Unit #1 Vocabulary (AP Language and Composition) Flashcards

8142558618	acquisitive	(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property SYNONYMS: greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive ANTOMYMS: altruistic, unrententive	0
8142558619	arrogate	(v.) to claim or take without right SYNONYMS: expropriate, usurp, seize, commandeer ANTONYMS: relinquish, renounce, abdicate, abandon	1
8142558620	belabor	(v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly SYNONYMS: overwork, blow out of proportion ANTONYMS:	2
8142558621	carping	(adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty, nagging criticism SYNONYMS: (adj.) nit-picking, complaining, whining ANTONYMS: (adj.) approving, uncritical	3
8142558622	coherent	(adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful SYNONYMS: connected, unified, consistent, cohesive, reasonable, logical ANTONYMS: muddled, chaotic, disjointed	4
8142558623	congeal	(v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid SYNONYMS: harden, jell, coagulate, solidify ANTONYMS: melt, liquidfy	5
8142558624	emulate	(v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model SYNONYMS: copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to ANTONYMS:	6
8142558625	encomium	(n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute SYNONYMS: eulogy, commendation, accolade, tribute, testimonial ANTONYMS:	7
8142558626	eschew	(v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from SYNONYMS: forgo, steer clear of, abstain from ANTONYMS: embrace, adopt	8
8142558627	germane	(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting SYNONYMS: pertinent, apt, suitable, applicable ANTONYMS: irrelevent, extraneous, inappropriate	9
8142558628	insatiable	(adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied SYNONYMS: voracious, ravenous, unquenchable ANTONYMS:	10
8142558629	intransigent	(adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable SYNONYMS: uncompromising, unyielding, obstinate, stubborn ANTONYMS: lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding	11
8142558630	invidious	(adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment SYNONYMS: unfair, discriminatory, spiteful, malicious, prejudicial, pejorative ANTONYMS: complimentary, flattering	12
8142558631	largesse	(n.) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions SYNONYMS: bounty, kindness, generosity, charity ANTONYMS: stinginess, miserliness	13
8142558632	reconnaissance	(n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination SYNONYMS: scouting expedition, survey, exploration, inspection, observation ANTONYMS:	14
8142558633	substantiate	(v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to SYNONYMS: verify, confirm, validate, authenticate ANTONYMS: refute, disprove, invalidate	15
8142558634	taciturn	(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little SYNONYMS: tight-lipped, uncommunicative, untalkative, quiet, secretive, laconic ANTONYMS: garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose	16
8142558635	temporize	(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise SYNONYMS: hedge, dillydally, procrastinate, delay ANTONYMS:	17
8142558636	tenable	(adj.) capable of being held or defended SYNONYMS: justifiable, defensible, supportable, arguable, maintainable ANTONYMS: indefensible, unjustifiable	18
8142558637	banal	(adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace SYNONYMS: stale, insipid ANTONYMS: fresh, novel, original, new	19