AP Language Vocabulary Unit 10 Flashcards

8882926002	Askance	adverb 1. with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval	0
8882926003	Attenuate	verb 1. to make thin or slender 2. to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value	1
8882926004	Benign	adjective 1. gentle, kind 2. forgiving, understanding 3. having a favorable or beneficial effect 4. not malignant	2
8882926005	Cavil	verb 1. to find fault in a petty way, carp noun 1. an unimportant objection or criticism	3
8882926006	Charlatan	noun 1. one who feigns knowledge or ability 2. a pretender, imposter, or quack	4
8882926007	Decimate	verb 1. to kill or destroy a large part of	5
8882926008	Foible	noun 1. a weak point, failing, minor flaw S: shortcoming, defect, quirk A: forte, virtue	6
8882926009	Forgo	verb 1. to do without, abstain from, give up S: refrain from, renounce A: indulge in, partake of	7
8882926010	Fraught	adjective 1. full of or loaded with 2. accompanied by S: charged with A: devoid of, lacking, deficient in	8
8882926011	Inure	verb 1. to toughen, harden 2. to render used to something by long subjection or exposure S: accustom, acclimate	9
8882926012	Luminous	adjective 1. emitting or reflecting light, glowing 2. illuminating S: radiant, bright, refulgent, lustrous A: dark, opaque, dim, murky	10
8882926013	Obsequious	adjective 1. marked by slavish attentiveness 2. excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons S: fawning, servile, sycophantic, mealy-mouthed A: assertive, bumptious, overbearing, candid, frank, independent	11
8882926014	Obtuse	adjective 1. blunt, not coming to a point 2. slow or dull in understanding 3. measuring between 90 and 180 degrees 4. not causing a sharp impression S: stupid, dumb, thick, mild, dull-witted A: acute, perceptive, quick-witted	12
8882926015	Oscillate	verb 1. to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm, to fluctuate or waver S: vibrate, facilitate	13
8882926016	Penitent	adjective 1. regretful for one's sins or mistakes noun 1. one who is sorry for wrongdoing S (adj): remorseful, regretful, rueful, sorry A (adj): unrepentant, remorseless	14
8882926017	Peremptory	adjective 1. having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal 2. offensively self-assured, dictatorial 3. determined, resolute S: high-handed, unconditional A: irresolute, tentative, mild, unassuming	15
8882926018	Rebuff	verb 1. to snub 2. to repel, drive away noun 1. a curt rejection, a check S (v): spurn, repulse, reject; (n) setback A (v): accept, welcome	16
8882926019	Reconnoiter	verb 1. to engage in reconnaissance 2. to make preliminary inspection S: scout	17
8882926020	Shambles	noun 1. a slaughterhouse 2. a place of mass bloodshed 3. a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess	18
8882926021	Sporadic	adjective 1. occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order S: intermittent, spasmodic A: constant, steady, continuous, uninterrupted	19