AP Language Vocab Flashcards

9947053657	Monotony	lack of variety and interest	0
9947079445	query	a question	1
9947079446	chastise	rebuke or reprimand severely	2
9947082167	disparage	regard or represent as being of little worth	3
9947086448	aloof	not friendly or forthcoming, cool and distant	4
9947092159	erudite	having or showing great knowledge or learning	5
9947092160	sublime	of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.	6
9947095666	invidious	(of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others	7
9947095667	irreverent	showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.	8
9947098266	laudatory	expressing praise and commendation.	9
9947098267	vehement	showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.	10
9947100770	sumptuous	splendid and expensive-looking.	11
9947104244	empirical	based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic	12
9947104245	enigmatic	difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious	13
9947107331	ephemeral	lasting for a very short time.	14
9947107332	polemical	relating to or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech.	15
9947110875	morose	sullen and ill-tempered.	16
9947113784	circumspect	wary and unwilling to take risks.	17
9947121360	impetuous	acting or done quickly and without thought or care.	18
9947123354	pretentious	attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.	19
9947135592	strident	loud and harsh; grating.	20
9947140590	magnanimous	very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.	21
9947140591	provocative	causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately.	22