AP Language Arts Vocabulary 1 Flashcards
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| 10448502144 | approbation(n.) | the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval or sanction | 0 | |
| 10448507095 | assuage(v.) | to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm;to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench | 1 | |
| 10448514142 | coalition(n.) | a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose | 2 | |
| 10448515896 | decadence(n.) | decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence | 3 | |
| 10448521952 | elicit(v.) | to draw forth, bring out from some source(such as another person) | 4 | |
| 10448525475 | expostulate(v.) | to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning | 5 | |
| 10448527784 | hackneyed(adj.) | used so often as to lack freshness or originality | 6 | |
| 10448528554 | hiatus(n.) | a gap, opening, break(om the sense of having an element missing) | 7 | |
| 10448530621 | innuendo(n.) | a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference(often in a derogatory sense) | 8 | |
| 10448531406 | intercede(v.) | to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement | 9 | |
| 10448539259 | jaded(adj.) | wearied, worn out, dulled(in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence | 10 | |
| 10448541588 | lurid(adj.) | causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint | 11 | |
| 10448548996 | transcend(v.) | to rise above or beyond, exceed | 12 | |
| 10448550865 | provincial(n./adj.) | pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mid or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony | 13 | |
| 10448560831 | simulate(v.) | to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of | 14 | |
| 10448563890 | meritorious(adj.) | worthy, deserving recognition and praise rewarded after many years of service | 15 | |
| 10448567278 | petulant(adj.) | peevish, annoyed by trifle, easily irritated and upset | 16 | |
| 10448570777 | prerogative(n.) | a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence | 17 | |
| 10448576003 | umbrage(n.) | foliage giving shade; shade cast by trees; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion | 18 | |
| 10448580101 | unctuous(adj.) | fatty, oily, and pliable; excessively smooth or smug trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity or piety | 19 |