AP Language 2013-14 Set 2 Flashcards

AP Language Vocabulary

7087601792	erroneous	in a mistaken manner	0
7087601793	perceived	to become aware of through the senses	1
7087601794	noxious	injurious to physical or mental health	2
7087601795	heresy	a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion	3
7087601796	perish	pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life	4
7087601797	combustion	the act of burning something	5
7087601798	instinct	inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli	6
7087601799	juxtaposition	Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts	7
7087601800	morass	a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot	8
7087601801	pandemonium	a state of extreme confusion and disorder	9
7087601802	unraveling	to undo	10
7087601803	paleontological	the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains	11
7087601804	mediocrity	poor to middling in quality	12
7087601805	ornithologist	a zoologist who studies birds	13
7087601806	ribald	humorously vulgar	14
7087601807	ethics	the philosophical study of moral values and rules	15
7087601808	biota	all the plant and animal life of a particular region	16
7087601809	cleavage	the state of being split or cleft	17
7087601810	propriety	correct or appropriate behavior	18
7087601811	criteria	A means of judging. A standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged.	19