AP Language Vocab Section 10 Flashcards

8963215053	adventitious	adj. happening on accordance to chance rather than inherent nature; coming from the outside; not native Synonyms: unplanned, fortuitous, coincidental, serendipitous, accidental Antonyms: inherent, innate, intrinsic Sentence: Adventitious plants were brought to grow in Florida from their native land of Australia.	0
8963215054	compendious	adj. containing or presenting all the essential facts in a comprehensive and concise manner (basically says a lot in a few words) Synonyms: succinct, pithy, condensed, synoptic, summarized Antonyms: expanded, long-winded, verbose, circuitous Sentence: Cliff notes give concise and __________________ summaries of commonly read books.	1
8963215055	contumacious	adj. stubbornly disobedient to authority Synonyms: disobedient, defiant, incompliant, insubordinate, froward, wayward Antonyms: amiable, compliant, docile, obedient, submissive Sentence: His contumacious attitude becomes extremely annoying when he disrupts class to challenge the teacher's rulings.	2
8963215056	covetousness	n. a painful awareness of another's possessions and a selfish desire to have them; heightened jealousy Synonyms: jealousy, envy, invidiousness, resentment, equivitiveness, gluttonous, repaciousness Antonyms: contentment, fulfillment, generosity, philanthropy Sentence: Sheila's covetousness of her sister's new necklace led to a big fight between them after the necklace "went missing."	3
8963215057	espouse	v. to take up and support as a cause; to embrace as a cause or as a wife Synonyms: support, marry, wed Antonyms: divorce, separate Sentence: Prince Charles espoused Kate at a beautiful wedding ceremony several years ago.	4
8963215058	indigent	adj. lacking money or worldly possessions Synonyms: impecunious, impoverished, destitute, penniless, penurious Antonyms: affluent, flush, opulent, wealthy Sentence: It is a mitzvah to give money to the indigent people holding up signs on the side of the road.	5
8963215059	obviate	v. to keep from happening by taking action in advance Synonyms: prevent, avert, forestall, preclude, anticipate, impede, deter, intervene Antonyms: abet, advance, assist, encourage, cultivate Sentence: The new medical treatment ____________ the need for surgery.	6
8963215060	pariah	n. one who is cast out or rejected by society Synonyms: leper, outcast, reject, castaway, castoff, derelict Antonyms: insider Sentence: My daughter told me that if she wore the ugly, out-of-style dress to school, she would be a social ____________.	7
8963215061	peruse	Definition: to read through with thoroughness or care; to skim over POS: V Synonyms: analyze, browse, inspect, scan, scrutinize, skim, study, skim, scan, examine Antonyms: neglect, overlook Sentence: She perused the manuscript, checking for grammatical errors.	8
8963215062	rancor	Definition: bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing POS: N Synonyms: animosity, antipathy, enmity, acrimony, virtriol, antagonism Antonyms: sympathy, amity, goodwill, empathy Sentence: It is hard for me to not feel rancor towards the woman who married my ex-girlfriend.	9
8963215063	redolent	Definition: strongly reminiscent or suggestive of; giving off a specified fragrant POS: adj Synonyms: evocative, ambrosial, winsome Antonyms: malodorous, putrid, fetid, repugnant Sentence: The redolent scent of flowers filled the spring air.	10
8963215064	sedulous	Definition: showing dedication and diligence POS: adj Synonyms: meticulous, assiduous, industrious, conscientious, punctilious, scrupulous, persistent Antonyms: lazy, careless, sloppy, indolent Sentence: An impressively sedulous suitor, he constantly sent her flowers and other tokens of his affection	11
8963215065	sidereal	Definition: of or with respect to the distant stars POS: adj Synonyms: luminous, sparkling, stellar, bespangled, bright, celestial, starry, astral Antonyms: mundane, earthly, dull, dreary, muted, lackluster Sentence: The scientist's based her calculations on sidereal time, which was related to the earth's rotation around fixed planets.	12
8963215066	subsequently	Definition: after a particular thing has happened; afterward POS: adv Synonyms: antecedently, following, in due course, consequently, by and by, ensuing Antonyms: formerly Sentence: He was taken prisoner at the battle of Tinchebrai in 1106, but was subsequently released.	13
8963215067	taciturn	Definition: reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little POS: adj Synonyms: laconic, reticent, unforthcoming, withdrawn Antonyms: garrulous, verbose, loquacious Sentence: By nature, Sheila is a taciturn woman who keeps her thoughts to herself.	14
8963215068	volatile	Definition: flying or having the ability to fly; liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse; easily evaporated at normal temperatures; easily aroused POS: adj Synonyms: evanescent, transitory, capricious, mercurial Antonyms: constant Sentence: Putting up with his volatile moods was not easy	15