159665	indomitable	unconquerable, refusing to yield	31
6729159666	empathetic	identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives	32
6729159667	lyrical	melodious; songlike; poetic	33
6729159668	macabre	horrible; grim; gruesome	34
6729159669	insipid	lacking interest or flavor	35
6729159670	prurient	lustful, exhibiting lewd desires	36
6729159671	facetious	humorous, not meant seriously	37
6729159672	enumerate	to count, list, or itemize	38
6729159673	futile	useless; hopeless	39
6729159674	hackneyed	so commonplace as to be stale; not fresh or original	40
6729159675	fatalistic	believing that all events are predestined and unavoidable	41
6729159676	aghast	feeling great dismay or horror	42
6729159677	nostalgic	homesick, wistful	43
6729159678	esoteric	understood by or intended for only a few; secret	44
6729159679	sanguine	cheerfully optimistic	45
6729159680	pompous	overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious	46
6729159681	obsequious	overly submissive and eager to please	47
6729159682	callous	emotionally hardened, unfeeling	48
6729159683	querulous	inclined to complain; irritable	49
6729159684	evoke	to call forth	50
6729159685	sarcastic	marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt	51
6729159686	sardonic	cynical; scornfully mocking	52
6729159687	rapturous	full of ecstatic joy or delight.	53
6729159688	incredulous	disbelieving, skeptical	54
6729159689	capricious	impulsive and unpredictable	55
6729159690	extrapolate	extend; predict on the basis of known data	56
6729159691	contentious	quarrelsome, inclined to argue	57
6729159692	benign	Gentle; not harmful; kind; mild	58
6729159693	chagrined	distressed or humiliated	59
6729159694	sentimental	effusively emotional, especially in art, music, and literature	60
6729159695	vibrant	lively; full of vitality	61
6729159696	incisive	sharp, keen, penetrating	62
6729159697	contrite	remorseful	63
6729159698	alleviate	to make more bearable	64
6729159699	vindictive	spiteful, vengeful, unforgiving	65
6729159700	candid	completely honest, straightforward	66
6729159701	serene	calm and peaceful	67
6729159702	inflammatory	causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or disorder	68
6729159703	subservient	subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end	69
6729159704	terse	brief and to the point	70
6729159705	reproving	scolding and criticizing	71
6729159706	vehement	intense, forceful, powerful	72
6729159707	disparaging	expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory	73
6729159708	inundate	to flood or overwhelm	74
6729159709	frivolous	lacking in seriousness or importance	75
6729159710	euphoric	feeling great happiness or well-being	76
6729159711	ecstatic	intensely and overpoweringly happy	77
6729159712	aggrieved	distressed, wronged, injured	78
6729159713	nonchalant	cool and confident, unconcerned	79
6729159714	jaded	tired; bored; worn out	80
6729159715	poignant	deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions	81
6729159716	polemical	controversial; argumentative	82
6729159717	blasé	bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned	83
6729159718	exultant	triumphantly happy	84
6729159719	ambivalent	uncertain; unable to decide	85
6729159720	lampoon	ridicule; spoof	86
6729159721	belligerent	hostile and aggressive	87
6729159722	cordial	warm, affectionate	88
6729159723	amorous	full of love	89
6729159724	exuberant	high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained	90
6729159725	indulgent	pampering; satisfying desires	91
6729159726	patronize	to talk down to; condescend	92
6729159727	pious	devout; religiously reverent and dutiful	93
6729159728	malicious	intended to hurt or harm	94
6729159729	insolent	boldly rude or disrespectful	95
6729159730	indignant	angered at something unjust or wrong	96
6729159731	rancorous	bitter and resentful	97
6729159732	pedantic	excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules	98
6729159733	subdued	suppressed, stifled	99
6729159734	satirical	attacking human vice or foolishness through irony or wit	100
6729159735	vitriolic	bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting	101
6729159736	despondent	depressed, discouraged, hopeless	102
6729159737	vexed	irritated; annoyed	103
6729159738	phlegmatic	calm and unemotional in temperament	104
6729159739	accentuate	to emphasize	105
6729159740	advocate	to support	106
6729159741	elicit	Call forth, bring out, evoke	107
6729159742	concrete	definite or specific; real, tangible	108
6729159743	didactic	intended to instruct	109
6729159744	postulate	hypothesize; propose	110
6729159745	enervated	weakened	111
6729159746	erudite	scholarly	112
6729159747	dynamic	lively; vibrant; energetic	113
6729159748	narcissistic	conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration	114
6729159749	altruistic	unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others	115
6729159750	vacillate	to sway or be indecisive	116
6729159751	averse	opposed, reluctant; repelled	117
6729159752	benevolent	kindly, charitable	118
6729159753	amiable	friendly, good-natured	119