AP Language Vocab #1 Flashcards
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| 4943391411 | ambiguous (adj.) | having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain | 0 | |
| 4943395194 | apathy (n.) | a lack of concern or feeling; indifference | 1 | |
| 4943403144 | blasphemous (adj.) | irreverent; profane | 2 | |
| 4943405396 | bootlegger (n.) | someone who makes, sells, or transports alcohol illegally | 3 | |
| 4943408710 | complacency (n.) | the state of being satisfied; smugness | 4 | |
| 4943413531 | congenial (adj.) | agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character | 5 | |
| 4943415381 | criticism (n.) | the expression or disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes, or the analysis and judgment of the merits and faults of a literary or artistic work | 6 | |
| 4943430361 | dejected (adj.) | depressed in spirits; disheartened | 7 | |
| 4943433131 | doldrums (n.) | a state or period of stagnation or depression | 8 | |
| 4943435449 | explicitly (adv.) | fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal | 9 | |
| 4943439823 | ferret (v.) | to search out, discover, or bring to light (often followed by out) | 10 | |
| 4943443393 | futility (n.) | pointlessness or uselessness | 11 | |
| 4943447126 | implicitly (adv.) | in a way that is not directly expressed; tacitly | 12 | |
| 4943449480 | insurmountable (adj.) | incapable of being overcome | 13 | |
| 4943449481 | myriad (adj.) | of an indefinitely great number; innumerable | 14 | |
| 4943452303 | negligible (adj.) | so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded | 15 | |
| 4943455953 | pander (v.) | gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.) | 16 | |
| 4943460800 | Prohibition (n.) | the period (1920-1933) when alcohol was illegal in the United States | 17 | |
| 4943464774 | solipsism (n.) | extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one's feelings, desires, etc.; egoistic self-absorption | 18 | |
| 4943469328 | transcend (v.) | to go beyond or rise above | 19 |