AP Vocabulary List #1 Flashcards
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7354935469 | Admonitory | (adj.) serving to warn; expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective | 0 | |
7354941090 | Allusive | (adj.) characterized by indirect references | 1 | |
7354941091 | Ambivalent | (adj.) having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing, or idea; unable to decide | 2 | |
7354943395 | Brazen | (adj.) Bold and without shame | 3 | |
7354943396 | Clinical | (adj.) direct, detached, scientific, impersonal | 4 | |
7354944848 | Conciliatory | (adj.) Appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile | 5 | |
7354944849 | Compunction | (n.) remorse, regret | 6 | |
7354946916 | Din | (n) a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise | 7 | |
7354946917 | Edict | (n) an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority | 8 | |
7354948765 | Effusive | (adj.) Overflowing with words or feelings; gushing | 9 | |
7354950121 | Indiscretion | (n.) A small mistake or misdeed; behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgment. | 10 | |
7354950122 | Perquisites | (n) "perks" that come along with something; the benefits | 11 | |
7354953509 | Sepulcher | (n) a tomb or burial chamber | 12 | |
7354953510 | Suppliant | (n) one who asks for something; a beggar; a petitioner | 13 | |
7354956065 | Tumult | (n). a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people. | 14 | |
7354956066 | Marauding | (adj)engaged in raiding for plunder, especially roaming about and ravaging an area | 15 | |
7354958545 | Akimbo | (adj.) - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward | 16 | |
7354960080 | Lassitude | (n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy | 17 | |
7354961363 | Licentious | (adj.) morally unrestrained | 18 | |
7354961364 | Muse | (v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder to think about in a dreamy way, ponder | 19 | |
7354963331 | Pecuniary | (adj) Consisting of or relating to money | 20 | |
7354963332 | Plight | (n) a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation; predicament | 21 | |
7354965263 | Presumptuous | (adj.) assuming too much; arrogant | 22 | |
7354965264 | Subversive | (adj) Intended to undermine or overthrow | 23 | |
7354968290 | Vacuous | (adj) having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless | 24 |