AP Vocabulary Week #3 Flashcards
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14946952073 | prodigal | (adj.) wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; (n.) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent | 0 | |
14946961797 | assess | evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of | 1 | |
14946964873 | deter | To discourage or prevent from taking action | 2 | |
14946967690 | complacent | self-satisfied; overly content | 3 | |
14946971524 | contempt | scorn, extreme dislike or disdain | 4 | |
14946978218 | eloquent | persuasive and moving, especially in speech | 5 | |
14946981752 | virtue | moral excellence | 6 | |
14946987136 | vital | necessary or essential to life | 7 | |
14946993818 | guile | sly or cunning intelligence | 8 | |
14946998694 | biased | favoring one side unduly; prejudiced | 9 | |
14947009789 | censor | To remove offensive material from | 10 | |
14947013936 | vulnerable | susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm | 11 | |
14947018593 | hypocritical | false or deceptive | 12 | |
14947023885 | eccentric | unconventional and slightly strange | 13 | |
14947031959 | disdain | (v.) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n.) a feeling of contempt | 14 | |
14947040701 | abstract | difficult to understand | 15 | |
14947045883 | valid | Well-founded on evidence and corresponds accurately to the real world. | 16 | |
14947050666 | subtle | delicate, elusive, not obvious | 17 | |
14947052950 | enigma | a puzzle; a mystery | 18 | |
14947065685 | inevitable | certain to happen; unavoidable | 19 |