AP Language and Vocabulary Flashcards

6662159757	antithesis	A direct opposite, a contrast	0
6662159758	ascend	to move upward, to rise from a lower station	1
6662159759	austere	strict, stern; unadorned, ascentic	2
6662159760	autonomous	independent, self-contained	3
6662159761	banal	common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed	4
6662159762	benign	not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial	5
6662159763	capricious	changing suddenly, fickle	6
6662159764	dawdle	to waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner	7
6662159765	defamation	act of harming or ruining another's reputation	8
6662159766	esoteric	understood only by a small group or a select few	9
6662159767	exacerbate	to aggravate, to irritate, to vex	10
6662159768	extol	to praise, to glorify	11
6662159769	fastidious	reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme	12
6662159770	furtive	secret in an underhanded way, stealthy	13
6662159771	gregarious	Sociable and outgoing	14
6662159772	hypocrite	one who is insincere or deceitful	15
6662159773	innate	existing from birth, inborn	16
6662159774	lethargic	sluggish, languid	17
6662159775	melancholy	depression of spirits	18
6662159776	opaque	not allowing passage of light, not transparent; hard to understand	19
6662159777	prolific	abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity	20
6662159778	reprove	to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent	21
6662159779	symmetry	balanced proportions	22
6662159780	tranquil	peaceful, calm	23
6662159781	venerate	to honor, to revere	24