AP Lang Group 15 Flashcards
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| 6604046347 | sanguine | adjective - optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation. | 0 | |
| 6604047187 | coup | noun - a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government - also, a notable or successful stroke or move | 1 | |
| 6604048354 | flagrant | adjective - (of something considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive - obviously inconsistent with what is right or proper | 2 | |
| 6604049210 | intemperance | noun - lack of moderation or restraint. | 3 | |
| 6604050224 | arbitrary | adjective - based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system. | 4 | |
| 6604051108 | nostalgia | Noun - pleasure and sadness that is caused by remembering something from the past and wishing that you could experience it again. Therefore, it means that it is not only sadness or sickness, but also the pleasure of remembering the past or taking interest in the past. | 5 | |
| 6604053480 | deplore | verb - to hate or dislike (something) very much : to strongly disapprove of (something) | 6 | |
| 6604054309 | metonymy | noun - a figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it For example, a crown is associated with royalty, and is often used as a metonym for royal authority ("The edict issued today by the Crown forbids grazing in the commons"). | 7 |