AP LANGUAGE VOCAB UNIT 1 Flashcards
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| 5350063211 | Approbation (n.) | The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval. | 0 | |
| 5350063212 | Assuage (v.) | To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench | 1 | |
| 5350063213 | Coalition (n.) | A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose | 2 | |
| 5350063214 | Decadence (n.) | Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence | 3 | |
| 5350063215 | Elicit (v.) | To draw forth, bring out from some source | 4 | |
| 5350351484 | Expostulate (v.) | To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning | 5 | |
| 5350351485 | Hackneyed (adj.) | Used so often as to lack freshness or originality | 6 | |
| 5350351486 | Hiatus (n.) | A gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) | 7 | |
| 5350351487 | Innuendo (n.) | A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference | 8 | |
| 5350351488 | Intercede (v.) | To plead on behalf of someone else to serve as a third party or go between in a disagreement m | 9 | |
| 5389935713 | Jaded (adj.) | Wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) | 10 | |
| 5389935714 | Lurid (adj.) | Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint | 11 | |
| 5389935715 | Meritorious (adj.) | Worthy, deserving of recognition or praise | 12 | |
| 5390001570 | Petulant (adj.) | Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated | 13 | |
| 5389935716 | Prerogative (n.) | A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence | 14 | |
| 5399846212 | Provincial (adj.) (n.) | Pertaining to an outlying area; local, narrow in mind or outlook (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area. | 15 | |
| 5399846213 | Simulate (v.) | To make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of | 16 | |
| 5399846214 | Transcend (v.) | To rise above or beyond, exceed | 17 | |
| 5399846215 | Umbrage (n.) | Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power | 18 | |
| 5399846216 | Unctuous (adj.) | Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety | 19 |