AP Language Vocab List Flashcards

7353384045	Brazen	adj. bold and without shame; v. behaving bold and without shame	0
7353384046	Compunction	n. a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad	1
7353384047	Din	n. a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise	2
7353384048	Edict	n. an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority	3
7353384049	Indiscretion	n. behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgment.	4
7353384050	Perquisities	n. a thing regarded as a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of one's position	5
7353384051	Sepulcher	n. a tomb or burial chamber; v. lay or bury in or as if in a sepulcher	6
7353384052	Suppliant	n. a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority; v. to make a plea to someone in power	7
7353384053	Tumult	n. a loud noise caused by a mass of people, confusion or disorder	8
7353384054	Marauding	n. going about in search of things to steal or people to attack	9
7353384055	Compound Sentence	A sentence with one independent clause and at least one other subordinate clause	10
7464506804	admonish	v. warn or reprimand someone sternly	11
7464506805	akimbo	adv. with hands in hips and elbows turned outward	12
7464506806	lassitude	n. weariness of body or mind, lack of energy	13
7464506807	licentious	adj. Lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint, especially in sexual conduct.	14
7464506808	muse	n. a person who is a source of inspiration for a creative person; v. to be absorbed in thought	15
7464506809	pecuniary	adj. relating to or consisting of money	16
7464506810	plight	n. A difficult or dangerous condition or situation; v. pledge or promise solemnly	17
7464506811	presumptuous	adj. failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate	18
7464506812	subversive	adj. seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution; n. a subversive person	19
7464506813	vacuous	adj. having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless	20
7464506814	Compound Sentence	two independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOY)	21
7726605420	avocation	A hobby or minor occupation	22
7726605421	callous	Emotionally hardened, unfeeling	23
7726605422	capricious	given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior	24
7726605423	disparity	A great difference	25
7726605424	Efficacy	the ability to produce a desired or intended result	26
7726605425	epistle	a letter or literary composition in letter form	27
7726605426	hospice	a home providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill.	28
7726605427	Impetuous	acting or done quickly and without thought or care	29
7726605428	moribund	in terminal decline; lacking vigor or vitality	30
7726605429	vacillate	alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive	31
7726605430	Compound Complex Sentence	two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses	32
7904296944	Akin	(adj.) related by blood; having similar qualities or character	33
7904296945	Corroborate	to support with evidence	34
7904296946	Inexorable	Impossible to stop or prevent	35
7904296947	Insipid	lacking interest or flavor	36
7904296948	Nefarious	Wicked or criminal	37
7904296949	Physiognomy	A person's facial features or expression especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin	38
7904296950	Retinue	a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person	39
7904296951	Hoi Polloi	The common people; the masses	40
7904296952	Tedium	The state of being tedious	41
7904296953	Torrid	Very hot, parching, burning; passionate sexually; full of difficulty or tribulation	42
7904296954	Loose Sentence	the sentence reveals the key information right away and unfolds loosely after that. Ex: Due to snowy conditions, the principal announced an early release, and students were jubilant, high-fiving, shouting about sleds and video games, wishing the clock would go faster.	43
8602018295	affront	n. an action or remark that causes outrage or offense	44
8602018296	blasé	adj. indifferent, bored as a result of having experienced or seen something many times before	45
8602018297	cajole	v. persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery	46
8602018298	choleric	adj. hot-tempered, easily angered	47
8602018299	encumber	v. restrict or burden in such a way that free action or movement is difficult	48
8602018300	feckless	adj. lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible	49
8602018301	impasse	n. a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock	50
8602018302	indolent	adj. wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy	51
8602018303	lugubrious	adj. looking or sounding sad and dismal	52
8602018304	ribald	adj. referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way	53
8602018305	periodic sentence	the main idea or most important information is not revealed until the end of the sentence. Ex: That morning, after a longer than normal bus ride on icy roads, we made it safely to school	54
8602018306	adulation	n. obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise	55
8602018307	censure	v. express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement	56
8602018308	dissemble	v. conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs	57
8602018309	dissimulation	n. concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense	58
8602018310	droll	adj. amusing in an odd or whimsical way	59
8602018311	expectorate	v. cough or spit out (phlegm) from the throat or lungs	60
8602018312	palpate	v. examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes	61
8602018313	peremptory	adj. insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way	62
8602018314	pusillanimous	adj. showing a lack of courage or determination; timid	63
8602018315	surfeit	n. an excessive amount of something	64
8602018316	balanced sentence	similar to parallel structure, a balanced sentence features two similar elements that balance each other (like on a teeter-totter). Ex: The students reveled in the snow day; the teachers reveled in the student-less day	65
8773730227	Allay	(v.) to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve	66
8773730228	Capacious	having a lot of space inside; roomy	67
8773730229	Didactic	intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive	68
8773730230	Diurnal	during the day or daily	69
8773730231	ignominous	deserving or causing public disgrace or shame	70
8773730232	Mitigate	make less severe, serious, or painful	71
8773730233	Palpitate	beat rapidly, strongly, or irregularly	72
8773730234	Phlegmatic	having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition	73
8773730235	Propitious	giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable	74
8773730236	Prostrate	lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward	75
8773730237	Chiasmus Sentence	the repetition and arrangement of two key terms in a sentence using the ABBA pattern. Ex: Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country	76
9012751305	aquiesce	accept something reluctantly but without protest	77
9012751306	amity	a friendly relationship	78
9012751307	arduous	difficult and tiring	79
9012751308	gestalt	an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts	80
9012751309	inundate	to overwhelm; to flood	81
9012751310	perjury	false testimony under oath	82
9012751311	perspicuity	clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity	83
9012751312	preposterous	ridiculous, senseless	84
9012751313	trepidation	fear, trembling, agitation	85
9012751314	voluble	speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently	86
9012751315	asyndeton sentence	the omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses. Ex: I came, I saw, I conquered.	87