AP list 5 Flashcards

8156704782	abnegation	denial of comfort to oneself	0
8156711339	abstruse	obscure; profound; difficult to understand	1
8156714689	amalgamate	to combine; to mix together	2
8156719010	bereft	deprived of (something valuable); lacking	3
8156723800	cavort	to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry	4
8156729288	discursive	rambling, lacking order	5
8156733936	efficacious	capable of producing the desired effect	6
8156737235	facade	a deceptive outward appearance; a misrepresentation	7
8156740791	gourmand	epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink	8
8156744655	insular	Pertaining to an island; detached, standing alone; narrow-minded, provincial	9
8156757340	knell	a sound made by a bell, often rung slowly for a death or funeral	10
8156761055	lurid	Gruesome or excessively vivid; sensational, shocking, unrestrained	11
8156765618	munificence	generosity in giving	12
8156770640	oblivious	lacking consciousness or awareness of something	13
8156775163	pejorative	disparaging, belittling, insulting	14
8156779793	recapitulate	Summarize, repeat in a concise way	15
8156784827	semaphore	an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms	16
8156788505	temerity	recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger	17
8156791926	vitriolic	harsh or corrosive in tone	18
8156795422	yoke	to join together; to unite closely	19