AP Language Vocabulary #7 Flashcards
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| 5358389869 | jeer | verb. to scoff rudely | 0 | |
| 5358389870 | mischievous | adj. playfully annoying | 1 | |
| 5358389871 | creed | noun. any system of religious belief | 2 | |
| 5358389872 | cynicism | noun. distrustful view of human nature | 3 | |
| 5358389873 | corrupt | adj. guilty of dishonest practices | 4 | |
| 5358389874 | satirize | verb. to ridicule with satire | 5 | |
| 5358389875 | expound | verb. to set forth or state in detail | 6 | |
| 5358389876 | conventions | verb. a custom or general agreement of a method | 7 | |
| 5358389877 | superfluities | noun. an excessive amount | 8 | |
| 5358389878 | extravagance | adj. excessive expenditure of money | 9 | |
| 5358389879 | elaborate | adj. worked out with great care and nice detail | 10 | |
| 5358389880 | recluse | noun. a person who lives apart from society | 11 | |
| 5358389881 | stylite | noun. one of a class of solitary ascetics who lived on top of columns or high pillars | 12 | |
| 5358389882 | beatnik | noun. a person who rejects or avoids conventional behavior | 13 | |
| 5358389883 | contingent | adj. dependent for existence, occurrence, or character | 14 | |
| 5358389884 | archives | noun. a place where public records or other historical documents are kept | 15 | |
| 5358389885 | esoteric | adj. understood by or meant for the only select few who have special knowledge or interest | 16 | |
| 5358389886 | suave | adj. smoothly agreeable or polite | 17 | |
| 5358389887 | discreet | adj. careful in conduct or speech | 18 | |
| 5358389888 | automaton | noun. a robot | 19 | |
| 5358389889 | supranational | adj. beyond the authority of one one national government | 20 | |
| 5358389890 | virtuoso | noun. a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field | 21 | |
| 5358389891 | magnanimous | adj. generous in forgiving insult or injury | 22 | |
| 5358389892 | acclamation | noun. a loud shout or other demonstration of welcome | 23 | |
| 5358389893 | ominous | adj. portending to evil or harm | 24 | |
| 5358389894 | burgeon | verb. to grow or develop quickly | 25 | |
| 5358389895 | obeisance | noun. a movement of the body expressing respect | 26 | |
| 5358389896 | implicit | adj. implied rather than expressly stated | 27 | |
| 5358389897 | tenacity | noun. persistance | 28 | |
| 5358389898 | diametrically | adv. in direct opposition | 29 | |
| 5358389899 | veracity | adj. habitual observance of truth in statement | 30 | |
| 5358389900 | opportune | adj. appropriate, favorable, or suitable | 31 | |
| 5358389901 | furtive | adj. secret | 32 | |
| 5358389902 | melee | noun. a confused hand to hand fight or struggle among several people | 33 | |
| 5358389903 | aficionado | noun. a fan or enthusiast | 34 |