AP Language 5 Flashcards
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11069130514 | relative | having a particular quality or value when compared with something else: | 0 | |
11069130515 | absolute | complete, definite, true, or right, and not changing in any situation: | 1 | |
11069130516 | comprehensive | including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something; complete: | 2 | |
11069130517 | paradigm | (1) a set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them (especially in an intellectual discipline);(2) an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype: | 3 | |
11069130518 | hierarchy | a system in which people or things are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status: | 4 | |
11069130519 | anomaly | something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected: | 5 | |
11069130520 | salient | most noticeable or important: | 6 | |
11069130521 | constituent | being a part of a whole: | 7 | |
11069130522 | pander | to do or provide what someone wants or demands (even though it is not proper, good, or reasonable): | 8 | |
11069130523 | stigma | a mark of disgrace: | 9 | |
11069130524 | impartial | treating all rivals or disputants equally: | 10 | |
11069130525 | substantiate | to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of something: | 11 | |
11069130526 | contempt | the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn: | 12 | |
11069130527 | impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of (someone or something): | 13 | |
11069130528 | servile | very obedient and trying too hard to please someone: | 14 |