AP Language Vocabulary #9 Flashcards

5654925205	tactic	noun. a plan for promoting a desired end result	0
5654925206	evasive	adj. elusive	1
5654925207	belligerent	adj. war-like	2
5654925208	bestow	verb. to present as a gift	3
5654925209	impair	verb. to diminish in ability	4
5654925210	desolate	adj. barren or devastated	5
5654925211	pacifist	noun. a person who is opposed to violence of any kind	6
5654925212	wield	verb. to exercise power or authority	7
5654925213	vicarious	adj. participating in someone else's life	8
5654925214	benevolent	adj. characterized by expressing good will	9
5654925215	consecrated	verb. to make or declare sacred	10
5654925216	trajectory	noun. the curve described by a projectile	11
5654925217	smug	adj. contentedly confident of one's ability	12
5654925218	sanctimonious	verb. making a hypocritical show of religious devotion	13
5654925219	unctuous	adj. characterized by excessive piousness	14
5654925220	augment	verb. to make larger	15
5654925221	insouciant	adj. free from concern, worry, or anxiety	16
5654925222	progeny	noun. a descendant or offspring	17
5654925223	dissipate	verb. to scatter in various directions	18
5654925224	devoid	adj. not possessing	19
5654925225	tentative	adj. uncertain	20
5654925226	frivolous	adj. characterized by lack of seriousness	21
5654925227	sentimental	adj. expressive of tender emotions or feelings	22
5654925228	alienation	noun. the act of causing someone to feel indifferent	23
5654925229	sublime	adj. elevated or lofty in thought	24
5654925230	superfluous	adj. being more than is sufficient	25
5654925231	founder	verb. to fail utterly	26
5654925232	sentinel	noun. a person or thing that watches	27
5654925233	indispensable	adj. incapable of being neglected	28
5654925234	myriad	adj. a very great number of	29
5654925235	succinct	adj. concise	30
5654925236	lucid	adj. easily understood	31
5654925237	pecuniary	adj. of or relating to money	32
5654925238	vex	verb. to irritate or annoy	33
5654925239	inevitable	adj. unable to be avoided	34