AP Vocabulary Lesson 19 Flashcards

5394566791	Equanimity	Calm temper, quality of being even-tempered or of remaining composed. "Unforseen accidents and hostile questions could not ruffle the speaker's equanimity."	0
5394571909	Affinity	Relationship, kinship, special liking. "There is a close affinity among the many European languages, such as Spanish, French, and Italian, that are descended from Latin."	1
5394577623	Opprobrium	Reproach or scorn resulting from disgraceful conduct, infamy. "He deserved all the opprobrium he received for turning his back on a friend."	2
5394584857	Proclivity	Tendency, inclination, especially for something not approved of. "The child has a proclivity for getting into trouble."	3
5394588646	Surveillance	A watching or observation, especially done by those in authority. "The police kept the house of the suspected drug dealers under 24-hour surveillance."	4
5394594280	Juxtaposition	A placing close together. "The juxtaposition of the Capitol and the White House was avoided in planning the city of Washington to emphasize the separation of the legislature from the executive branch."	5
5394603485	Liaison	A connection, linking. "He had served as a liaison between the Allied command and the local government."	6
5394608263	Chicanery	Unethical methods, petty trickery, especially in legal matters. "He accused the winning candidates of chicanery in the election."	7
5394666163	Travesty	An imitation of a serious work so as to make it seem ridiculous, a burlesque. "The new production of Shakespeare in modern language is a travesty."	8
5394673547	Incidence	The range of occurrence of an effect. "The incidence of reported alcoholism among teenagers is increasing."	9
5394678963	Rationale	Rational basis, an explanation or justification supposedly based on reason. "They defended their discriminatory policy with the rationale that women were physically incompetent to perform the work."	10