AP Language Vocab Flashcards

4805858748	Philistine	(n) an uncultured, materialistic person who is indifferent or hostile to artistic and intellectual activities.	0
4805858749	Spurious	(adj) Not genuine	1
4805873237	Precarious	(adj) Unsafe, risky, insecure	2
4805883231	Foible	(n) Minor or amusing fault or weakness	3
4805883295	Forte	(n) Strong point	4
4805897033	Herculean	(adj) Tremendous in size, strength, difficulty, or effort	5
4805907230	Bowdlerize	(v) Remove or change parts which are vulgar or immoral	6
4805913883	Quixotic	(adj) Idealistic but not practical	7
4805923061	Stoic	(adj) Indifferent to pain or pleasure	8
4805930268	Expedite	(v) Speed up; hasten or help the accomplishment of	9
4900933965	Lethargic	(adj) Lazy; sluggish; lacking energy	10
4900942695	Gregarious	(adj) Liking the company of others	11
4900944621	Egregious	(adj) Outstandingly bad	12
4900971563	Galvanize	(v) To stimulate or excite as if by an electric shock	13
4900982094	Laconic	(adj) Brief; concise; terse; to the point	14
4900993013	Incumbent	(n) Holder of an office or position; (adj) resting as a duty or obligation required	15
4901004180	Quintessence	(n) Most essential part or quality; perfect example	16
4901013145	Maudlin	(adj) Excessively sentimental	17
4901023850	Machiavellian	(adj) Unprincipled and crafty	18
4901031204	Ostracize	(v) Exclude from society; refuse to associate with; banish	19
5073795049	Iconoclast	(n) Attacker of traditional or cherished beliefs, institutions, and ideas	20
5073833537	Capricious	(adj) Changeable, unpredictable	21
5073847234	Panacea	(n) Remedy for all desires, sufferings	22
5073873461	Nemesis	(n) Agent of revenge, punishment; difficult or unbeatable opponent; something incapable of being achieved or overcome; cause of one's downfall or undoing	23
5073892868	Sardonic	(adj) Mockingly bitter or scornful; sarcastic	24
5073911981	Succinct	(adj) Brief and clearly expressed	25
5073923750	Auspicious	(adj) Favorable, promising a good outcome	26
5073935800	Prevaricate	(v) Stray away from the truth; mislead	27
5073944982	Jovial	(adj) Full of hearty humor and fun; jolly	28
5073952148	Jaded	(adj) Wearied, dulled, or bored by having too much	29
5338383483	Scruple	(n) Doubt or uneasiness as to what is right or proper	30
5338397972	Diffident	(adj) Lacking self-confidence; timid; unassertive	31
5338411640	Canvass	(v) To solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from	32
5338423328	Alacrity	(n) Liveliness; briskness; the completion of a task with speed and good humor	33
5338429168	Curtail	(v) Shorten, reduce, lessen	34
5338442425	Chagrin	(n) Humiliation, disappointment, irritation	35
5338451373	Parasite	(n) Plant or animal that lives on or in another an feeds off the other's body; a person receiving support without giving anything useful or meaningful in return	36
5338461076	Posthumous	(adj) Occurring after death	37
5338467960	Candid	(adj) Honest, truthful, straightforward	38
5338476390	Zealous	(adj) Extremely active, eager, devoted	39
5527649343	Martial	(adj) Warlike, military, pertaining to the armed forces	40
5527663840	Inexorable	(adj) Unchangeable or unstoppable by begging or pleading	41
5527676737	Supercilious	(adj) Scornfully looking down on others; disdainfully superior	42
5527686675	Dexterous	(adj) Skillful, clever	43
5527700090	Ephemeral	(adj) Short-lived, fleeting, lasting a very short time	44
5527714980	Narcissism	(n) Extreme self-love or self-admiration	45
5527726636	Saturnine	(adj) Gloomy, grave	46
5527739449	Ubiquitous	(adj) To be everywhere at the same time	47
5527752734	Venerate	(v) Regard with respect	48
5527761266	Fervent	(adj) Intense, passionate	49