AP Language Vocabulary - Multiple Choice Packet #1 Flashcards

7913876567	towardly	pleasant	0
7913876568	probationer	a person whose fitness is being tested during a trial period	1
7913882825	rudiments	basics	2
7913882826	nutriment	food; nourishment	3
7913887355	ad hominem argument	an argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue	4
7913887356	sadistic	deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others	5
7913892841	exploit	(v.) to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; (n.) a feat, deed	6
7913892842	process analysis	explains how something works, how to do something, or how something was done	7
7913897632	indicative	suggestive; implying	8
7913901570	superfluous	more than is needed, desired, or required	9
7913905126	subversive	intended to undermine or overthrow	10
7913905127	dismissive	showing indifference or disregard	11
7913912190	syntactical	related to word order in a sentence	12
7913919696	transience	the state of passing into and out of existence	13
7913919697	dejected	sad; in low spirits; depressed; downcast	14
7913919698	erudite	learned; scholarly	15
7913922000	cynical	doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives	16
7913924661	intransigent	refusing to compromise	17
7913929849	cull	to pick out from among many; to select; to collect	18
7913929850	caricature	an exaggerated portrayal of one's features	19
7913929851	glibly	nonchalantly, with easy lack of concern	20
7913933702	insipid	dull, boring, uninteresting	21
7913933703	seraglio	harem; palace of a sultan	22
7913937250	exposition	explaining meaning or purpose in writing	23
7913937251	induction	the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization	24
7913937252	epithet	any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality	25
7913946317	irony	a contrast between expectation and reality	26
7913946318	cogent	forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point	27
7913946319	cerebral	intellectual	28
7913951965	rhetorical	pertaining to effective communication	29
7913951966	sardonic	grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic	30
7913967163	panegyric	elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise	31
7913967164	metaphysical	highly abstract or theoretical; lacking physical form	32
7913969957	methodological	related to a body of rules used by those who work in a discipline; a set of working methods	33
7913969958	interlude	anything filling the time between two events; interval; break; intermission	34
7913974663	aphorism	a brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life	35
7913977128	syllogistic reasoning	determining whether a conclusion follows from two statements that are assumed to be true	36
7913981904	analogy	a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way	37
7913986867	naturalized	a person born in another country who has been granted citizenship.	38
7913986868	subjugated	brought under control	39
7913990675	eradicate	to wipe out; to destroy	40
7913994255	render	to cause to become	41
7913994256	propitious	favorable, giving good signs for the future, likely to work out; kind or forgiving	42
7913997413	deduction	the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example	43
7914001499	pernicious	extremely harmful; deadly, fatal	44
7914004975	whimsical	fanciful, unpredictable	45
7914004976	terse	brief and to the point	46
7914004977	legalistic	strictly obeying the details of the law a strict, literal adherence to the law	47
7914011849	ornate	elaborately decorated	48
7914011850	insubordinate	disobedient, rebellious	49