AP Language Week 18 Flashcards
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| 6383000545 | abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate (verb w/o) | 0 | |
| 6383013108 | accolade | any award, honor, or laudatory notice (noun) | 1 | |
| 6383018677 | ascetic | a person who leads an austerely simple life, especially one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies themselves material satisfaction (noun) | 2 | |
| 6383033626 | bequeath | to hand down; pass on (verb w/o) | 3 | |
| 6383037994 | charlatan | a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack (noun) | 4 | |
| 6383044611 | conflagration | a destructive fire, usually an extensive one (noun) | 5 | |
| 6383047619 | dearth | an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack (noun) | 6 | |
| 6383057553 | diffidence | the quality or state of lacking confidence in one's own ability (noun) | 7 | |
| 6383066354 | effervescent | vivacious; merry; lively; sparkling (adj) | 8 | |
| 6383072251 | ethereal | light, airy, or tenuous (adj) | 9 |