Lesson 1: AP Language Terms Flashcards

6008198759	Altruistic	unselfishly concerned for the welfare of authors	0
6008201638	Ambivalent	having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action	1
6008211955	Angular	lean; sharp cornered; gaunt	2
6008213888	Arrogant	overbearingly assuming; insolently proud	3
6008217166	Aversion	strong disinclination, disliking	4
6008219646	Discern	to differentiate between two or more things	5
6008228308	disdain	intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt , to reject as unworthy	6
6008232447	disparage	to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner	7
6008235924	disparity	inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal	8
6008238820	embelish	to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation	9
6008242462	engender	to cause, to produce, to create	10
6008244389	innocuous	harmless, producing no injury	11
6008247139	insipid	boring and stupid	12
6008248967	lament	to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner	13
6008250729	laud	to praise, to extol	14
6008252909	obscure	difficult to see, vague	15
6008254352	ostentatious	showy, pretentious	16
6008256736	prodigal	wasteful, a person given to extravagence	17
6008259198	repudiate	to reject to disown	18
6008260662	reticence	restraint in speech , reluctance to speak	19
6008264125	revere	to honor, to regard with respect	20
6008266899	serene	calm, placid	21
6008268327	subtle	delicate, elusive, not obvious	22
6008269779	superfluous	beyond what is needed or required	23
6008272508	taciturn	quiet, not verbose	24