AP Language Vocabulary Unit 3 Flashcards

5643929662	Ubiquitous	(Adj) Existing or being everywhere Ex. This summer, ticks were ____, making Lyme disease a real threat.	0
5643929663	Transient	(Adj.) Not lasting or permanent Ex. Many people go through ____ periods of unemployment.	1
5643929664	Tenuous	(Adj.) Thin or slender inform; having little substance or strength Ex. The mom considered her son's excuse to be ____.	2
5643929665	Litany	(N.) A recitation or recital that resembles a prayer or repetitive chant Ex. When I got home after curfew, my mom began a ____ of complaints against my recent behavior.	3
5643929666	Enervate	(V.) To weaken Ex. His argument was ____ by his tone.	4
5643929667	Exacerbate	(V.) To aggravate or make worse Ex. Her pain was ____ by movement.	5
5643929668	Exculpate	(V.) To free from blame Ex. The jury may have ____ her, but not the court of public opinion.	6
5643929669	Fidelity	(N.) Strict observance of promises; loyalty Ex. The knights had to swear an oath of ____ to King Arthur.	7
5643929670	Foster	(V.) To nourish; encourage Ex. Through her personal stories and humor, Amelia ____ a sense of trust with her audience.	8
5643929671	Forbearance	(N.) A refraining from something Ex. It took all of my ____ not to smack her in the face when she accused me of stealing the diamonds.	9
5643929672	Ascribe	(V.) To attribute to; to assign Ex. When quoting a source, it is improper to ____ words to the wrong person.	10
5643929673	Authenticate	(V.) To prove genuine Ex. The police were able to ____ the alibi.	11
5643929674	Missive	(N.) A written message; letter Ex. On my birthday I received a ____ from my mother telling me how proud she was of me.	12
5643929675	Mores	(N.) Ways and attitudes accepted without question and embodying the fundamental morals views of group Ex. Some ____ should not be followed blindly, especially if they cause harm or are unfair.	13
5643929676	Pastiche	(N.) A musical, literary, or artistic competition made up of selections from other works Ex. While a synthesis essay may appear to be a ____, it should ultimately arrive at a new insight	14
5643929677	Pontificate	(V.) To speak with pompous authority Ex. She ____ for hours about the right way to cook lasagna.	15
5643929678	Prevaricate	(V.) To lie Ex. Amy made sure to cite several sources so readers would not think she ____ about her statistics.	16
5643929679	Repudiate	(V.) To deny; refuse to accept; disown Ex. The defendant ____ the prosecutor's claims.	17
5643929680	Ruminate	(V.) To contemplate at length Ex. Before she made her final college choice, Theresa ____ for weeks.	18
5643929681	Verbatim	(Adj.) Corresponding word for word in a text Ex. Copying ____ from a resource is one form of plagiarism.	19
5643929682	Acuity	(N.) Perceptiveness Ex. Erin's ____ as a writer makes her imagery particularly poignant.	20
5643929683	Adage	(N.) A wise saying/proverb Ex. I've always remembered the old ____ about the early bird getting the worm.	21
5643929684	Behemoth	(N.) A huge creature Ex. Your 10 page paper might feel like the ____ of all papers, but in the grand scheme of things it's really not that long.	22
5643929685	Certitude	(N.) Certainty Ex. With the ____ of age, the grandfather confidently gave advice to the children.	23
5643929686	Impunity	(N.) Exemption from punishment Ex. If you plagiarize, do not expect to earn ____; you will be caught and punished.	24
5643929687	Microcosm	(N.) A little world Ex. Many say that high school is a ____ of the real world; working hard in both will lead to success	25
5643929688	Nicety	(N.) A delicate or fine point Ex. I wasn't confident on the ____ of formal dining, so I wasn't sure which fork to use.	26
5643929689	Remuneration	(N.) Reward; pay Ex. The coach deserved ____ for all the hours of extra time he put into the team.	27
5643929690	Trepidation	(N.) Tremulous fear or agitation Ex. With great ____, she opened the door to the supposedly haunted house.	28
5643929691	Vanguard	(N.) The forefront of any movement Ex. Perhaps the Beatles were so successful because they were the ____ of a new generation of rock and roll.	29
5643929692	Accost	(V.) To approach and speak to in a challenging and aggressive way Ex. He didn't mean to ____ his sister, but he did want to make his opinion known.	30
5643929693	Allege	(V.) To state without proof Ex. Police ____ that Nelson stole the vehicle prior to shooting the bystander.	31
5643929694	Broach	(V.) To bring up Ex. The speaker didn't ____ the subject until the last part of his speech.	32
5643929695	Capitulate	(V.) To surrender, usually after negotiation Ex. The teacher refused to _____, so the due date remained Friday.	33
5643929696	Censure	(V.) To blame; criticize Ex. The board voted to ____ the employee for unbecoming behavior.	34
5643929697	Duplicity	(N.) Speaking or acting in two different ways Ex. Angela's ____ was annoying and harmful to her friends.	35
5643929698	Galvanize	(V.) To stimulate or excite as if by electric shock Ex. Her inflammatory language ____ her audience into a chorus of booing.	36
5643929699	Paucity	(N.) Smallness of quantity; scarcity Ex. The day of Thanksgiving there was a ____ of turkeys at the grocery store.	37
5643929700	Preponderance	(N.) Superiority in weight, power, numbers Ex. The ____ of evidence against her unfortunately suggests that she committed the crime.	38
5643929701	Tangential	(Adj.) Merely touching; slightly connected, peripheral, incidental Ex. The scenes inside the jail were ____ to the real plot of The Killing.	39
5643929702	Bias	(N.) A preference or prejudice Ex. Callen showed extreme ____ toward cats, but Kensi denied that she was ____ toward the felines.	40
5643929703	Circumvent	(V.)-To go around; avoid Ex. In his speech, Edward ____ the real issue.	41
5643929704	Condone	(V.) To give silent approval to; to overlook or excuse Ex. Here at HHS, we do not ___ plagiarism.	42
5643929705	Conjecture	(N.) A conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork Ex. Sherlock Holmes thought he knew who the thief was, but until he found proof, his theory was mere ____.	43
5643929706	Effrontery	(N.) Shameless or impudent boldness Ex. I couldn't believe the ____ Charles showed when he challenged the judge.	44
5643929707	Equivocate	(V.) To avoid commitment, often through evasive language Ex. During the debate, the politician ____ when challenged about gay marriage.	45
5643929708	Incongruous	(Adj.) Out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming Ex. Calvin's behavior was ____ with what was expected of him.	46
5643929709	Lucid	(Adj.) Easily understood; completely intelligible Ex. Dylan wasn't completely ____ after surgery.	47
5643929710	Unassailable	(Adj.) Not subject to denial or dispute Ex. Sheri's argument was ____, so Conner could not argue against her.	48
5643929711	Virulent	(Adj.) Actively poisonous; intensely harmful Ex. Last year's influenza was a particularly ____ strain.	49