AP Language Vocab: Unit 3 Flashcards

5022105827	solemnity	(n.) state of being serious	0
5022112206	warily	(adv.) cautiously, carefully, prudently	1
5022122541	catharsis	(n.) the process of expunging or purging emotions causing stress	2
5022127657	audit	(n.) a formal, thorough investigation (usually into someone's financial account)	3
5022135508	sagacity	(n.) cleverness, astuteness	4
5022142838	gregarious	(adj.) sociable, likeable	5
5022149612	pulchritudinous	(adj.) of great physical beauty; appealing to the eye	6
5022154655	corpulent	(adj.) large, hefty body type	7
5022163078	gaunt	(adj.) skinny, malnourished, sickly	8
5022167190	carp	(v.) to complain of something of little relevance	9
5022187672	fiscal	(adj.) anything pertaining to money or currency	10
5022201506	mendicant	(n.) a beggar; poor, usually homeless person	11
5022207863	miser	(n.) penny-pincher; someone who hoards their money; overly fugal	12
5022215069	declaim	(v.) to speak confidently or bombastically	13
5022240855	dastard	(n.) a person who is conniving and treacherous; usually an internal informant	14
5022252033	tyro	(n.) beginner, neophyte	15
5022256230	lackluster	(adj.) description of someone's unenthusiastic approach or attitude to a particular topic or task	16
5022271609	senescent	(adj.) aging, becoming elderly	17
5022280077	newfangled	(adj.) modern, innovative, newly-implemented	18
5022284439	acclaim	(v.) to praise or demonstrate great approval	19