AP Language Vocab List 8: Flashcards

9683540372	Mural	A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface	0
9683540373	Parody	Artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect	1
9683540374	Virtuoso	a tremendously skilled artist	2
9683540375	Modest	quiet or humble in manner or appearance	3
9683540376	Propriety	appropriateness of behavior	4
9683540377	Prudent	Exercising good judgement or common sense	5
9683540378	Disparage	to speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle	6
9683540379	Perjorative	describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone	7
9683540380	Vilify	to make vicious statements about	8
9683540381	Brusque	rudely abrupt	9
9683540382	Caustic	bitingly sarcastic or witty	10
9683540383	Brittle	easily broken when subjected to pressure	11
9683540384	Deleterious	having a harmful effect: injurious	12
9683540385	Enmity	mutual hatred or ill-will	13
9683540386	Archaic	characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned	14
9683540387	Hackneyed	worn out through overuse; trite	15
9683540388	Medieval	referring to the middle ages; old-fashioned	16
9683540389	Obsolete	no longer in use; old-fashioned	17
9683540390	Austere	without decoration; strict	18
9683540391	Mediocrity	the state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality	19
9683540392	Apprehension	anxiety or fear about the future	20