Wilson // AP Language Word of the Day #2 Flashcards
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| 6002065105 | cacology | defectively produced speech; socially unacceptable diction | 0 | |
| 6002065106 | cornucopia | the horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are represented as issuing // an abundance | 1 | |
| 6002065107 | vesuvian | volcanic; of, pertaining to, or resembling Mount Vesuvius // marked by sudden outbursts | 2 | |
| 6002065108 | lummox | a clumsy, stupid person | 3 | |
| 6002065109 | bird-dog | to seek out; to follow to watch closely | 4 | |
| 6002065110 | conflagration | a large and destructive fire; a general burning // major war or conflict | 5 | |
| 6002065111 | bildungsroman | a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character | 6 | |
| 6002065112 | crepuscule | twilight; dusk; sundown | 7 | |
| 6002065113 | obsequy | a funeral rite or ceremoy | 8 | |
| 6002065114 | schadenfreude | a feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles or suffering of other people | 9 | |
| 6002065115 | penchant | inclination; a strong liking | 10 | |
| 6002065116 | haberdashery | a retail shop dealing in men's apparel, such as shirts, ties, gloves, hats, socks, etc. // goods sold at men's apparel store | 11 | |
| 6002065117 | wrest | to take away by force // to twist | 12 | |
| 6002065118 | hardihood | boldness or daring; courage // audacity or impudence // strength; power | 13 | |
| 6002065119 | welkin | the sky; the heavens | 14 | |
| 6002065120 | sozzled | drunk; inebriated | 15 | |
| 6002065121 | modicum | a small or moderate or amount | 16 | |
| 6002065123 | brumal | of winter; wintry | 17 | |
| 6002065124 | ad infinitum | to infinity; endlessly without limit | 18 | |
| 6002065125 | doppelganger | a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person // a person's double | 19 | |
| 6002065126 | chockablock | extremely full; crowed jammed // in a crowded manner | 20 | |
| 6002065127 | woolgathering | indulgence in idle daydreaming | 21 | |
| 6002065128 | brobdingagian | of extraordinary size // gigantic // enormous | 22 | |
| 6002065129 | happenstance | a chance / random happening or event | 23 | |
| 6002065130 | Murphy's Law | an observation // anything that can go wrong will go wrong | 24 | |
| 6002065131 | phantsmagoric | having a fantastic or deceptive appearance as something in a dream | 25 | |
| 6002065132 | debonair | courteous, gracious and having a sophisticated charm | 26 | |
| 6002065133 | ardor | great warmth of feeling passion; fervor // intense devotion, eagerness, enthusiasm | 27 | |
| 6002083381 | simpatico | 28 |