AP Language Vocab Unit One Flashcards

5003581533	Approbation	(n) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval S: commendation, sanction A: disapproval, condemnation, censure	0
5003594538	Assuage	(v) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench S: mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay	1
5003610187	Coalition	(n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose S: alliance, league, federation, combine, A: splinter group	2
5003631910	Decadence	(n) a decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence S: degeneration, corruption A: rise, growth, development, maturation	3
5003650084	Elicit	(v) to draw forth, bring out from some course or decision by earnest reasoning S: call forth, evoke, extract, educe A: repress, quash, squelch, stifle	4
5003663541	Expostulate	(v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning S: Protest. remonstrate, complain	5
5003675949	Hackneyed	(adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality S: banal, trite, commonplace, corny A: new, fresh, novel, original	6
5003685839	Hiatus	(n) a gap, opening, break, (in the sense of an element missing) S: pause, lacuna A: continuity, continuation	7
5003696438	Innuendo	(n) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) S: insinuation, intimation A: direct statement	8
5003709056	Intercede	(v) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in an argument S: intervene, mediate	9
5003718191	Jaded	(adj) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) S: sated, surfeited, cloyed A: unspoiled, uncloyed	10
5003939128	Lurid	(adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint S: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly A: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome	11
5003958140	Meritorious	(adj) worthy, deserving or recognition and praise S: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable A: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable	12
5003966737	Petulant	(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset S: irritable, testy, waspish A: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable	13
5003989703	Prerogative	(n) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence S: perquisite, perk	14
5004001739	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 colony S: (adj) narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive A: (adj) cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded	15
5004042873	Simulate	(V) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer sign of S: feign, pretend, affect	16
5004053373	Transcend	(V) to rise above or beyond, exceed S: surpass, outstrip	17
5004060245	Umbrage	(n) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion S: irritation, pique, annoyance A: pleasure, delight, satisfaction	18
5004082941	Unctuous	(adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression or earnestness, sincerity or piety; fatty, oily, pliable S: mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy A: Gruff, blunt	19