Unit 7 Vocabulary AP Flashcards
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| 5861948761 | exonerate | v. to excuse or clear completely of a charge or accusation; to prove blameless ant. accusing | 0 | |
| 5861953483 | expedite | v. to make easier or quicker; to hasten | 1 | |
| 5861956978 | forgo | v. to refrain or abstain from; to go without | 2 | |
| 5861959152 | incoherent | adj. impossible to explain or understand syn. abstruse | 3 | |
| 5861963018 | incredulous | adj. showing disbelief or doubt; skeptical; disbelieving syn. dubious, doubtful, diffident, insecure, timid, shy | 4 | |
| 5861974278 | plebeian | n. one of the common people of ancient Rome; a vulgar person adj. common, vulgar, crude tone words: burlesque | 5 | |
| 5861987948 | provocation | n. something that stirs up anger or excitement syn. inflammatory | 6 | |
| 5861992036 | query | n. a question; v. to question; to inquire into syn. incredulous, questioning, skeptical, dubious | 7 | |
| 5861997603 | secular | adj. worldly or temporal rather than religious or sacred; not belonging to a religious order | 8 | |
| 5862008481 | shibboleth | n. any use of language, habit, or custom that distinguishes a class; a password; a distinctive slogan used by members of a group | 9 | |
| 5862018405 | blithe | adj. happy; joyful; carefree syn. contented, ecstatic, mirthful, giddy, casual, cheerful, elated, euphoric, exhilarated, gleeful, jocund, jovial | 10 | |
| 5862031160 | cede | v. to yield or give up; to transfer or render title to | 11 | |
| 5862036912 | chagrin | n. a feeling of disappointment, distress, or embarrassment syn. depressed, penitent, ignominious, abashed, anxious, elegiac, frustrated, gloomy, indignant, lugubrious | 12 | |
| 5862051782 | debonair | adj. graceful, charming, and smooth; seemingly carefree | 13 | |
| 5862056690 | filial | adj. of or expected from a son or daughter; of a parent's or parents' offspring | 14 | |
| 5862060454 | interpose | v. to put between; to insert between parts; to interject during a conversation; to intervene | 15 | |
| 5862068189 | intrinsic | adj. belonging to a thing by its essential nature | 16 | |
| 5862071885 | precipitate | v. to cause something to happen; reckless; rash; acting hastily | 17 | |
| 5862076640 | proficient | adj. advanced in a particular art or science; skilled; expert; qualified | 18 | |
| 5862080956 | remission | n. a release from a debt or duty; a lessening of intensity; a diminishing | 19 |