AP Language List 2 Flashcards
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4915840127 | Illicit | (adj) forbidden by laws, rules, or custom | 0 | |
4915840128 | Humility | (n) a modest or low view of one's importance; humbleness | 1 | |
4915840129 | Affirmation | (n) the action or process of stating something as fact or publicly supporting something | 2 | |
4915840130 | Cynical | (adj) believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity | 3 | |
4915840131 | Stasis | (n) a period or state of inactivity or equilibrium | 4 | |
4915840132 | Aesthetic | (adj) concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty; (n) a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artistic movement | 5 | |
4915840133 | Exuberance | (n) the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness | 6 | |
4915840134 | Jargon | (n) special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand | 7 | |
4915840135 | Synonymous | (adj) closely associated with or suggestive of something | 8 | |
4915840136 | Uncanny | (adj) strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way | 9 |