AP vocab list 2 Flashcards
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| 7523234842 | aesthetic | (adj) concerned with or related to appearance and beauty; (pl. n) a pleasing appearance or effect | 0 | |
| 7523234843 | alacrity | (n) promptness in response; a cheerful readiness | 1 | |
| 7523234844 | ameliorate | (v) to make better or more tolerable | 2 | |
| 7523234845 | esoteric | (adj) of special, rare, or unusual interest; requiring knowledge that is restricted to a small group | 3 | |
| 7523234846 | exigencies | (pl n) the needs, demands, or requirements of a particular circumstance or condition | 4 | |
| 7523234847 | facile | (adj) easily accomplished or attained; readily manifested; shallow or simplistic | 5 | |
| 7523234848 | hegemony | (n) the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group; domination or ascendance | 6 | |
| 7523234849 | pithy | (adj) brief and directly to the point | 7 | |
| 7523234850 | propitious | (adj) favorable; favorably inclined; boding well; promising | 8 | |
| 7523234851 | prosaic | (adj) dull and unimaginative; ordinary and everyday | 9 |