AP Language 13 Flashcards

12185301393	cordial	warm and friendly:	0
12185301394	innovation	a new method, idea, product, etc.:	1
12185301395	scrupulous	(of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details:	2
12185301396	alacrity	brisk and cheerful readiness:	3
12185301397	converge	to come together from different directions so as eventually to meet:	4
12185301398	discount	to regard (a possibility, fact, or person) as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks credibility:	5
12185301399	assuage	to make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense:	6
12185301400	static	lacking in movement, action, or change:	7
12185301401	redundant	(of words or data) able to be omitted without loss of meaning or function:	8
12185301402	perfunctory	done routinely and with little interest or care:	9
12185301403	acclaim	enthusiastic and public praise:	10
12185301404	satire	the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.	11
12185301405	capitulate	cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender:	12
12185301406	tantamount	equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as:	13
12185301407	hackneyed	(of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite:	14