AP Language Final Flashcards

5746184820	accrued	To increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth	0
5746197715	ad hominem argument	attacking an opponent's character rather than answering his argument	1
5746205712	alacrity	brisk and cheerful readiness	2
5746219948	allusion	an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect reference	3
5746222832	ambiguous	open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning	4
5746230922	anecdote	a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person	5
5746238129	avantegarde	people or works that are experimental, radical, or unorthodox, with respect to art, culture, and society.	6
5746241736	bourgeois	characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.	7
5746247050	censure	express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement	8
5746250188	cirriform	slender and prolonged and usually curved	9
5746428284	colloquial	used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary	10
5746428285	concession	a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded	11
5746445409	constancy	the quality of being faithful and dependable	12
5746445410	constitutes	give legal or constitutional form to; establish by law	13
5746445411	contrails	a trail of condensed water from an aircraft or rocket at high altitude, seen as a white streak against the sky	14
5746962261	conventions	a way in which something is usually done, especially within a particular area or activity	15
5746964256	convoluted	extremely complex and difficult to follow	16
5746965530	correlated	have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another	17
5746966831	counterclaim	a claim made to rebut a previous claim.	18
5747921047	counterproposal	an alternative proposal made in response to a previous proposal that is regarded as unacceptable or unsatisfactory	19
5747926632	cynical	believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity	20
5747928173	dangling participle	a participle or participial phrase, often found at the beginning of a sentence, that appears from its position to modify an element of the sentence other than the one it was intended to modify	21
5747931923	diligence	careful and persistent work or effort	22
5747935256	disdain	the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt	23
5747936123	disillusioned	disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed	24
5747938822	dispassionate	not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial	25
5749274113	dispirited	having lost enthusiasm and hope; disheartened	26
5749274622	doctrine	a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group	27
5749279067	elysian	of, relating to, or characteristic of heaven or paradise	28
5749279647	encapsulate	enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule	29
5749280092	enigmatic	difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious	30
5749283099	epigram	saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way. a short poem, especially a satirical one, having a witty ending.	31
5749289394	equivocal	open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous	32
5749290833	erudite	having or showing great knowledge or learning	33
5749291233	exhortation	emphatically urging someone to do something	34
5749295270	expedient	convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral	35
5749307838	feasible	possible to do easily or conveniently	36
5749309331	forebears	ancestors	37
5749309774	frivolous	carefree and not serious	38
5749312527	heretics	anyone who does not conform to an established attitude, doctrine, or principle	39
5749325928	hitherto	until now or until the point in time under discussion	40
5749326621	ignoble	of low character	41
5749332218	indispensable	absolutely necessary	42
5749335863	inherent	existing in someone or something as a permanent	43
5749342828	innate	existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth	44
5749343664	latrine	a toilet or outhouse	45
5749346663	laudatory	containing or expressing praise	46
5749347456	logical fallacy	an error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid	47
5749348109	malicious	intending to do harm	48
5749349024	mammon	wealth regarded as an evil influence or false object of worship and devotion	49
5749352880	methodology	a system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity	50
5749354542	monotony	sameness of pitch or tone in a sound	51
5749355395	nonnative	not native to a particular place	52
5749356695	objective	not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased of, relating to, or denoting a case of nouns and pronouns used as the object of a transitive verb or a preposition	53
5749357344	paradox	A statement that seems contradictory or absurd but is actually valid or true	54
5749359458	permanence	the state or quality of lasting or remaining unchanged indefinitely	55
5749360640	pernicious	having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way	56
5749361192	pretentiousness	having or showing the unpleasant quality of people who want to be regarded as more impressive	57
5749393262	prose	written or spoken language in its ordinary form	58
5749397466	provocative	causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately	59
5749400072	rapidity	the quality of moving or reacting with great speed	60
5749400678	rationale	a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or a particular belief.	61
5749404860	sanctity	The quality of being holy or sacred	62
5749432841	shortcomings	a fault or failure to meet a certain standard, typically in a person's character, a plan, or a system	63
5749453586	sobering	making you feel serious and thoughtful	64
5749453839	sovereignty	having supreme power or authority	65
5749463638	spectacle	a visually striking performance or display	66
5749466263	strident	making or having a harsh sound	67
5749467176	sufficient	enough; adequate	68
5749467786	syntax	the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language	69
5749468434	tersely	abruptly concise; curt	70
5749474632	transfiguration	a complete change of form or appearance	71
5749475305	underlying	lying or situated beneath or below	72
5749476657	unforeseen	not anticipated or predicted	73
5749476923	validate	check or prove the validity or accuracy of something	74
5749477611	vindictive	having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge	75
5749478072	vocation	a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation	76
5749478403	wholeheartedly	fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic	77
5749478999	wholly	entirely; fully	78
5749479423	wrought	Put together; created; shaped	79