AP Vocab List #3 Flashcards
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| 14722288915 | censure | (v) to criticize harshly | 0 | |
| 14722288916 | vexation | (n) discomfort or distress | 1 | |
| 14722288917 | inundate | (v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size | 2 | |
| 14722288918 | callous | (adj) emotionally hardened, unfeeling | 3 | |
| 14722288919 | corroborate | (v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify | 4 | |
| 14722288920 | sanguine | (adj) cheerful; optimistic | 5 | |
| 14722288921 | scintillate | (v) to sparkle; to twinkle; to sparkle intellectually | 6 | |
| 14722288922 | ponderous | (adj) slow and clumsy because of great weight | 7 | |
| 14722288923 | Ideology | (n) a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. | 8 | |
| 14722288924 | countenance | (n) a person's face or facial expression OR (n) support | 9 | |
| 14722288925 | analogous | (adj) comparable to; like | 10 | |
| 14722288926 | allay | (v.) to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve | 11 | |
| 14722288927 | caricature | an exaggerated portrayal of one's features | 12 | |
| 14722288928 | colloquial | Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing | 13 | |
| 14722288929 | Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 14 |