AP Language Vocab Unit Two Flashcards
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| 5010233822 | Ameliorate | (v) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming | 0 | |
| 5010260486 | Aplomb | (n) poise, assurance, great self-confidence, perpendicularity | 1 | |
| 5066067232 | Aplomb | S: composure, self-possesion, levelheadedness A: Confusion, Embarassment, Abashment | 2 | |
| 5011673132 | Bombastic | (adj) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas S: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious A: unadorned, simple, plain, austere | 3 | |
| 5066067233 | Bombastic | S: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious A: unadorned, simple, plain, austere | 4 | |
| 5011697191 | Callow | (adj) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers S: Green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced A: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated | 5 | |
| 5066067234 | Callow | S: Green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced A: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated | 6 | |
| 5011720910 | Drivel | (n) Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense (v) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly | 7 | |
| 5066067235 | Drivel | S: (n) balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot, slaver | 8 | |
| 5011747686 | Epitome | (n) A summary, condensed, account; an instance that represents a larger reality | 9 | |
| 5066067236 | Epitome | S: Abstract, digest, model, archetype | 10 | |
| 5011779601 | Exhort | (v) to urge strongly, advise earnestly | 11 | |
| 5066078161 | Exhort | S: entreat, implore, adjure A: discourage, advise against, deprecate | 12 | |
| 5011811351 | Ex Officio | (adj, adv) by the virtue of holding a certain office | 13 | |
| 5011823535 | Infringe | (v) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds | 14 | |
| 5066078162 | Infringe | S: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach A: stay in bounds | 15 | |
| 5011840422 | Ingratiate | (v) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical sense or derogatory sense | 16 | |
| 5066078163 | Ingratiate | S: cozy up to, curry favor with A: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself | 17 | |
| 5011868554 | Interloper | (n) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder | 18 | |
| 5066078164 | Interloper | S: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky | 19 | |
| 5011885530 | Intrinsic | (adj) belonging to someone or something by very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part | 20 | |
| 5066094138 | Intrinsic | S: immanent, organic A: extrinsic, external, outward | 21 | |
| 5011912938 | Inveigh | (v) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval | 22 | |
| 5066094139 | Inveigh | S: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate A: Acclaim, glorify, extol | 23 | |
| 5011933912 | Lassitude | (n) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy | 24 | |
| 5066094140 | Lassitude | S: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor A: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness | 25 | |
| 5011964709 | Millennium (Pl) millenia | (n) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy | 26 | |
| 5066094141 | Millennium | S: Chiliad, Golden age, prosperity, peace A: doomsday, day of judgement | 27 | |
| 5011983598 | Occult | (adj) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means (V) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n) all matters involving the supernatural | 28 | |
| 5066094142 | Surmise | S: (v) infer, gather (n) inference, presumption | 29 | |
| 5066094143 | Occult | S: (adj) supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane A: (adj) mundane, common, public, exoteric | 30 | |
| 5012020279 | Permeate | (v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through | 31 | |
| 5012034819 | Precipitate | (v) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to (adj) characterize by excessive haste (n) moisture; the product of an action or process | 32 | |
| 5066094144 | Precipitate | S: (v) provoke, produce (adj) reckless, impetuous A: wary, cautious, circumspect | 33 | |
| 5012071617 | Stringent | (adj) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste | 34 | |
| 5066094145 | Stringent | S: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative A: lenient, lax, mild, permissive | 35 | |
| 5012099421 | Surmise | (v) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n) a likely idea that lacks definite proof | 36 | |
| 5066067237 | Ameliorate | S: Amend, Better A: Worsen, Aggravate, Exacerbate | 37 |