AP Vocab Quiz 2 Flashcards

10475332786	antithesis	the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance; the exact opposite	0
10475334943	ascend	to move upward	1
10475334944	austere	strict, stern, unadorned	2
10475335903	autonomous	independent, self-contained	3
10475336658	banal	obvious and dull	4
10475337844	benign	not dangerous to health, pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence	5
10475340446	capricious	determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason	6
10475341627	dawdle	hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc., to waste time	7
10475347753	defamation	an abusive attack on a person's character or good name (slander or libel)	8
10475349524	esoteric	confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle	9
10475457013	exacerbate	make worse, aggravate	10
10475457825	extol	praise, glorify, or honor	11
10475458694	fastidious	giving careful attention to detail; excessively worried about cleanliness	12
10475459806	furtive	secret and sly or sordid	13
10475460536	gregarious	seeking and enjoying the company of others	14
10475461052	hypocrite	a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold	15
10475469079	innate	present at birth but not necessarily hereditary	16
10475470474	lethargic	deficient in alertness or activity, sluggish	17
10477771347	melancholy	a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed	18
10477772358	opaque	not clearly understood or expressed, not transparent	19
10477774194	prolific	bearing in abundance, especially offspring; intellectually productive	20
10477775221	reprove	to scold in a mild way	21
10477775787	symmetry	balance among the parts of something	22
10477776590	tranquil	free from disturbance, calm	23
10477777098	venerate	regard with feelings of respect and reverence	24