AP Language Arts Vocabulary Flashcards

5923695491	approbation	(n) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval synonyms: sanction antonyms: disapproval, condemnation, censure	0
5923695492	assuage	(v) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench synonyms: mitigate, slake, allay antonyms: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate	1
5923695493	coalition	(n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose synonyms: alliance, league, federation, combine antonyms: splinter, group	2
5923695494	decadence	(n) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence synonyms: degeneration, corruption antonyms: rise, growth, maturation	3
5923695495	elicit	(v) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) synonyms: evoke, extract, educe antonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle	4
5923695496	exposulate	(v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning synonyms: protest, remonstrate, complain	5
5923695497	hackneyed	(adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality synonyms: banal, trite, commonplace, corny antonyms: new, fresh, novel, original	6
5923695498	hiatus	(n) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) synonyms: pause, lacuna antonyms: continuity, continuation	7
5923695499	innuendo	(n) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) synonyms: insinuation, intimation antonyms: direct statement	8
5923695500	intercede	(v) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement synonyms: intervene, mediate	9
5923695501	jaded	(adj) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) synonyms: sated, surfeited, cloyed antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed	10
5923695502	lurid	(adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; place or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint synonyms: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly antonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome	11
5923695503	meritorious	(adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise synonyms: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible	12
5923695504	petulant	(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset synonyms: irritable, testy, waspish antonyms: amiable, placid	13
5923695505	prerogative	(n) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence synonyms: perquisite, perk	14
5923695506	provincial	(adj) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple plain design that originated in the countryside; (n) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or country synonyms; (adj) narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naïve antonyms; (adj) cosmopolitan, broad-minded	15
5923695507	simulate	(v) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of synonyms: pretend, affect	16
5923695508	transcend	(v) to rise above or beyond, exceed synonyms: surpass, outstrip	17
5923695509	umbrage	(n) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion synonyms: irritation, pique antonyms: pleasure, delight, satisfaction	18
5923695510	unctuous	(adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable synonyms: mealy-mouthed, fawning, greasy antonyms: gruff, blunt	19