AP Vocab 1-30 Flashcards

6988098099	aberration	n A deviation from what is typical or normal, from what is considered natural or proper	0
6988102839	abeyance	n The condition of being temporarily set aside; suspension	1
6988106002	acerbic	adj. 1. Sour or bitter tasting; acid. 2. Sharp or biting, as in character or expression:	2
6988115902	acute	adj. a. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive b. Keenly perceptive or discerning	3
6988119569	admonish	v. To counsel (another) against something to be avoided or warn, or urge or exhort, to remind, to reprove gently but earnestly	4
6988126704	adroit	adj. Quick and skillful in body or mind; deft.	5
6988159667	aesthetics	n a. The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature, expression, and perception of beauty, as in the fine arts. 2 a. A conception of what is artistically valid or beautiful	6
6988161556	altruistic	adj. Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others; selfless.	7
6988162983	ameliorate	v To make or become better; improve	8
6988167355	amorphous	adj. Lacking physical form or shape. 2. Lacking organization; formless	9
6988168426	aphorism	n. A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage.	10
6988169990	apocryphal	adj. 1. Of questionable authorship or authenticity. 2. Erroneous; fictitious	11
6988171641	assuage	v 1. To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe, to satisfy or appease	12
6988187673	atrophy	v. 2. A wasting away, deterioration, or diminution: intellectual. To cause to wither or deteriorate	13
6988189708	austere	adj. 1. Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave: 2. Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic: 3. Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare	14
6988192764	avarice	n Immoderate desire for wealth; cupidity. greed	15
6988193926	avow	v 1. To acknowledge or declare openly and unashamedly 2. To state positively; declare	16
6988195805	benevolent	adj. a. Characterized by or given to doing good b. Suggestive of doing good; agreeable	17
6988197808	bourgeois	n 1. A person belonging to the middle class. 2. A person whose attitudes and behavior are marked by conformity to the standards and conventions of the middle class. 3. In Marxist theory, a member of the property-owning class; a capitalist Of, relating to, or typical of the middle class, especially in holding conventional attitudes and materialistic values.	18
6988199630	broach	(v.) a. To bring up (a subject) for discussion or debate b. To announce	19
6988202273	buttress	n. Something that serves to support, prop, or reinforce	20
6988204972	caustic	adj. Sarcastic or cutting; biting:	21
6988206256	charlatan	n. A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud.	22
6988208844	cherubic	adj. b. A person, especially a child, with an innocent or chubby face., angelic	23
6988210418	circuitous	adj. Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course 2. Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or complexity, as in action or language	24
6988212100	clandestine	adj. Kept or done in secret, often to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.	25
6988228855	colloquial	adj. 1. Characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal. 2. Relating to conversation; conversational.	26
6988229973	commensurate	adj. .1. Of the same size, extent, or duration as another. 2. Corresponding in size or degree; proportionate	27
6988231006	concise	adj. Expressing much in few words; clear and succinct	28
6988231975	confluence	n. b. The point of juncture of such rivers or streams. c. The combined river or stream formed by this juncture.2. A gathering, flowing, or meeting together at one juncture or point:	29