AP Vocab Flashcards

5106924471	cajole	persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery	0
5106926729	furor	an uproar; a state of great anger or excitement	1
5106926730	assuage	to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench	2
5106926731	berate	To scold harshly	3
5106926732	rectify	to correct	4
5106929951	exacting	extremely demanding	5
5106929952	vindicate	To free from blame	6
5106929953	peremptory	having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute	7
5106931939	aspire	to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend	8
5106931940	ratify	approve formally; confirm; verify	9
5106931941	obdurate	stubborn, unyielding	10
5106934057	proliferate	to increase in number quickly	11
5106934058	bombastic	pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas	12
5106935771	tenuous	thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported	13
5106937563	pronouncement	a usually formal declaration of opinion	14
5106937564	idiosyncrasy	Characteristic or habit peculiar to an individual; peculiar quality, quirk	15
5106937565	simile	A comparison of two things using like or as	16
5106939849	polemical	causing debate or argument	17
5106939850	rhetoric	The art of using language effectively and persuasively	18
5106941659	assiduous	Persistent, attentive, diligent	19