AP Language Vocab Set 5 Flashcards
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| 5064188103 | circumspect (adj) | careful to consider all circumstances and consequences; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant | 0 | |
| 5064259802 | circumvent (verb) | to avoid by artful maneuvering; to skirt; to evade; to elude; to circle around | 1 | |
| 5064285431 | cadaverous (adj) | like a cadaver; pale, ghastly, or gaunt; haggard | 2 | |
| 5064299573 | calumny (noun) | a false and malicious statement meant to hurt someone's reputation; slander | 3 | |
| 5064302754 | castigate (verb) | to criticize severely; rebuke severely especially by harsh public criticism | 4 | |
| 5064311722 | caustic (adj) | corrosive; sarcastic; marked by sharp, biting wit; scathing | 5 | |
| 5064337250 | celerity (noun) | swiftness in acting or moving | 6 | |
| 5064341023 | chauvinism (noun) | unreasoning devotion to one's own race, gender, country, etc; fanatical patriotism; jingoism; bias | 7 | |
| 5064357718 | choleric (adj) | having a quick temper; having an irascible nature; bilious; hot tempered; irritable | 8 | |
| 5064364381 | compunction (noun) | a feeling of hesitation, doubt, or uneasiness; anxiety arising from awareness of guilt; distress of mind over anticipated actions or results; a twinge of misgiving; scruple; qualm | 9 | |
| 5064258219 | "circum" meaning around & "specere" meaning to look | etymological clues of circumspect | 10 | |
| 5064278558 | "circum" meaning around & "venire" meaning to come | etymological clues of circumvent | 11 | |
| 5064282111 | circumvention | circumvent as a noun | 12 | |
| 5064296524 | from "cadere" meaning to fall | etymological clue of cadaverous | 13 | |
| 5064301193 | calumnious | calumny as an adjective | 14 | |
| 5064322159 | "kaustos" meaning burning | etymological clue of caustic | 15 | |
| 5064339492 | "keles" meaning fast horse or ship | etymological clue of celerity | 16 | |
| 5064346348 | chauvinistic | chauvinism as an adjective | 17 | |
| 5064351148 | chauvinism | after Nicolas Chauvin, a soldier of Napoleon | 18 | |
| 5064373335 | "com" meaning with & "pungere" meaning to prick | etymological clues of compunction | 19 |