AP - Vocab #3 Flashcards

7471420162	Affront	an insult	0
7471420163	Blase	(adj.) indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic	1
7471420164	Cajole	persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery	2
7471423825	Choleric	hot-tempered, easily angered	3
7471423826	Encumber	To weigh down or burden	4
7471426678	Feckless	(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable	5
7471426679	Impasse	dead end	6
7471430288	Indolent	lazy; averse to work	7
7471433180	Lugubrious	sorrowful; mournful; dismal	8
7471433181	Ribald	(adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language	9
7471435891	Adulation	(n.) praise or flattery that is excessive	10
7471435892	Censure	harsh criticism or disapproval	11
7471438229	Dissemble	to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character	12
7471438230	Droll	curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement	13
7471440077	Expectorate	cough up and spit out mucus from the respiratory tract	14
7471440078	Peremptory	Leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal	15
7471442014	Pusillanimous	(adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited	16
7471442015	Didactic	intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive	17
7471445257	Audacious	(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring	18
7471445258	Pithy	brief and full of meaning and substance; concise	19
7471447988	Jocund	cheerful, merry	20
7471447989	Pedantic	pompous; self-important; making a show of knowledge	21
7471450916	Serene	calm and peaceful	22
7471450917	Incisive	(adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)	23
7471454439	Cynical	doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives	24