AP Language Vocabulary Flashcards

8460167095	Adulterate	to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value	0
8460167096	ambidextrous	able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical	1
8460167097	Augment	To make larger; increase	2
8460167098	bereft	deprived of; made unhappy through a loss	3
8460167099	deploy	to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up	4
8460167100	dour	stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored	5
8460167101	fortitude	courage in facing difficulties	6
8460167102	gape	to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide	7
8460167103	gibe	to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn	8
8460167104	guise	an external appearance, cover, mask	9
8460167105	Insidious	intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous	10
8460167106	Intimation	a hint, indirect suggestion	11
8460167107	opulent	wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose	12
8460167108	pliable	easily bent, flexible; easily influenced	13
8460167109	reiterate	to say again, repeat	14
8460167110	stolid	not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive	15
8460167111	tentative	experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant	16
8460167112	unkempt	not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude	17
8460167113	verbatim	word for word; exactly as written or spoken	18
8460167114	warily	cautiously, with great care	19
8460167115	Adroit	skillful; expert in the use of the hands or mind	20
8460167116	Amicable	peaceable; friendly	21
8460167117	Averse	having a deep-seated distaste opposed, unwilling	22
8460167118	Belligerent	Given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war	23
8460167119	Benevolent	Kindly; charitable	24
8460167120	Cursory	Hasty; not thorough	25
8460167121	Duplicity	Treachery; deceitfulness	26
8460167122	Extol	To praise extravagantly	27
8460167123	Feasible	Possible, able to be done	28
8460167124	Grimace	A wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face	29
8460167125	Holocaust	A large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering	30
8460167126	Impervious	Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance	31
8460167127	Impetus	A moving force, impulse, stimulus	32
8460167128	Jeopardy	Danger	33
8460167129	Meticulous	Extremely careful; particular about	34
8460167130	Nostalgia	A longing for something past; homesickness	35
8460167131	Quintessence	The purest essence of form of something; the most typical example	36
8460167132	Retrogress	To move backward; to return to an earlier condition	37
8460167133	Scrutinize	To examine closely	38
8460167134	Tepid	Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest	39
8460167135	adversary	an enemy or opponent	40
8460167136	alienate	to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey	41
8460167137	artifice	a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery	42
8460167138	coerce	to compel, force	43
8460167139	craven	cowardly; a coward	44
8460167140	culinary	of or related to cooking or to the kitchen	45
8460167141	delete	to erase, wipe out, cut out	46
8460167142	demise	a death, especially of a person in a lofty position	47
8460167143	exhilarate	to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to	48
8460167144	fallow	plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed	49
8460167145	harass	to disturb, worry; to trouble y repeated attacks	50
8460167146	inclement	stormy, harsh; servere in attitude or action	51
8460167147	muse	to think about in a dreamt way, ponder	52
8460167148	negligible	so unimportant that it can be disregarded	53
8460167149	perpetuate	to make permanent or long lasting	54
8460167150	precedent	an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action	55
8460167151	punitive	inflicting or aiming at punishment	56
8460167152	redress	to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury	57
8460167153	sojourn	a temporary stay; to stay for a time	58
8460167154	urbane	refined in manner or style, suave	59
8460167155	Altruistic	Unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others	60
8460167156	Assent	To express agreement; agreement	61
8460167157	Benefactor	One who does good to others	62
8460167158	Chivalrous	Marked by honor, courtesy, and courage	63
8460167159	Clemency	Mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness	64
8460167160	Dearth	A lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine	65
8460167161	Diffident	Shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved	66
8460167162	Discrepancy	A difference; a lack of agreement	67
8460167163	Embark	To go aboard; to make a start; to invest	68
8460167164	Facile	Easily done or attained; superficial; ready; fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt	69
8460167165	Indomitable	Unconquerable, refusing to yield	70
8460167166	Infallible	Free from error; absolutely dependable	71
8460167167	Plod	To walk heavily or slowly, to work slowly	72
8460167168	Pungent	Causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting	73
8460167169	Remiss	Neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless	74
8460167170	Repose	To rest; lie; place; relaxation; peace of mind, calmness	75
8460167171	Temerity	Rashness, boldness	76
8460167172	Truculent	Fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh	77
8460167173	Unfeigned	Sincere, real, without pretense	78
8460167174	Virulent	Extremely poisonous; full of malice, spiteful	79
8460167175	Affiliated	Associated, connected	80
8460167176	Ascertain	To find out	81
8460167177	Attainment	An accomplishment; an act of achieving	82
8460167178	Bequeath	To give or pass on as an inheritance	83
8460167179	Cogent	Forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point	84
8460167180	Converge	To move toward one point, approach nearer together	85
8460167181	Disperse	To scatter, spread far and wide	86
8460167182	Esteem	To regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement	87
8460167183	Expunge	To erase, obliterate, destroy	88
8460167184	Finite	Having limits; lasting for a limited time	89
8460167185	Invulnerable	Not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack	90
8460167186	Malevolent	Spiteful, showing ill will	91
8460167187	Nonchalant	Cool and confident, unconcerned	92
8460167188	Omniscient	Knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding	93
8460167189	Panacea	A remedy for all ills, cure-all, an answer to all problems	94
8460167190	Scrupulous	Exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled	95
8460167191	Skulk	To move about stealthily; to lie in hiding	96
8460167192	Supercilious	Proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority	97
8460167193	Uncanny	Strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation	98
8460167194	Venial	Easily excused, pardonable	99
8460167195	Accede	To yield to; to assume an office or dignity	100
8460167196	Brandish	To wave of flourish in a menacing fashion	101
8460167197	Comprise	To include or contain; to be made up of	102
8460167198	Deft	Skillful, nimble	103
8460167199	Destitute	Deprived of necessities of life; lacking in	104
8460167200	Explicit	Definite, clearly stated	105
8460167201	Extirpate	To tear up by the roots; to destroy totally	106
8460167202	Inopportune	Coming at a bad time; not appropriate	107
8460167203	Ironic	Suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic	108
8460167204	Musty	Stale, moldy; out of date	109
8460167205	Officious	Meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority	110
8460167206	Ominous	Unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen	111
8460167207	Pinnacle	A high peak or point	112
8460167208	Premeditated	Considered beforehand, deliberately planned	113
8460167209	Rampant	Growing without check, running wild	114
8460167210	Solace	Comfort, relief; to comfort, console	115
8460167211	Stately	Dignified, majestic	116
8460167212	Supple	Bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile	117
8460167213	Suppress	To stop by force, put down	118
8460167214	Venal	Open to or marked by bribery or corruption	119