AP Vocab List 1 Flashcards

5627863117	Synecdoche	a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole (as "fifty sail" for "fifty ships"), the whole for a part (as "society" for "high society")	0
5627869430	Metonymy	the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant (for example "suit" for "business executive" or "the track" for "horse racing")	1
5627881328	Metaphor	a figure of speech that identifies something as being the same as some unrelated thing for rhetorical effect, thus highlighting the similarities between the two (example: he is a brick wall on the football field)	2
5627910684	Simile	a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in "she is like a rose"	3
5627924818	Apostrophe	digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea	4
5627932996	Phlegmatic	not easily upset, excited, or angered	5
5627937476	Splenetic	very angry and annoyed	6
5627942201	Melancholy	a sad mood or feeling	7
5627946499	Sanguine	confident and hopeful	8
5627949169	Choleric	made angry easily; hot-tempered	9
5627953398	Rhetoric	language that is intended to influence people and that may not be honest or reasonable	10
5627962665	Redundant	repeating something else and therefore unnecessary	11
5627967973	Strumpet	prostitute	12
5627973362	Sycophant	a person who praises powerful people in order to get their approval; suck	13
5627979392	Unctuous	used to describe someone who speaks and behaves in a way that is meant to seem friendly and polite but that is unpleasant because it is obviously not sincere	14
5627988873	Condone	to forgive or approve of something that is considered wrong; to allow (something that is considered wrong) to continue	15
5628002128	Pragmatic	dealing with the problems that exist in a specific situation in a reasonable and logical way instead of depending on ideas and theories (practical, realistic, matter-of-fact)	16
5628011826	Auspicious	showing or suggesting that future success is likely	17
5628015637	Perquisite	a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages	18
5628021789	Stoic	a person who accepts what happens without complaining or showing emotion	19
5628027344	Hackneyed	not interesting, funny, etc. because of being used too often; not fresh or original	20
5628034309	Jaded	made dull, apathetic, or cynical by experience	21
5628037830	Jejune	not interesting; too simple	22
5628044392	Solipsist	a person that believes that only they exist or only they are real	23
5628047360	Trite	not interesting of effective because of being used too often; not fresh or original	24
5628052797	Hamartia	tragic flaw	25
5628057055	Hubris	a great or foolish amount of pride or confidence	26
5628060547	Didactic	designed or intended to teach people something	27
5628065577	Itinerant	traveling from place to place	28
5628069219	Mawkish	sad or romantic in a foolish or exaggerated way	29
5628078538	Ameliorate	to make something better, or less painful	30
5628081365	Superficial	not thorough or complete; lying close to the surface	31
5628085294	Archetype	a perfect example of something or modeled after which other things are patterned (example: the hero, the mentor, etc.)	32
5628091693	Egregious	very bad and easily noticed	33
5628095022	Satire	a way of using humor to show that someone or something is foolish, weak, bad, etc. (usually making a statement about a person, government, or society)	34
5628104485	Fastidious	very careful about how you do something; excessively particular, critical, or demanding	35
5628110616	Hyperbole	language that describes something as better or worse than it really is; exaggeration (example: I am so hungry I could eat a horse)	36
5628119979	Onomatopoeia	the creation of words that imitate natural sounds	37
5628127435	Ephemeral	lasting a very short time	38
5628129988	Allusion	a statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly (example: I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's; he was a real Romeo with the ladies)	39
5628145157	Vacillate	to repeatedly change your opinions or desires	40
5628150315	Apocryphal	well-known but probably not true; (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true	41
5628170332	Feisty	not afraid to fight or argue; very lively and aggressive	42
5628184498	Altruistic	showing a selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish	43
5628192044	Sonnet	a poem made up of 14 lines that rhyme in a fixed pattern	44
5628194507	Imagery	language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind	45
5628199111	Prolepsis	the representation of a thing as existing before it actually does or did so, as in "he was a dead man when he entered"	46
5628207418	Orthodox	accepted as true or correct by most people	47
5628213899	Innate	existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth	48
5628222299	Dramatic irony	irony that is inherent in speeches, or a situation of a drama, and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play	49
5628234906	Cryptic	difficult to understand; having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure	50
5628240830	Banal	so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring (not interesting)	51
5628244547	Scrutinize	to examine (something) carefully, especially in a critical way	52
5628251037	Condescend	show feelings of superiority; be patronizing	53
5628258838	Philanthropy	the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes (charity)	54
5628267262	Aggravate	to make a problem, injury, or offense worse or more serious (or to annoy)	55
5628274179	Anxious	experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome	56
5628281886	Stentorian	(of a person's voice) loud and powerful	57
5628284494	Taciturn	(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little	58
5628290901	Epigram	a short and clever poem or saying; a short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a single subject and usually ending with a witty or ingenious turn of thought	59
5628300775	Connotation	an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning	60
5628306275	Chronic	long-lasting and difficult to eradicate	61
5628310147	Preclude	prevent from happening; make impossible	62
5636188789	Prodigal	spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant	63
5636190964	Languid	slow and relaxed	64
5636192454	Hypocritical	behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case	65
5636194569	Enervate	cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken	66
5636197304	Disparage	regard or represent as being of little worth	67
5636199276	Cupidity	greed for money or possessions	68
5636201829	Apathy	lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern	69
5636202965	Augment	to increase the size or amount of something	70
5636204485	Reticent	not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily	71
5636206098	Incoherent	not able to talk or express yourself in a clear way that can be easily understood	72
5636208903	Heresy	belief or opinion that does not agree with the official belief or opinion of a particular group	73
5636211828	Importune	urgent or persistent, often in a burdensome way	74
5636213858	Extol	to praise highly or enthusiastically	75
5636215453	Enigma	something obscure or hard to find; someone who is a mystery	76
5636217045	Provincial	a person who lives in or comes from a place that is far away from large cities; a person of local or restricted interests or outlook (usually from a limited viewpoint and/or experiences because where they are from); unsophisticated or narrow-minded	77
5636225478	Repudiate	to refuse to accept or support (something); to reject	78
5636227703	Shibboleth	a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, etc.; a widely held belief that is usually distinctive to a particular group	79
5636235630	Relegate	to put (someone or something) in a lower or less important position, rank, etc.	80
5636238413	Dogmatic	expressing personal opinions or beliefs as if they are certainly correct and cannot be doubted	81
5636240851	Adamant	an unbreakable or extremely hard substance	82
5636242476	Indolent	not liking to work or be active	83
5636243876	Nihilism	the belief that traditional morals, ideas, beliefs, etc. have no worth or value	84
5636246772	Ascetic	relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure	85
5636251588	Elucidate	to make (something that is hard to understand) clear or easy to understand	86
5636253530	Complacent	satisfied with how things are and not wanting to change them	87
5636260101	Nefarious	evil or immoral	88
5636260102	Germane	relating to a subject in an appropriate way	89
5636264448	Reprehensible	very bad; deserving very strong criticism	90
5636267494	Mitigate	to make (something) less severe, harmful, or painful	91
5636268745	Immutable	unable to be changed	92
5636275004	Hedonist	a person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker	93
5636277896	Insipid	lacking flavor; lacking vigor or interest	94
5636279506	Digress	to speak or write about something that is different from the main subject being discussed	95
5636282096	Incongruous	strange because of not agreeing with what is usual or expected	96
5636284770	Esoteric	only taught or understood by members of a special group; hard to understand; limited to a small number of people	97
5636288891	Ambivalent	having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone	98
5636292398	Atrophy	gradual decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect; medical: gradual loss of muscle or flesh usually because of disease or lack of use	99
5636297244	Engender	to be the source or cause of (something); to cause to exist or develop	100
5636299547	Ironic	strange or funny because something (such as a situation) is different from what you expected	101
5636302088	Profound	requiring deep thought or wisdom; having or showing great knowledge or understanding	102
5636308483	Congenial	pleasant because personality, qualities, or interests are similar to one's own	103
5636312466	Abate	to become weaker	104
5636314085	Acrimonious	angry and bitter	105
5636314086	Indifferent	not interested in or concerned about something	106
5636316056	Ambiguous	not expressed or understood clearly; able to be understood in more than one way	107
5636319220	Objective	based on facts rather than feelings or opinions	108
5636322301	Revere	to have great respect for (someone or something)	109
5636324197	Discrimination	recognize a distinction; make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, sex, or age	110
5636330542	Denounce	publicly declare to be wrong or evil	111
5636332536	Candid	expressing opinions and feelings in an honest and sincere way	112
5636334879	Discern	to see or understand the difference	113
5636335955	Disdain	a feeling of strong dislike or disapproval of someone or something you think does not deserve respect	114
5636339586	Abstract (adj)	existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence	115
5636345971	Temper (v)	to make (something) less severe or extreme	116
5636350106	Eccentric	strange or unusual	117
5636355474	Futile	having no result or effect; pointless or useless	118
5636362444	Resignation	the feeling that something unpleasant is going to happen and cannot be changed	119
5636364594	Servile	very obedient and trying too hard to please someone	120
5636366603	Resolve	to find an answer or solution to (something)	121
5636367855	Virulent	bitterly hostile	122
5636370523	Aesthetic	of or relating to art or beauty	123
5636371999	Diligent	characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort	124
5636373529	Guile	the use of clever and usually dishonest methods to achieve something	125
5636377154	Incessant	continuing without stopping	126
5636379278	Infamous	well-known for some bad quality or deed	127
5636382764	Excoriate	to criticize (someone or something) very harshly	128
5636390710	Euphony	a harmonious succession of words having a pleasing sound	129
5636392849	Depravity	a very evil quality or way of behaving	130
5636394330	Seven Deadly Sins	a grouping and classification of vices (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth)	131
5636398992	Oxymoron	a combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings (example: cruel to be kind, Great Depressions, clearly confused, painfully beautiful)	132
5636405835	Deus ex machina	an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, especially as a contrived plot device in a play or novel	133
5636411088	Curmudgeon	a person (especially an old man) who is easily annoyed or angered and who often complains	134
5636416028	Milquetoast	a timid, meek, or unassertive person	135
5636419092	Cliche	a phrase or expression that has been used so often that it is no longer original or interesting (example: opposites attract, every cloud has a silver lining, YOLO, etc.)	136
5636424467	Picaresque	telling a story about the adventures of a usually playful and dishonest character	137
5636545054	Bathos	the sudden appearance of a silly idea or event in a book, movie discussion, etc. that is serious in tone	138
5636548362	Scansion	the analysis of verse to show its meter	139
5636550648	Incredulous	feeling or showing a lack of belief	140
5636554208	Inexorable	not able to be stopped or changed	141
5636559740	Inveterate	always or often happening or existing	142
5636565146	Offal	the organs (such as the liver or kidney) of an animal that are used for food	143
5636567148	Motley	made up of many different people or things	144
5636570577	Poltroon	a spiritless coward	145
5636571855	Interlude	a period of time between events or activities	146
5636573641	Exhort	to try to influence (someone) by words or advice; to strongly urge (someone) to do something	147
5636611271	Gauche	having or showing a lack of awareness about the proper way to behave; socially awkward	148
5636615015	Gratis	used to indicate that no money is paid for something	149
5636618969	Ignominious	causing disgrace or shame	150
5636620824	Heinous	very bad or evil; deserving of hate or contempt	151
5636623257	Dolorous	causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief	152
5636692240	Undaunted	not afraid to continue doing something or trying to do something even though there are problems, dangers, etc.	153
5636695662	Dirge	a slow song that expresses sadness or sorrow (usually a funeral song)	154
5636704591	Dissipated	(of a person or way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures; to cause something to spread and disappear	155
5636708518	Cower	to move back or bend your body down because you are afraid	156
5636711343	Amenities	things that make life easier or more pleasant	157
5636714020	Carnal	relating to physical, especially sexual, needs and activities	158
5636718079	Depraved	morally corrupt; wicked	159
5636735840	Chasten	to cause (someone) to feel sad or embarrassed about something that has happened (punish them)	160
5636740291	Denouement	the final part of something (such as a book, a play, or a series of events)	161
5636741934	Fickle	changing opinions often	162
5636746443	Libertine	a person (especially a man) who leads an immoral life and is mainly interested in sexual pleasure	163
5636748918	Sage	very wise	164
5636751214	Satyr	one of the forest gods in Greek mythology who have faces and bodies like men and ears, legs, and tails like goats	165
5636754474	Urbane	polite and confident	166
5636757523	Rustic	of, relating to, or suitable for the country or people who live in the country	167
5636757524	Wily	full of clever tricks	168
5636759364	Vestige	the last small part that remains of something that existed before (a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something)	169
5651752658	Expository	intended to explain or describe something	170
5651756138	Neophyte	a person who has just started learning or doing something (sometimes refers to a person who has joined a religious group)	171
5651761952	Lassitude	the condition of being tired; lack of physical or mental energy	172
5651765565	Prosody	the rhythm and pattern of sounds of poetry and language	173
5651769625	Fiscal	of or relating to money (especially to the money a government, business, or organization earns, spends, and owes)	174
5651777708	Precis	a brief summary of the main points and ideas of a piece of writing or speech	175
5651784366	Baroque	of or relating to a dramatic style of art and music that was common in the 17th and early 18th centuries and that featured many decorative parts and details (bold ornamentation)	176
5651797739	Burlesque	a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation; a kind of entertainment that was popular in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and that included funny performances, singing, and dancing	177
5651851996	Chutzpah	personal confidence or courage that allows someone to do or say things that may seem shocking to others	178
5651859951	Mensch	a person of integrity and honor	179