AP Language Vocabulary Lesson 4 Flashcards
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14382415519 | aesthetic | concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty | 0 | |
14382415520 | aloof | reserved, distant | 1 | |
14382415521 | archaic | antiquated, old, out of use | 2 | |
14382415522 | assuage | to make something unpleasant less severe | 3 | |
14382415523 | belie | to contradict, to misrepresent, to give a false impression | 4 | |
14382415524 | contentious | quarrelsome, inclined to argue | 5 | |
14382415525 | duant | to overcome with fear, intimidate, to dishearten, discourage | 6 | |
14382415526 | debilitate | to make weak or feeble | 7 | |
14382415527 | discord | lack of agreement or harmony | 8 | |
14382415528 | dissemination | the act of spreading something, especially information | 9 | |
14382415529 | dogmatic | strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner | 10 | |
14382415530 | duplicity | treachery, deceitfulness | 11 | |
14382415531 | egocentric | self-centered, selfish | 12 | |
14382415532 | euphemism | an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 13 | |
14382415533 | gluttonous | greedy for food and drink | 14 | |
14382415534 | mundane | ordinary, commonplace, earthly | 15 | |
14382415535 | ominous | unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen | 16 | |
14382415536 | petulance | unreasonable touchiness or irritability | 17 | |
14382415537 | pompous | overly self-important in speech and manner | 18 | |
14382415538 | precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence | 19 | |
14382415539 | slothful | lazy, indolent | 20 | |
14382415540 | trivia | insignificant matters | 21 | |
14382415541 | verbose | wordy, very talkative | 22 | |
14382415542 | virulent | extremely poisonous, hateful | 23 | |
14382415543 | volatile | easily changed, lively or explosive | 24 |