AP Language Week 20 Big Skirmish Flashcards

14700729311	bolster	support	0
14700729312	inculcate	instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction	1
14700729313	dismal	sad, gloomy, miserable	2
14700729314	indeterminate	not capable of being determined ; of uncertain or ambiguous nature	3
14700729315	feasible	practical; capable of being done; possible; realistic	4
14700729316	autonomous	existing as an independent entity	5
14700729317	Mollify	appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)	6
14700729318	trepidation	a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen	7
14700729319	fret	constantly or visibly worried or anxious	8
14700729320	Gratuitous	uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted	9
14700729321	artless	simple and natural; without cunning or deceit	10
14700729322	Disingenuous	not candid or sincere	11
14700729323	Artifice	clever or cunning devices or expedients	12
14700729324	ingenuous	naïve, artless, frank	13
14700729325	anomalous	Deviating from the general or common order or type	14
14700729326	pedantic	ostentatious in one's learning; overly concerned with minute details, especially in teaching	15
14700729327	viscous	having the properties of glue	16
14700729328	plunge	move quickly suddenly and with force	17
14700729329	grave	serious	18
14700729330	waver	to move back and forth	19
14700729331	idolatry / ous	excessive admiration of	20
14700729332	abstemious	Sparing in consumption of especially food and drink	21
14700729333	intimate	very familiar	22
14700729334	Ostensible	stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so	23
14700729335	credulity	too great a readiness to believe things	24
14700729336	despondent	deppressed	25
14700729337	criteria	A means of judging. A standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged.	26
14700729338	endeavor	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something	27
14700729339	insensible	unconscious unresponsive unaffected	28
14700729340	vex	annoy distress trouble	29
14700729341	obstinate	stubborn, uncompromising	30
14700729342	coerce	compel to force to make obedient	31
14700729343	discourse	written or spoken communication or debate	32
14700729344	logistical	relating to or involving organization and planning	33
14700729345	implode	burst inward	34
14700729346	discrete	individually distinct	35
14700729347	spurious	lacking authenticity, counterfeit	36
14700729348	daunt	intimidate, make fearful	37
14700729349	propriety	correct or appropriate behavior	38
14700729350	indignant	angered at something unjust or wrong	39
14700729351	Transpose	cause (two or more things) to change places with each other	40
14700729352	disdainful	scornful, showing lack of respect	41
14700729353	frenetic	frantic,frenzied	42
14700729354	arrogance	proud, superior manner of behaviour	43
14700729355	sardonic	grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic	44
14700729356	connoisseur	An expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts	45
14700729357	undermine	weaken gradually at the base, make something under	46
14700729358	haughty	arrogant, conceited	47
14700729359	imperative	urgent, essential	48
14700729360	circumspect	wary and unwilling to take risks	49
14700729361	sentinel	a person employed to watch for something to happen; a guard	50
14700729362	ludicrous	funny and ridiculous, laughable, preposterous, farcical	51
14700729363	erroneous	incorrect, containing mistakes	52
14700729364	prosaic	everyday, mundane, commonplace, trite, pedestrian	53
14700729365	quandary	a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation	54
14700729366	diligent	having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties	55
14700729367	lurid	presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms	56
14700729368	transgress	break or go beyond (a limit); violate; break a law	57
14700729369	introspection	examining one's own thoughts and feelings	58
14700729370	impair	worsen diminish in value	59
14700729371	foster	nurture, care for	60
14700729372	oblivious	unaware, having no memory	61
14700729373	transgress	break, go beyond (a limit)	62
14700729374	cumbersome	burdensome, heavy and awkward to carry	63
14700729375	volatile	changeable, inconstant, fickle, unstable, explosive	64
14700729376	ambivalent	having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.	65
14700729377	cataclysm	a sudden violent change in the earth's surface, catastrophe, calamity	66
14700729378	perish	to die	67
14700729379	myriad	very great number	68
14700729380	resort	to frequently visit	69
14700729381	florid	very much ornamented naturally red (e.g.. of face)	70
14700729382	implication	the conclusion that can be drawn from something, although it is not explicitly stated	71
14700729383	diffuse	move outward	72
14700729384	euphoria	elation state of pleasant excitement	73
14700729385	stride	walk with long steps	74
14700729386	constrict	make tight or smaller	75
14700729387	reciprocity	granting of privileges in return for similar	76
14700729388	mnemonic	aid to memory	77
14700729389	seminal	containing or contributing the seeds of later development	78
14700729390	proxy	a person authorized to act for another	79
14700729391	litigate	engage in legal proceedings ; press charges against, sue	80
14700729392	implicit	implied, though not plainly expressed	81
14700729393	callous	emotionally hardened, unfeeling	82
14700729394	insipid	lacking vigor or interest.	83
14700729395	stagnant	not moving or flowing; inactive	84
14700729396	lurk	be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something	85
14700729397	flaunting	show off complacently	86
14700729398	dogmatic	certain, without room for discussion	87
14700729399	candid	frank, straight-forward	88
14700729400	noxious	poisonous	89
14700729401	excoriate	censure or criticize severely	90
14700729402	jaded	tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm	91
14700729403	garrulous	talkative; wordy; chatty	92
14700729404	vindictive	having a desire to revenge	93
14700729405	ruse	a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)	94
14700729406	valorous	brave	95
14700729407	insurrection	rebellion	96
14700729408	lull	become quiet or less active	97
14700729409	conciliatory	reconciling soothing comforting mollifying	98
14700729410	decree	order given by authority	99