AP Language Vocabulary Set 7 Flashcards

5077423893	abhor	to regard with extreme repugnance; to detest utterly, to loathe Sentence: I absolutely ______ the thought of having to do this research; I can't think of anything I hate more.	0
5077423894	accolade	praise, an award Sentence: At the end of the year, the students attaining the highest academic achievement were presented awards and _____ for their diligent work.	1
5077423895	ascetic	one who leads a life of self denial and contemplation, absent of luxury Sentence: The monk's _______ lifestyle called for him to give up all food but that which was necessary for survival.	2
5077423896	bequeath	to hand down, to give or leave in a will Sentence: The man intended to ______ his entire fortune to his daughter so that upon his death, she would not have to worry about money.	3
5077423897	charlatan	one who claims to know something he does not, a quack Sentence: The crowds were duped by the _____ who used deception and ______ to convince the people that the sugared water was really a potent medicine.	4
5077423898	conflagration	a large fire Sentence: The San Francisco earthquake caused a ______ that burned many city blocks.	5
5077423899	dearth	a lack, scarcity Sentence: Because they lack adequate medical care, there is a _____ of healthy natives in the region.	6
5077423900	diffidence	shyness, reserve, unassertiveness Sentence: My mother's _____ would not allow her to question the waiter; she was too shy to argue about the final bill.	7
5077423901	effervescent	showing high spirits Sentence: On Christmas morning all the children bubble with _____ over the gifts, food and fun.	8
5077423902	ethereal	heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible Sentence: We marveled at the _____ quality of the scene; it looked so heavenly that we never wanted to leave.	9
5077423903	expunge	to remove, to erase Sentence: We found it necessary to _______ much of the text because of its bad language.	10
5077423904	guile	deceitfulness, duplicity, cunning Sentence: The crowds were duped by the _______ who used deception and ______ to convince the people that the sugared water was really a potent medicine.	11
5077423905	implausible	not believable Sentence: Although her story seemed _______ to me, the jury believed enough of it to find the woman not guilty.	12
5077423906	incongruity	nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility Sentence: The _____ of one green sock in a drawer with white socks led to the conclusion that the green sock was there by mistake.	13
5077423907	insularity	qualities of an island-isolation, narrow mindedness of opinion Sentence: The _______ of the rich and powerful often gives them a surprisingly narrow minded, isolated view of the real world.	14
5077423908	morose	being sullen or gloomy Sentence: There is a decided difference between the two brothers; one is usually happy while the other is frequently _____.	15
5077423909	placate	to ease or to pacify by making concessions, soothe Sentence: The wild man would not be appeased, and only a visit from his wife served to ______ him into a more passive attitude.	16
5077423910	poignant	piercing, incisive, and keen Sentence: It was a ______ movie, cutting to the truth with keen and incisive dialogue	17
5077423911	provincial	lacking sophistication, narrow-minded Sentence: The father's _______ attitude about his daughter's dating caused her to leave home prematurely, looking for the freedom she had never known.	18
5077423912	reiterate	to repeat Sentence: If you want to make yourself clearly understood, you must _______ your statement so that what you have to say can be heard a second time	19
5077423913	spontaneous	having no external cause, acting on impulse Sentence: The drama teacher encouraged us to be ______ with our actions, not planning them out beforehand but instead acting almost on impulse.	20
5077423914	synthesis	combining parts into a whole Sentence: We need to establish ______ before we end this project; let's try to combine some of these diverse parts into a unified whole.	21
5077423915	toxic	poisonous Sentence: The ______ substance caused immediate sickness; it was extremely poisonous.	22
5077423916	vigilant	very alert, watchful Sentence: Always alert, the _______ guard stood in front of the mayor's residence.	23
5077423917	voluble	ability to use words easily, fluent and glib Sentence: Because the committee was headed by the most ______ woman in the club, the meetings frequently ran overtime because it was difficult to get her to stop talking.	24