Units 1-2 Vocabulary: AP Language and Composition Flashcards

7429301063	Ambi-, Amb-	Around, both, about	0
7429301064	Gnos-, -gnit-, no-	knowledge	1
7429301065	Aesthetic	Concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste	2
7429301066	Ambiguous	Having several possible meanings or interpretations, unclear, or of an uncertain nature.	3
7429301067	Antiquated	Outdated or old fashioned	4
7429301068	Array	To order or arrange in a logical manner; an ordered display, an impressive display	5
7429301069	Cognitive	Related to or involving the mental process of knowing	6
7429301070	Conjecture	(n) conclusions based on incomplete information; (v) to formulate a conclusion based on incomplete information	7
7429301071	Deteriorate	To become progressively worse	8
7429301072	Discrepancy	A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions	9
7429301073	Empirical	Derived from experiment	10
7429301074	Expose	The exposure of an imposter or fraud	11
7429301075	Ferocity	The state of being wild or savage	12
7429301076	Forage	Search wildly for food or provisions	13
7429301077	Hobbled	To bind or injure a person or animal in a way that limits the ability to walk; to make lame	14
7429301078	Hybrid	A mixture of two things to form a single new thing	15
7429301079	Intricacy	The quality of being complex or elaborately detailed	16
7429301080	Obscure	(adj) not clearly understood or expressed; (v) to hide or to make unclear	17
7429301081	Pedantic	Marked by showing off trivial or specialized knowledge to feel more important than others	18
7429301082	Pessimistic	Expecting the worst possible outcome	19
7429301083	Nomy-, Nomen-, Nomin-	Name	20
7429301084	Ver-	True	21
7429301085	Re-	Again, back	22
7429301086	Phenomenon	A fact or situation that is observed, but the cause of which is in question	23
7429301087	Pretentious	Creating the underserved appearance of importance or distinction	24
7429301088	Prognosticate	To make a prediction about; to read signs about the future	25
7429301089	Prominence	The state of being widely known	26
7429301090	Pronounced	Easily noticeable	27
7429301091	Rebound	To spring back. Also, implies recovery (e.g. from illness, from doing poorly, etc)	28
7429301092	Reiterate	To say, write, or do again	29
7429301093	Sardonic	To mock or show disdain for while using humor	30
7429301094	Skirmish	(n) A minor, brief fight (or conflict), (v) to engage in a small fight	31
7429301095	Submerge	Cover completely or make imperceptible	32
7429301096	Syllogism	A conclusion derived from two assumed premises	33
7429301097	Taxonomy	System of arrangement based on commonalities (normally, refers to science)	34
7429301098	Teeming	Filled with living things	35
7429301099	Unabashed	Not embarrassed	36
7429301100	Unassailable	Immune to attack; without flaws	37
7429301101	Veracity	Unwillingness to tell lies	38
7429301102	Winnow	Select the most desirable parts from a group or list	39
7429318238	Soph-	Knowledge	40
7429320963	Gauge	Judge, form an estimate of	41
7429323493	Hegemony	The dominance or authority of one social group over a nation or another group	42
7429325940	Implement	(n) a tool, (v) to put into action	43
7429328580	Impressionistic	Based on one's observations/feelings rather than objective observations	44
7429331870	Innovate	Bring something new into the field	45
7429334556	Jargon	Specialized language that is specific to a subject area	46
7429337085	Licentious	Lacking moral discipline	47
7429340182	Lurk	Lie in wait in a sneaky manner; wait to ambush; just to lie about (negative connotation)	48
7429344958	Methodology	The system or process followed in a particular discipline	49
7429347592	Novice	Someone who is new to something; someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows.	50
7429349963	Ominous	Foreshadowing (predicting) tragic or evil developments	51
7429352931	Sceptre/Scepter	A ceremonial or emblematic (symbolic of office or position) staff	52
7429356612	(Self-)Deprecating, Deprecate	(adj) Tending to diminish or disparage; (verb) express strong disapproval of or to belittle	53
7429359176	Sophisticated	Worldly and wise; complicated/complex (positive connotation)	54
7429362396	Timid	Showing fear or showing a lack of confidence	55
7429365195	Tumultuous	Characterized by unrest or disorder	56
7429367437	Utter	(adj) Without qualification (meaning complete or total something, such as an "utter disaster" meaning "a total disaster"); (v) to express through a sound	57
7429370021	Vivacious	Animated, full of life	58
7429376754	Qualify	To add a condition or additional information to make something more specific or to limit it	59
7429383300	Ab- (a-)	Away from	60
7429386169	Ac- (a-, ad-, ag-, af-, am-, ar-, at-)	Movement to or towards; in addition to	61
7429389199	Con- (col-, cor-, com-, co-)	with, together	62
7429392000	Err-	stray from	63
7429394679	Absurdity	A ridiculously foolish act or action; something that is in contrast with reason and logic	64
7429397638	Accumulate	To collect or gather	65
7429400227	Aloof	Stands apart from, distant	66
7429404825	Ambivalent	Unable or uncertain about which course to follow	67
7429413068	Assert	To declare as true; to insist on having one's rights recognized	68
7429420473	Cataphoric	A word that does not have an antecedent but rather refers to a word that will be used later in the text	69
7429423847	Concession	During an argument or conflict, something given or granted to the other party in exchange for an end to the issue.	70
7429426369	Copacetic	Completely satisfactory	71
7429436915	Correlate	Establishing a relationship between two events, facts, or ideas; recognizing relationship that implies a connection between two events, facts, or ideas.	72
7429436916	Disdainful	Having or showing arrogant superiority to those seen as inferior or less than	73
7429436917	Dynamic	Characterized by action or forcefulness	74
7429438265	Elasticity	Once stretched out, has the ability to return to original shape; flexible in a situation	75
7429449124	Emit	Expel; give off, send off, discharge	76
7429449125	Erratic	Likely to make unpredictable changes or to perform unpredictably	77
7429456551	Folly	The trait of acting stupidly or irrationally	78
7429461262	Futility	Uselessness as a consequence of having no practical results	79