AP Language Vocab Section 9 Flashcards

5796258508	august	Definition: respected and impressive - imposing, inspiring, reverence and admiration, venerable, grand POS: adj Synonyms: distinguished, majestic, prestigious Antonyms: undignified, mundane, trivial, common	0
5796258727	benison	Definition: blessing, benediction POS: N Synonyms: invocation, consecration, gratitude, approval, sanctification Antonyms: condemnation, disfavor, refusal, disapproval, curse	1
5796259122	blatant	Definition: brazenly obvious; flagrant; loud mouth, showy POS: adj Synonyms: conspicuous, glaring, outright, overt, shameless, unabashed, clamorous, obstrusive, vociferous, gaudy Antonyms: concealed , hidden, moral, secret, inconspicuous, silent, subtle, modest, soft-spoken	2
5796259435	desultory	Definition: disconnected, lacking consistency, jumping from one thing to another without aim POS: adj Synonyms: aimless, chaotic, sporadic, erratic, mercurial, capricious, random, arbitrary, organized Antonyms: organized, steady, orderly, systematic, stable, assiduous, determined, methodical, constant, methodical	3
5898271642	disparage	Definition: regard or represent as being of little worth POS: V Synonyms: belittle, denigrate, deprecate, trivialize, undervalue, underrate Antonyms: praise, overrate, complimentary	4
5796259602	equivocal	Definition: allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide POS: adj Synonyms: ambiguous, ambivalent, dubious, evasive, muddled, puzzling, unclear, vague Antonyms: certain, clear, definite, sure, determined, obvious, plain, credible, assures, explicit, conclusive	5
5796260215	importune	Definition: ask someone pressingly and persistently for or to do something; asking urgently or repeatedly; annoy with pressing demands POS: V Synonyms: beg, beseech, entreat, implore, appeal, plead Antonyms: hint, imply, steal	6
5796260216	ingenuous	Definition: free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation POS: adj Synonyms: artless, candid, frank, guileless, innocent, naive Antonyms: deceitful, dishonest, sly, complex	7
5796260217	inure	Definition: to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain; get used to it POS: V Synonyms: habituate, acclimate, familiarize, harden, season, toughen, train	8
5796260523	paroxysm	Definition: any sudden, violent outburst with the symptom of disease; usually recurring often POS: N Synonyms: convulsion, agitation, anger, attack, eruption, excitement, explosion Antonyms: calm, calmness, happiness, peace, peacefulness	9
5796260524	piety	Definition: reverence for G-d or devout fulfillment of religious obligations; devoutness POS: N Synonyms: fervor, loyalty, religiosity, reverence, zeal, allegiance, application, ardor, belief, fidelity Antonyms: apathy, agnosticism, atheism, disbelief, disloyalty, faithlessness, inconstancy, indifference, treachery	10
5796260525	stultify	Definition: to make, or cause to appear, foolish, make futile, reduce to foolishness POS: V Synonyms: mock, stagnate, trammel, discourage, inhibit, frustrate, humiliate Antonyms: excite, put something in a good light, foster, encourage, nourish, stimnulate	11
5796260745	surcease	Definition: to cease from some action POS: V Synonyms: desist, delay, refrain, rest, stay, defer, postpone Antonyms: advance, do, begin, continue, proceed	12
5796260746	truculent	Definition: feeling or displaying ferocity; aggressively self-assertive POS: adj Synonyms: aggressive, argumentative, combative, feisty, cruel, savage, bitter, harsh, browbeating, vituperative, intimidating, pugnacious, scathing, brutally harsh, very fierce Antonyms: peaceable, amicable, benevolent, easygoing, benign, aggreable, complacent, cooperative	13
5796261038	vacillate	Definition: to waver in mind or opinion POS: V Synonyms: indecisive, irresolute, fluctuate, oscillate, seesaw, waffle, waver, alternate, change sides constantly Antonyms: remain, stay, continue, hold, persist, act, decide	14
5796261851	wraith	Definition: an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death POS: N Synonyms: apparition, phantom, specter, spirit, vision, shadowy Antonyms: being, reality	15