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AP Language vocabulary #4 Flashcards

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5089070946VellumCalfskin, lambskim, kidskin, etc. that is used for writing on0
5089070947AloofReserved, indifferent, disinterested1
5089070948CrypticMysterious in meaning, puzzling2
5089070949DocileReadily trained or taught, easily managed3
5089070950ImpetuousOf, relating to, or characterized by a rash action4
5089070951FlamboyanceAn elaborate, ornate, or showy style5
5089070952FloridReddish, ruddy6
5089070953InfiniteUnlimited, endless7
5089070954AestheteA person who has refined sensitivity toward the beauties of nature8
5089070955PungentSharply affecting the organs of taste or smell9
5089070956FutileIncapable of producing any result, ineffective10
5089070957AmbiguityUnclear, indefinite word expression11
5089070958TreacherousDeceptive, untrustworthy, unreliable12
5089070959Tete-a-tetePrivate conversation or interview13
5089070960RepleteAbundantly supplied or provided, filled14
5089070961PostprandialAfter a meal, especially after dinner15
5089070962AverTo assert or affirm w/confidence, declare in a positive manner16
5089070963EloquencePractice or art of using language with fluency17
5089070964FlauntParade or display oneself boldly18
5089070965CharlatanA person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he possesses, a quack19
5089070966PompousCharacterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance20
5089070967FastidiousExcessively particular, critical, or demanding, hard to please21
5089070968FecklessIneffective, incompetent, futile22
5089070969PretensionHave a claim or title to something23
5089070970FrumpA person who is dowdy, drab, and unattractive24
5089070971CoquettishnessFlirtatious behavior, especially in a teasing or lighthearted manner25
5089070972AmatoryOf or relating to lovers/lovemaking, Expressive of love26
5089070973VileWretchedly bad27
5089070974AspersionA damaging or derogatory remark28
5089070975IncarnateEmbodied in flesh, human form29
5089070976ProsaicallyIn a commonplace or dull manner, unimaginatively30
5089070977SqualorCondition of being squalid, filth and misery31
5089070978SnivelWeep or cry with sniffling32
5089070979OstensiblyOutwardly appearing as such, supposedly33
5089070980PrecariousnessA state of risk, danger, insecurity34
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