AP Vocabulary Flashcards

9696290494	Moralistic	Overfond of making moral judgements about others' behavior; too ready to moralize	0
9696290495	Rigid	Unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible	1
9696293768	Paradox	A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true	2
9696293769	Ambivalent	Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone	3
9696296067	Indignant	Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment	4
9696300965	Expose	Make (something) visible, typically by uncovering it	5
9696300966	Meditation	The action or practice of meditating	6
9696304105	Expository	Intended to explain or describe something	7
9696307027	Implicit	Implied though not plainly expressed	8
9696321814	Reprehensible	Deserving censure or condemnation	9
9696321815	Disdain	The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt	10
9696326557	Anecote	A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person	11
9696326558	Premise	A previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion	12
9696329386	Refutation	The action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false	13
9696329387	Periodic	Appearing or occurring at intervals	14
9696332272	Loose	Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached	15
9696332273	Impressionistic	Based on subjective reactions presented unsystematically	16
9696334794	Euphemistic	Using or of the nature of a euphemism	17
9696334795	Jargon	Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand	18
9696337977	Juxtaposition	The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect	19
9696353026	Reverential	Of the nature of, due to, or characterized by reverence	20
9696355536	Dangling participle	A participle intended to modify a noun that is not actually present in the text	21
9696357733	Concession	A thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded	22
9696357734	Ad Hominem	(Of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining	23
9696360347	Erudite	Having or showing great knowledge or learning	24
9696364392	Pretentious	Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed	25
9696364393	Equivocal	Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous	26
9696369941	Enigmatic	Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious	27
9696369942	Provocative	Causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately	28
9696379074	Strident	Loud and harsh; grating	29
9696381060	Emphatic	Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly	30
9696384294	Ephemeral	Lasting for a very short time	31
9696386785	Innocuous	Not harmful or offensive.	32
9696390541	Equanimity	Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation	33
9696395230	Contextualizes	Place or study in context	34
9696397609	Pragmatic	Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations	35
9696399937	Inefficacy	Lack of power to produce a desired effect	36
9696405871	Circumspection	The quality of being wary and unwilling to take risks; prudence	37
9696405872	Polemical	Relating to or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech	38
9696407932	Terse	Sparing in the use of words; abrupt	39
9696447342	Imperative Sentence	It usually ends with a period, but it may also end with an exclamation point (!)	40
9696451511	Passive Voice	A verb is in the passive voice when the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb	41
9696451512	Opaqueness	Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent	42
9696455239	Dogmatic	Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true	43
9696457831	Mole Solemnity	The state or quality of being serious and dignified	44
9696461230	Sardonic	Grimly mocking or cynical	45
9696461231	Discursive	Digressing from subject to subject	46
9696461232	Parochial	Relating to a church parish	47
9696468307	Evocation	The act of bringing or recalling a feeling, memory, or image to the conscious mind	48
9696468308	Anachronism	A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned	49
9696470675	Stream of Consciousness	A literary style in which a character's thoughts, feelings, and reactions are depicted in a continuous flow uninterrupted by objective description or conventional dialogue	50
9696479579	Apostrophe	A punctuation mark ( ' ) used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers	51
9696484375	Treatise	A written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject	52
9696487526	Petulant	(Of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered	53
9696487527	Self-effacing	Not claiming attention for oneself; retiring and modest	54
9696490606	Diatribe	A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something	55
9696494034	Disparage	Regard or represent as being of little worth	56
9696496554	Ephithet	An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned	57
9696500120	Subordinate Clause	A clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause	58
9696503974	Sobering	Make or become sober after drinking alcohol	59
9696503975	Frivolous	Not having any serious purpose or value	60
9696505605	Militant	Combative and aggressive in support of a political or social cause, and typically favoring extreme, violent, or confrontational methods	61