A-H AP Language Vocab Flashcards

10750767942	Aberration	something that differs from the norm	0
10750771955	Ambiguous	unclear or doubtful in meaning	1
10750775504	ambivalent	having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone	2
10783616602	arbitrary	(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness	3
10783624689	artifice	a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery	4
10783629867	ascribe	(v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute	5
10783633925	astute	(adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom	6
10783638274	colloquial	Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing	7
10783648487	compunction	Feeling of regret or remorse	8
10783659708	conciliatory	intended or likely to placate or pacify	9
10783663984	conjecture	A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence	10
10783673173	contemptuous	Feeling hatred; scornful	11
10783677867	contingent	(adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; (n.) a representative group forming part of a larger body	12
10783683465	contrived	deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously	13
10783696858	convoluted	intricate and complicated	14
10783702440	deferential	respectful and polite in a submissive way	15
10783707179	didactic	intended to instruct	16
10783712595	discursive	(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic	17
10783716885	disparage	to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue	18
10783725183	disparate	fundamentally different; entirely unlike	19
10783730830	dissemination	the act of spreading something, especially information, widely; circulation	20
10783737061	dogmatic	strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner	21
10783742209	earnestness	deep sincerity or seriousness	22
10783746307	effusive	emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative	23
10783753040	elicit	(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)	24
10783759319	embittered	Made bitter or resentful	25
10783762901	emphatic	showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly	26
10783768266	empirical	based on practical experience rather than theory	27
10783776878	Encapsulation	Combining data fields and methods in a class	28
10783784514	engenders	cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).	29
10783794190	enigmatic	(adj.) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood	30
10783798545	enunciate	To pronounce or articulate	31
10783805003	ephemeral	lasting a very short time	32
10783815707	equanimity	(n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic	33
10783821068	equivocal	open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous	34
10783832672	euphemistic	of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology	35
10783838262	exhortation	an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something	36
10783844861	fastidiousness	very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail	37
10783849722	fervent	having or displaying a passionate intensity	38
10783853316	folly	lack of good sense; foolishness	39
10783856475	futility	pointlessness or uselessness	40
10783865776	genial	(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm	41
10783869031	heedless	showing a reckless lack of care or attention	42