AP Language and Composition Flashcards

9673834303	accusatory	indicating or suggesting that one believes a person has done something wrong.	0
9673834304	allusive	(of a remark or reference) working by suggestion rather than explicit mention.	1
9673834305	aloof	describes someone who is reserved in manner; uninvolved.	2
9673834306	ambivalent	characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings or attitudes	3
9673836430	apathetic	not interested; having no strong emotion towards	4
9673839008	audacious	bold	5
9673839009	callous	unfeeling; unsympathetic	6
9673839010	candid	open and sincere	7
9673840659	captious	tending to find and call attention to faults	8
9673840660	censorious	severely critical	9
9673844181	choleric	easily made angry, bad-tempered	10
9673844182	clinical	efficient and unemotional; coldly detached.	11
9673844183	condescending	displaying superiority; patronizing	12
9673846152	contemplative	deeply or seriously thoughtful	13
9673848177	contemptuous	expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect	14
9673848178	delirious	in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.	15
9673850675	derivise	expressing contempt or ridicule.	16
9673850676	detached	separate or disconnected, in particular.	17
9673852854	didactic	intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.	18
9673852855	dispassionate	impartial; calm, free from emotion	19
9673855016	dogmatic	inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true	20
9673855017	effusive	overflowing with words or feelings; gushing	21
9673855018	elated	in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased	22
9673856781	elegiac	mournful over what has passed or been lost; often used to describe tone	23
9673856782	erudite	scholarly	24
9673856783	esoteric	intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret	25
9673858947	euphemistic	using or of the nature of a euphemism; polite	26
9673858948	flippant	not showing a serious or respectful attitude	27
9673858949	frivolous	not important; silly; trivial	28
9673860981	giddy	having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy.	29
9674261401	belligerent	given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war	30
9674261402	benevolent	kindly, charitable	31
9674279517	caustic	severely critical or sarcastic	32