AP Language Vocabulary List 7 Flashcards

12284454224	Counterpart	(n.) a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement	0
12284467255	Effrontery	(n.) shameless boldness, impudence	1
12284471136	Ephemeral	(adj.)lasting a very short time; short-lived	2
12284484224	Felicitous	(adj.) appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy	3
12284493472	Allay	(v.) to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve	4
12284495341	Furtive	(adj.)secret, stealthy	5
12284510848	Coterie	(n.) a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest	6
12284510849	Embellish	(v.) to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details	7
12284513091	Demur	(v.) to object or take exception to; (n.) an objection	8
12284515801	Convival	(adj.)festive, sociable, having fun together, genial	9
12284519186	Bestial	(adj.) beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility	10
12284532228	Raiment	(n.)clothing, garments	11
12284538470	Garish	(adj.) glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way	12
12284542534	Indigent	(adj.) needy, impoverished	13
12284544217	Misanthrope	(n.) a person who hates or despises people	14
12284546300	Picayune	(adj.) of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded	15
12284548876	Pertinacious	(adj.) very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs; hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied	16
12284550677	Inordinate	(adj.) far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive	17
12284553460	Illusory	(adj.) misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality	18
12284555163	Jettison	(v.) to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome	19