ap language, set 14 Flashcards
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8273169297 | alchemy | medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold | 0 | |
8273169298 | anomaly | something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected | 1 | |
8273169299 | brooded | to think deeply about something that makes one unhappy | 2 | |
8273169300 | chagrins | feel distressed or humiliated | 3 | |
8273169301 | chauvinistic | feeling or displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism | 4 | |
8273169302 | churlish | rude and boorish | 5 | |
8273169303 | conciliate | stop (someone) from being angry or discontented; placate; pacify | 6 | |
8273169304 | contention | heated disagreement | 7 | |
8273169305 | disconcerted | unsettled; the state of feeling disturbed | 8 | |
8273169306 | eclat | great brilliance, as of performance or achievement; conspicuous success | 9 | |
8273169307 | extrapolating | arriving at a conclusion by inferring from known facts | 10 | |
8273169308 | futile | useless; hopeless; ineffectual | 11 | |
8273169309 | granular | having a grainy texture | 12 | |
8273169310 | maladies | a disease or ailment | 13 | |
8273169311 | moribund | close to death; in a dying state | 14 | |
8273169312 | ostentation | boastful display | 15 | |
8273169313 | piquancy | pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind. | 16 | |
8273169314 | sovereign | possessed of controlling power | 17 | |
8273169315 | sycophantic | behaving or done in an obsequious way in order to gain advantage | 18 | |
8273169316 | titilating | arousing mild sexual excitement or interest | 19 |