AP Vocabulary #3 Flashcards

5226984336	akin	adj. 1: related by blood: descended from a common ancestor or prototype 2: essentially similar, related, or compatible	0
5226987790	plight	n. an unfortunate, difficult, or precarious situation; a predicament or dilemma	1
5226994673	admonish	v. 1. to speak to (someone) in a way that expresses disapproval or criticism 2. to tell or urge (someone) to do something	2
5226999122	epistle	n. 1. a letter; especially a formal or elegant letter 2. a composition in the form of a letter	3
5227007089	nefarious	adj. flagrantly wicked or impious	4
5227011499	adulation	n. excessively admiring behavior; excessive flattery or admiration	5
5227018156	censure	n. disapproval; severe criticism; official expression of disapproval or condemnation, e.g. of a legislator by the legislature.	6
5227021171	dissemble	v. to put on a false appearance in order to conceal facts, feelings, or intentions; hedge, evade, quibble, beat around the bush, stall, dither...	7
5227025056	dissimulat	v. to disguise or hide true feelings, thoughts, or intentions	8
5227027863	droll	adj. oddly amusing, funny, comic, witty, humorous	9
5227031830	expectorate	v. to cough up and spit out phlegm, clearing bronchial passages	10
5227035682	palpate	v. to examine a part of the body by feeling with the hands and fingers	11
5227037489	peremptory	adj. 1. expecting to be obeyed and unwilling to tolerate disobedience, dictatorial 2. communicating urgency, command, or instruction 3. (in Law) ending, or not open to, discussion, debate, or further action	12
5227042480	pusillanimous	adj. showing a contemptible lack of boldness and resolve, cowardly, timid, faint-hearted, lily-livered, spineless...	13
5227056088	surfeit	n. an excessive number or quantity of something, especially so much of it that people become sickened, repelled, or bored by it 2. overindulgence, or a bout of overindulgence, in something, especially food or drink.	14
5227058949	palpitate	v. to beat in an irregular or unusually rapid way, either because of a medical condition or because of exertion, fear, or anxiety.	15
5227068836	analogy	a comparison between two situations, usually one familiar and the other less so, so that the features of the more familiar situation help to explain the less familiar one.	16
5227075825	argument	the process by a writer tries to persuade a reader to adopt a particular point of view.	17
5227078716	paraphrase	a statement that says something that another person has said or written in a different way	18
5227083659	satire	n. 1. a way of using humor to show that someone or something is foolish, weak, bad, etc. 2. humor that shows the weaknesses or bad qualities of a person, government, society, etc. 3. : a book, movie, etc., that uses satire	19
5227087378	summarize	to tell (information) again using fewer words	20