AP Language Vocab 3 Flashcards
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12678605884 | Cavort | (Verb) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry | 0 | |
12678605885 | Cavort | synonym: gambol | 1 | |
12678605886 | Credence | (Noun) belief, mental acceptance | 2 | |
12678605887 | Credence | syn: credit, trust, confidence | 3 | |
12678605888 | Credence | Antonyms: disbelief, skepticism, incredulity | 4 | |
12678605889 | Decry | (v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate | 5 | |
12678605890 | Decry | Synonyms: denounce, censure, devalue | 6 | |
12678605891 | Decry | antonyms: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise | 7 | |
12678605892 | Dissemble | (v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression | 8 | |
12678605893 | dissemble | Synonyms: dissimulate, mask, feign | 9 | |
12678605894 | Distraught | (adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict | 10 | |
12678605895 | distraught | Synonym: distracted | 11 | |
12678605896 | Distraught | Antonym: calm, collected | 12 | |
12678605897 | Eulogy | Synonyms: panegyric, encomium, tribute | 13 | |
12678605898 | Eulogy | Antonyms: philippic, invective | 14 | |
12678605899 | Envince | (v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke | 15 | |
12678605900 | Envince | Synonyms: exhibit, manifest, occasion | 16 | |
12678605901 | Exhume | (v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light | 17 | |
12678605902 | Exhume | synonyms: disinter, unearth, uncover | 18 | |
12678605903 | exhume | antonyms: bury, inter | 19 | |
12678605904 | Feckless | (adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable | 20 | |
12678605905 | feckless | Synonyms: feeble, incompetent, ineffectual | 21 | |
12678605906 | feckless | antonyms: competent, capable, effective | 22 | |
12678605907 | murky | (adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision | 23 | |
12678605908 | murky | Synonyms: dim, cloudy | 24 | |
12678605909 | murky | antonyms: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid | 25 | |
12678605910 | nefarious | (adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards | 26 | |
12678605911 | nefarious | Synonyms: inquisitious, reprehensible | 27 | |
12678605912 | nefarious | Antonyms: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious | 28 | |
12678605913 | piquant | (adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative | 29 | |
12678605914 | piquant | Synonyms: zestful, tangy | 30 | |
12678605915 | piquant | antonyms: bland, insipid, tasteless, mild | 31 | |
12678605916 | primordial | (adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic | 32 | |
12678605917 | primordial | syn: original, primal | 33 | |
12678605918 | propinquity | (n.) nearness in place or time; kinship | 34 | |
12678605919 | propinquity | Synonym: similarity | 35 | |
12678605920 | propinquity | Antonyms: remoteness, distance | 36 | |
12678605921 | substantive | (adj.) real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic | 37 | |
12678605922 | substantive | Synonyms: substantial, meaty | 38 | |
12678605923 | substantive | antonyms: imaginary,unreal,meaningless | 39 | |
12678605924 | unwonted | (adj.) not usual or expected; not in character | 40 | |
12678605925 | unwonted | syn: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical | 41 | |
12678605926 | unwonted | antonyms: usual, customary, typical | 42 | |
12678605927 | utopian | (adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical | 43 | |
12678605928 | utopian | syn: idealistic | 44 | |
12678605929 | utopian | antonyms: realistic, pragmatic | 45 | |
12678605930 | verbiage | (n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression | 46 | |
12678605931 | verbiage | syn: prolixity, diction, jargon | 47 | |
12678605932 | verdant | (adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment | 48 | |
12678605933 | verdant | Synonyms: artless, naive | 49 | |
12678605934 | verdant | Antonyms: scorched, seed, barren | 50 |