AP Language and Composition SAT Vocabulary List #2 Flashcards
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| 9308747994 | reprove | (v) to scold; to find fault with |  | 0 |
| 9308749574 | pessimism | (n) gloominess; a belief that the bad guys always win |  | 1 |
| 9308750030 | cursory | (adj) hasty, not thorough |  | 2 |
| 9308751985 | profligate | (adj) extremely wasteful; wildly extravagant |  | 3 |
| 9308752520 | miser | (n) someone who hoards money |  | 4 |
| 9308782289 | jocular | (adj) joking |  | 5 |
| 9308783400 | fracas | (n) uproar; brawl |  | 6 |
| 9308784371 | caricature | (n) a satiric portrait or representation |  | 7 |
| 9308785256 | corroborate | (v) to confirm |  | 8 |
| 9308785890 | precarious | (adj) dangerously unstable |  | 9 |
| 9308786969 | expository | (adj) explanatory |  | 10 |
| 9308791879 | bolster | (v) to support ; to prop up |  | 11 |
| 9308792355 | daunt | (v) to intimidate; to discourage |  | 12 |
| 9308792832 | inclined | (v) tending toward one direction |  | 13 |
| 9308793463 | uniform | (adj) constant; without variety |  | 14 |
| 9308794085 | perceptive | (adj) having keen understanding; discerning |  | 15 |
| 9308794086 | superficial | (adj) shallow; on the surface only; concerned with only whats apparent and obvious |  | 16 |
| 9308803818 | lucid | (adj) clear; easy to understand (elucidate) |  | 17 |
| 9308806003 | immune | (adj) safe from harm; protected |  | 18 |
| 9308806415 | aesthetic | (adj) concerned with art or beauty (not the same as ascetic) |  | 19 |