Unit 20 Definitions - AP Lang Flashcards

5772888713	ambidextrous	______________ batters in baseball are called switch hitters.	0
5772888714	antipathy	Despite her _____________ to modern art, Deonna is a staunch supporter of the museum.	1
5772888715	deleterious	A diet high in fats has a ________________ effect on one's health.	2
5772888716	excoriate	Incensed store owners ____________ the mayor for the town's perfunctory snow-cleaning efforts.	3
5772888717	extrapolate	From a small sample one can ____________ the total number of viewers of a television program.	4
5772888718	grisly	Rescue workers had the ____________ task of looking for bodies following the conflagration that destroyed the rooming house.	5
5772888719	idiosyncrasy	Wearing a pink cashmere sweater was one of movie director Ed Wood's ________________.	6
5772888720	impute	The children _____________ to their car a mind and personality of its own.	7
5772888721	maladroit	Dale's cross-examination of the witnesses was so _____________ and ineffective that he was taken off the case.	8
5772888722	negata	By pretending all was well I ______________ my true feelings.	9
5772888723	passe	Nowadays, dressing in formal clothes for dinner is considered ____________ even in the most patrician circles.	10
5772888724	pedagogue	After teaching all day at school, Mrs. Levendusky also played the _______________ at home, helping her children learn to read.	11
5772888725	preponderance	The _______________ of cars on the road today are foreign imports; one sees very few domestic models.	12
5772888726	propound	Einstein ________________ the startling idea that time is elastic and can expand and contract.	13
5772888727	stance	The proper ________________ for this exercise is feet apart with knees slightly bent.	14