AP Language 7 Flashcards

11069161292	spite	a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone:	0
11069161293	empirical	based on observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic:	1
11069161294	minutiae	the small, precise, or trivial details of something:	2
11069161295	watershed	an event or period marking a turning point in a course of action or state of affairs:	3
11069161296	advent	the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event:	4
11069161297	provincial	unsophisticated or narrow-minded:	5
11069161298	flout	to openly disregard (often with contempt or scorn):	6
11069161299	invoke	to cite or appeal to someone or something as an authority for an action or in support of an argument; to call on or summon; to give rise to:	7
11069161300	indict	to accuse or charge with a fault, offense, or serious crime:	8
11069161301	contingent	occurring or existing only if certain other circumstances are the case:	9
11069161302	vehement	showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense:	10
11069161303	holistic	relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than parts:	11
11069161304	onus	a disagreeable necessity; the burden of proving something:	12
11069161305	moot	subject to debate and typically not admitting of a final decision (therefore often having little practical significance because the subject is too uncertain):	13
11069161306	caricature	a ludicrous, grotesque, or comically exaggerated representation of someone or something:	14