AP Language Vocabulary Unit 3 Flashcards

5348568923	Ubiquitous	(Adj) Existing or being everywhere Ex. This summer, ticks were ____, making Lyme disease a real threat.	0
5348574973	Transient	(Adj.) Not lasting or permanent Ex. Many people go through ____ periods of unemployment.	1
5348577308	Tenuous	(Adj.) Thin or slender inform; having little substance or strength Ex. The mom considered her son's excuse to be ____.	2
5348581395	Litany	(N.) A recitation or recital that resembles a prayer or repetitive chant Ex. When I got home after curfew, my mom began a ____ of complaints against my recent behavior.	3
5348588405	Enervate	(V.) To weaken Ex. His argument was ____ by his tone.	4
5348591357	Exacerbate	(V.) To aggravate or make worse Ex. Her pain was ____ by movement.	5
5348593237	Exculpate	(V.) To free from blame Ex. The jury may have ____ her, but not the court of public opinion.	6
5348596142	Fidelity	(N.) Strict observance of promises; loyalty Ex. The knights had to swear an oath of ____ to King Arthur.	7
5348605377	Foster	(V.) To nourish; encourage Ex. Through her personal stories and humor, Amelia ____ a sense of trust with her audience.	8
5348608833	Forbearance	(N.) A refraining from something Ex. It took all of my ____ not to smack her in the face when she accused me of stealing the diamonds.	9
5363809498	Ascribe	(V.) To attribute to; to assign Ex. When quoting a source, it is improper to ____ words to the wrong person.	10
5363811524	Authenticate	(V.) To prove genuine Ex. The police were able to ____ the alibi.	11
5363812692	Missive	(N.) A written message; letter Ex. On my birthday I received a ____ from my mother telling me how proud she was of me.	12
5363814563	Mores	(N.) Ways and attitudes accepted without question and embodying the fundamental morals views of group Ex. Some ____ should not be followed blindly, especially if they cause harm or are unfair.	13
5363819853	Pastiche	(N.) A musical, literary, or artistic competition made up of selections from other works Ex. While a synthesis essay may appear to be a ____, it should ultimately arrive at a new insight	14
5363823302	Pontificate	(V.) To speak with pompous authority Ex. She ____ for hours about the right way to cook lasagna.	15
5363824704	Prevaricate	(V.) To lie Ex. Amy made sure to cite several sources so readers would not think she ____ about her statistics.	16
5363827232	Repudiate	(V.) To deny; refuse to accept; disown Ex. The defendant ____ the prosecutor's claims.	17
5363828204	Ruminate	(V.) To contemplate at length Ex. Before she made her final college choice, Theresa ____ for weeks.	18
5363830248	Verbatim	(Adj.) Corresponding word for word in a text Ex. Copying ____ from a resource is one form of plagiarism.	19
5407430636	Acuity	(N.) Perceptiveness Ex. Erin's ____ as a writer makes her imagery particularly poignant.	20
5407432374	Adage	(N.) A wise saying/proverb Ex. I've always remembered the old ____ about the early bird getting the worm.	21
5407436487	Behemoth	(N.) A huge creature Ex. Your 10 page paper might feel like the ____ of all papers, but in the grand scheme of things it's really not that long.	22
5407445165	Certitude	(N.) Certainty Ex. With the ____ of age, the grandfather confidently gave advice to the children.	23
5407448108	Impunity	(N.) Exemption from punishment Ex. If you plagiarize, do not expect to earn ____; you will be caught and punished.	24
5407456349	Microcosm	(N.) A little world Ex. Many say that high school is a ____ of the real world; working hard in both will lead to success	25
5407471532	Nicety	(N.) A delicate or fine point Ex. I wasn't confident on the ____ of formal dining, so I wasn't sure which fork to use.	26
5407482140	Remuneration	(N.) Reward; pay Ex. The coach deserved ____ for all the hours of extra time he put into the team.	27
5407484300	Trepidation	(N.) Tremulous fear or agitation Ex. With great ____, she opened the door to the supposedly haunted house.	28
5407495938	Vanguard	(N.) The forefront of any movement Ex. Perhaps the Beatles were so successful because they were the ____ of a new generation of rock and roll.	29
5475942551	Accost	(V.) To approach and speak to in a challenging and aggressive way Ex. He didn't mean to ____ his sister, but he did want to make his opinion known.	30
5475949794	Allege	(V.) To state without proof Ex. Police ____ that Nelson stole the vehicle prior to shooting the bystander.	31
5475951689	Broach	(V.) To bring up Ex. The speaker didn't ____ the subject until the last part of his speech.	32
5475953231	Capitulate	(V.) To surrender, usually after negotiation Ex. The teacher refused to _____, so the due date remained Friday.	33
5475956513	Censure	(V.) To blame; criticize Ex. The board voted to ____ the employee for unbecoming behavior.	34
5475957733	Duplicity	(N.) Speaking or acting in two different ways Ex. Angela's ____ was annoying and harmful to her friends.	35
5475959918	Galvanize	(V.) To stimulate or excite as if by electric shock Ex. Her inflammatory language ____ her audience into a chorus of booing.	36
5475964395	Paucity	(N.) Smallness of quantity; scarcity Ex. The day of Thanksgiving there was a ____ of turkeys at the grocery store.	37
5475966167	Preponderance	(N.) Superiority in weight, power, numbers Ex. The ____ of evidence against her unfortunately suggests that she committed the crime.	38
5475969064	Tangential	(Adj.) Merely touching; slightly connected, peripheral, incidental Ex. The scenes inside the jail were ____ to the real plot of The Killing.	39
5588496178	Bias	(N.) A preference or prejudice Ex. Callen showed extreme ____ toward cats, but Kensi denied that she was ____ toward the felines.	40
5588517829	Circumvent	(V.)-To go around; avoid Ex. In his speech, Edward ____ the real issue.	41
5588529298	Condone	(V.) To give silent approval to; to overlook or excuse Ex. Here at HHS, we do not ___ plagiarism.	42
5588540277	Conjecture	(N.) A conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork Ex. Sherlock Holmes thought he knew who the thief was, but until he found proof, his theory was mere ____.	43
5588552637	Effrontery	(N.) Shameless or impudent boldness Ex. I couldn't believe the ____ Charles showed when he challenged the judge.	44
5588568649	Equivocate	(V.) To avoid commitment, often through evasive language Ex. During the debate, the politician ____ when challenged about gay marriage.	45
5588582268	Incongruous	(Adj.) Out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming Ex. Calvin's behavior was ____ with what was expected of him.	46
5588598436	Lucid	(Adj.) Easily understood; completely intelligible Ex. Dylan wasn't completely ____ after surgery.	47
5588608167	Unassailable	(Adj.) Not subject to denial or dispute Ex. Sheri's argument was ____, so Conner could not argue against her.	48
5588622226	Virulent	(Adj.) Actively poisonous; intensely harmful Ex. Last year's influenza was a particularly ____ strain.	49