AP Language and Composition Vocab Set Two Flashcards
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| 7456118818 | clemency | (n.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness (origin: Latin or Anglo-French or Late Middle English) | 0 | |
| 7456118819 | demoralize | (v.) to lower the spirits of; weaken the confidence or cheerfulness of (origin: French) | 1 | |
| 7456118820 | heathen | (n.) an uncivilized or irreligious person (origin: Middle or Old English) | 2 | |
| 7456118821 | imbibe | (v.) to drink (origin: Latin) | 3 | |
| 7456118822 | incredulous | (adj.) disbelieving, skeptical (origin: Latin) | 4 | |
| 7456118823 | invalid | (n.) an infirm or sickly person (origin: French or Latin) | 5 | |
| 7456118824 | meander | (v.) to wander about, wind about; (n.) a sharp turn or twist (origin: Latin or Greek) | 6 | |
| 7456118825 | multifarious | (adj.) having many different parts, elements, forms, etc. (origin: Late Latin) | 7 | |
| 7456118826 | perpetrate | (v.) to commit, as a crime or other antisocial act (origin: Latin) | 8 | |
| 7456118827 | preeminent | (adj.) better than anyone else; outstanding; supreme (origin: Latin or late Middle English) | 9 | |
| 7456118828 | recant | (v.) to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., especially formally (origin: Latin) | 10 | |
| 7456118829 | remiss | (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless (origin: Latin or Late Middle English) | 11 | |
| 7456118830 | tawdry | (adj.) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste (origin: Old English) | 12 | |
| 7456118831 | tenacious | (adj.) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent (origin: 1600s) | 13 | |
| 7456118832 | verbatim | (adj., adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken (origin: Medieval Latin) | 14 |