AP Language and Composition Weekly Vocabulary Flashcards
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8632761494 | agile | marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace | 0 | |
8632763178 | cadence | a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language | 1 | |
8632767030 | congeal | to change form from a fluid to a sold state by or as if by cold | 2 | |
8632769306 | delineate | to mark the outline of | 3 | |
8632771168 | dispel | to drive away by or as if by scattering | 4 | |
8632773525 | eradicate | to do away with as completely as if by fully up by the roots | 5 | |
8632776986 | fickly | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability | 6 | |
8632779835 | impugn | to oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity | 7 | |
8632782781 | pretentious | making usually unjustified or excessive claims | 8 | |
8632790019 | veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary | 9 | |
8632797938 | alacrity | promptness in response | 10 | |
8632800399 | cajole | to persuade with flattery | 11 | |
8632802622 | consensus | a general agreement | 12 | |
8632802870 | demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims in order to gain power | 13 | |
8632809130 | dissemble | to hide under a false appearance | 14 | |
8632812351 | erratic | having no fixed course | 15 | |
8632813944 | finite | having definite or definable limits | 16 | |
8632816591 | inauspicious | no showing or suggesting that future success is likely | 17 | |
8632958177 | procure | to get possession | 18 | |
8632989299 | verbose | containing more words than necessary | 19 | |
8632992442 | ambivalent | indifferent | 20 | |
8632994172 | catalyst | an agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action | 21 | |
8632996826 | conundrum | a question or problem having only a conjectural answer | 22 | |
8633001014 | divisive | creating disunity | 23 | |
8633003502 | gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect | 24 | |
8633005604 | evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor | 25 | |
8633007911 | flank | to be situated at the side of | 26 | |
8633010509 | incisive | impressively direct and decisive | 27 | |
8633015184 | prolific | marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity | 28 | |
8633026547 | tutelage | an act or process of serving as guarding or protector | 29 | |
8633034904 | archaic | having the characteristics of the past | 30 | |
8633037581 | circumscribe | to surround by or as if by a boundary; to draw a line around | 31 | |
8633041817 | corroborate | to support with evidence or authority | 32 | |
8633042113 | despot | a rule with absolute power | 33 | |
8633046927 | duplicity | the quality or state of being double or twofold | 34 | |
8633048495 | expropriate | to transfer to one's own possession | 35 | |
8633052271 | garish | clothed in vivid colors | 36 | |
8633052454 | inept | lacking in fitness or aptitude | 37 | |
8633054950 | protege | one who is trained by a person of experience | 38 | |
8633058544 | transient | not lasting long | 39 | |
8633066106 | amorphous | having no definite form | 40 | |
8633068969 | circuitous | having a circular or winding course | 41 | |
8633071063 | conviction | the state of being convinced | 42 | |
8633075856 | derelict | abandoned, especially by the owner | 43 | |
8633077823 | divulge | to make public | 44 | |
8633079343 | exacerbate | to make more violent of bitter | 45 | |
8633082267 | florid | flowery in style | 46 | |
8633084801 | indecorous | conflicting with accepted standards | 47 | |
8633087247 | promulgate | to make known by open declaration | 48 | |
8633090513 | turpitude | depravity | 49 |