AP Language- Vocab ALL Flashcards
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8611170246 | juxtapose | to place two words close together for comparison or contrast | 0 | |
8611172241 | acquiesce | to agree without protesting | 1 | |
8611172679 | denigrate | to belittle, diminish the opinion of | 2 | |
8611172894 | abridge | to cut down, to shorten | 3 | |
8611173999 | preclude | to prevent | 4 | |
8611174403 | litany | a prolonged or tedious account | 5 | |
8611174794 | capricious | fickle | 6 | |
8611174795 | enigmatic | mysterious, cryptic | 7 | |
8611175680 | mercurial | characterized by a rapid change or temperamentality | 8 | |
8611176655 | opulent | characterized by rich abundance, verging on ostentation | 9 | |
8611177149 | morose | ill tempered, gloomy | 10 | |
8611177247 | derisive | contemptuous, mocking | 11 | |
8611177248 | laconic | concise, expressing much in few words | 12 | |
8611177486 | acrimonious | caustic, biting or bitter in nature of speech (anger) | 13 | |
8611177655 | sanguine | cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, confident | 14 | |
8611178038 | elucidate | to clarify or explain | 15 | |
8611178255 | philanthropic | charitable, giving | 16 | |
8611178256 | pithy | concisely meaningful | 17 | |
8611178435 | modicum | a small amount of something | 18 | |
8611178896 | paragon | a model of excellence or perfection | 19 | |
8611179397 | replete | full, abundant | 20 | |
8611179702 | impudent | casually rude, insolent, impertinent | 21 | |
8611180122 | propituous | favorable | 22 | |
8611180225 | recalcitrant | defiant, unapologetic | 23 | |
8611180227 | indefatigable | incapable of defeat, failure, decay | 24 | |
8611180955 | esoteric | understood by or meant for only a select few who have special knowledge or interest (word to describe language) | 25 | |
8611181506 | sophomoric | immature, uninformed, weak | 26 | |
8611181634 | acerbic | biting, bitter in tone or taste | 27 | |
8611181753 | affable | friendly, amiable (happy) | 28 | |
8611182062 | audacious | extremely bold or daring, recklessly brave, fearless (strong) | 29 | |
8611182224 | surreptitious | obtained, done made, etc. by stealth, secret or unauthorized (mysterious) | 30 | |
8611182592 | ascribe | to assign, credit, attribute to | 31 | |
8611182899 | somnolent | sleepy, drowsy | 32 | |
8611183257 | grandiloquence | lofty, pompous language | 33 | |
8611183258 | rhapsodize | to engage in excessive enthusiasm | 34 | |
8611183802 | neophyte | someone who is young or inexperienced | 35 | |
8611183992 | facade | a deceptive appearance or attitude | 36 | |
8611183994 | assiduous | hard working, diligent | 37 | |
8611184239 | insurgent | one who rebels | 38 | |
8611184240 | temerity | audacity, recklessness | 39 | |
8611184449 | vociferous | loud, boisterous | 40 | |
8611184450 | conciliatory | friendly, agreeable | 41 | |
8611184695 | discordant | not agreeing, not in harmony with | 42 | |
8611184962 | quixotic | idealistic yet impractical, dreamy | 43 | |
8611185505 | pejorative | derogatory, uncomplimentary | 44 | |
8611185824 | querulous | whiny, complaining | 45 | |
8611185826 | adjure | urge or request solemnly or earnestly to do something | 46 | |
8611186053 | transgress | to violate, go over a limit | 47 | |
8611186686 | inexorable | incapable of being persuaded or placated | 48 | |
8611186687 | efface | to wipe out, obliterate, wipe away | 49 | |
8611186954 | expurgate | to remove offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book | 50 | |
8611187390 | immutable | not changeable | 51 | |
8611187391 | resplendent | shiny, glowing | 52 | |
8611187668 | turpitude | depravity, moral corruption | 53 | |
8611188004 | veracity | truthfulness, accuracy | 54 | |
8611188007 | zealous | fervent, filled with eagerness in pursuit of something | 55 | |
8611188412 | venerative | showing awe, respect (reverence) | 56 | |
8611189568 | impious | not pious or religious, lacking reverence for God | 57 | |
8611189871 | repugnant | distasteful, offensive, disgusting | 58 | |
8611190604 | irascible | easily provoked to anger, very irritable | 59 | |
8611190882 | lugubrious | mournful, dismal, or gloomy (sadness) | 60 | |
8611191689 | assuage | to make less painful, severe, to ease | 61 | |
8611192168 | perfidy | betrayal of trust | 62 | |
8611192169 | arduous | difficult | 63 | |
8611192394 | avarice | greed | 64 | |
8611192395 | aphorism | a brief, pointed statement, expressing a wise or clever observation | 65 | |
8611192951 | abrogate | to abolish, usually by authority | 66 | |
8611193254 | enmity | ill will, hatred, hostility | 67 | |
8611193479 | phlegmatic | uninterested, unresponsive | 68 | |
8611193824 | scurrilous | vulgar, coarse | 69 | |
8611193825 | superfluity | an unnecessary or excessively large amount or number of something | 70 | |
8611194545 | caustic | bitter, biting, cutting | 71 | |
8611195233 | imperious | commanding, domineering | 72 | |
8611195234 | insipid | dull, boring | 73 | |
8611196107 | tenable | able to be defended or maintained | 74 | |
8611196346 | verbose | wordy, impaired by wordiness | 75 | |
8611196347 | espouse | to take up as a cause, support | 76 | |
8611196844 | abase | to humiliate, degrade | 77 | |
8611196845 | blithe | carefree | 78 | |
8611196946 | connate | existing naturally, innate | 79 | |
8611197217 | coalesce | to fuse into a whole | 80 | |
8611197218 | nomadic | wondering from place to place | 81 | |
8611197592 | obdurate | unyielding to persuasion or moral influence | 82 | |
8611197736 | petulance | rudeness, irritability | 83 | |
8611197974 | loquacious | talkative | 84 | |
8611197975 | docile | easily taught or trained | 85 | |
8611198123 | physiognomy | the assessment of a person's character or personality from his or her outer appearance, especially the face | 86 | |
8611198500 | ignominy | public shame or disgrace | 87 | |
8611199427 | mendacious | having a lying, false character | 88 | |
8611199557 | nebulous | vaguely defined, cloudy | 89 | |
8611199559 | maudlin | weakly sentimental | 90 | |
8611199720 | perspicacious | shrewd, insightful perspective | 91 | |
8611199906 | cursory | brief, to the point of being superficial | 92 | |
8611200170 | delineate | to describe, outline, shed light on | 93 | |
8611200644 | mores | the moral attitudes and fixed customs of a group of people | 94 | |
8611201185 | paradigm | an example that is a perfect pattern or mode | 95 | |
8611201585 | ruminate | to contemplate, reflect | 96 | |
8611201586 | stoic | unaffected by passion or feeling | 97 | |
8611201800 | adept | extremely skilled | 98 | |
8611201801 | veneer | a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance | 99 | |
8611202601 | intransigent | refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion | 100 | |
8611203523 | idiosyncratic | peculiar to one person, highly individualized | 101 | |
8611204004 | fallacious | incorrect, misleading | 102 | |
8611204005 | jubilant | extremely joyful, happy | 103 | |
8611205630 | multifarious | having great diversity | 104 | |
8611205778 | winsome | charming, pleasing | 105 | |
8611205779 | trite | overused, unoriginal | 106 | |
8611206090 | trenchant | effective, articulate, clear cut | 107 |