AP Language and Composition Lesson 12 Flashcards

12686017950	abridge	to shorten, to diminish	0
12686017951	alacrity	prompt and cheerful response	1
12686017952	antipathy	a dislike, distaste, or enmity	2
12686017953	augment	to make greater or to supplement	3
12686017954	bombastic	using inflated language, pompous	4
12686017955	decry	to speak against, to rail against, to disparage	5
12686017956	eclectic	coming from a variety of diverse sources	6
12686017957	enhance	to make better; to improve	7
12686017958	euphonious	pleasant or agreeable (sound); dulcet	8
12686017959	fervid	ardent, burning, impassioned	9
12686017960	impecunious	without money	10
12686017961	ingratiate	to make an effort to gain good favor with someone	11
12686017962	luxuriant	abundant in growth, very fertile	12
12686017963	Paltry	trifling; petty; worthless	13
12686017964	pedantry	act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and unimaginative	14
12686017965	placid	peaceful, calm	15
12686017966	Preclude	to make impossible	16
12686017967	promontory	land or rock projecting into a body of water	17
12686017968	raze	to completely destroy	18
12686017969	Secular	nonreligious, worldly	19
12686017970	Static	having no motion, showing little change	20
12686017971	tact	a keen sense for what is appropriate or tasteful in delicate situations	21
12686017972	torpid	sluggish, inactive, dull	22
12686017973	Vindicated	cleared of accusations or charges	23
12686017974	Vindictive	revengeful, spiteful	24