AP Language Vocabulary Lesson 2 Flashcards

10661566407	antithesis	a direct opposite, a contrast	0
10661567504	ascend	to move upward, to rise from a lower station	1
10661567985	austere	strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic	2
10661569641	autonomous	independent, self-contained	3
10661570730	banal	common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed	4
10661571427	benign	not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial	5
10661579819	capricious	changing suddenly, fickle	6
10661579820	dawdle	to waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner	7
10661580973	defamation	act of harming or ruining another's reputation	8
10661582841	esoteric	understood only by a small group or a select few	9
10661583618	exacerbate	to aggravate, to irritate, to vex	10
10661586124	extol	to praise, to glorify	11
10661586752	fastidious	reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme	12
10661587711	furtive	secret in an underhanded way, stealthy	13
10661588396	gregarious	sociable and outgoing	14
10661589135	hypocrite	one who is insincere or deceitful	15
10661589978	innate	existing from birth, inborn	16
10661590588	lethargic	sluggish, languid	17
10661591496	melancholy	depression of spirits	18
10661592444	opaque	not allowing the passage of light, not transparent; hard to understand	19
10661595517	prolific	abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity	20
10661596900	reprove	to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent	21
10661598293	symmetry	balanced proportions	22
10661598294	tranquil	peaceful, calm	23
10661599074	venerate	to honor, to revere	24