AP Language Vocabulary List 1 Flashcards

11015656571	Encomium	(n.)a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute	0
11015659821	Coherent	(adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful	1
11015659823	Belabor	(v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly	2
11015670822	Acquisitive	(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property	3
11015670823	Eschew	(v.)to avoid, shun, keep away from	4
11015682060	Emulate	(v.)to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model	5
11015871897	Arrogate	(v.)to claim or take without right	6
11015685281	Banal	(adj.)hackneyed, trite, commonplace	7
11015688773	Congeal	(v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid	8
11015692908	Carping	(adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty, nagging criticism	9
11015697216	Substantiate	(v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to	10
11015699923	Temporize	(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise	11
11015720108	Largesse	(n.)generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions	12
11015726821	Tenable	(adj.)capable of being held or defended	13
11015729284	Insatiable	(adj.)so great or demanding as not to be satisfied	14
11015734518	Reconnaissance	(n.)a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination	15
11015742816	Germane	(adj.)relevant,appropriate,apropos	16
11015771407	Intransigent	(adj.)refusing to compromise,irreconcilable	17
11015785540	Taciturn	(adj.)habitually silent or quiet,inclined to talk very little	18
11015797508	Invidious	(adj.)offensive,hateful;tending to cause bitterness and resentment	19