AP Language - Vocabulary Unit 2 Flashcards

14960159086	ex officio	(adj,adv) by virtue of holding a certain office	0
14960159087	ex officio sentence	Most countries give their presidents the ex officio title of commander-in-chief of the military forces.	1
14960159088	infringe	(v) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds	2
14960159089	infringe sentence	Conspiracy groups believe the government is constantly passing laws that infringe on the rights of the people.	3
14960159090	callow	(adj) without feathers, without experience, immature, not fully developed, lacking sophistication and poise	4
14960159091	callow sentence	The callow basketball player missed an incredibly easy shot.	5
14960159092	ameliorate	(v) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming	6
14960159093	ameliorate sentence	Ameliorate your singing by taking a few vocal lessons.	7
14960159094	bombastic	(adj) pompous or overblown in language, full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas	8
14960159095	bombastic sentence	I cannot believe the minister's bombastic sermon lasted three hours!	9
14960159096	ingratiate	(v) make oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance by others(sometimes used in critical or derogatory sense)	10
14960159097	ingratiate sentence	Because Sarah wanted a raise, she decided to ingratiate herself with her boss by offering to work on the weekends.	11
14960159098	epitome	(n) a summary, condensed account, an instance that represents a larger reality	12
14960159099	epitome sentence	The cheetah is the epitome of a fast-running animal	13
14960159100	aplomb	(n) poised, assurance, great self-confidence, perpendicularity	14
14960159101	aplomb sentence	Jason handled his first acting role with aplomb and won over his critics.	15
14960159102	exhort sentence	While I cannot force you to drive the speed limit, I exhort you to do so or else you might end up in jail.	16
14960159103	exhort	(v) to urge strongly, advise earnestly	17
14960159104	drivel	(n) salvia or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose, aimless talk or thinking, nonsense (v) to let saliva flow from the mouth, to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter way foolishly	18
14960159105	drivel sentence	Throughout the poorly written film, the audience was forced to endure the characters' drivel that added nothing to the plot.	19
14960159106	inveigh	(v) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval	20
14960159107	inveigh sentence	Although I did not like the movie, I did not dislike it so much that I will make the time to inveigh about the film online.	21
14960159108	surmise	(v) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence, to conjecture or guess (n) an idea or thought that seems likely but lacks definite proof	22
14960159109	surmise sentence	Since Bob and Mary are both book addicts, we jokingly surmise the couple met in a library	23
14960159110	intrinsic	(adj) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part; good for its own sake	24
14960159111	intrinsic sentence	A man with a generous heart can see the intrinsic value in something which looks worthless to others.	25
14960159112	occult	(adj) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view, not detectable by ordinary means (v) to hide, conceal; eclipse (n) matters involving supernatural	26
14960159113	occult sentence	It is said that on Halloween night all the occult creatures walk the Earth	27
14960159114	precipitate	(v) to fall as moisture, to cause or bring about suddenly, to hurl down from a great height, to give distinct form to (adj) characterized by excessive haste (n) moisture, the product of an action or process	28
14960159115	precipitate sentence	Drinking in excess will precipitate liver disease.	29
14960159116	lassitude	(n) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy	30
14960159117	lassitude sentence	After the long race, Jack experienced a feeling of lassitude.	31
14960159118	millennium	(n) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy, prosperity, or peace	32
14960159119	millennium sentence	The year 2000 saw the end of another millennium.	33
14960159120	permeate	(v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through	34
14960159121	permeate sentence	The light will permeate through the curtain when the sun rises.	35
14960159122	stringent	(adj) strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste	36
14960159123	stringent sentence	I was so happy to move out of my parents' house and escape their stringent rules.	37
14960159124	interloper	(n) an intruder, one who moves where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be	38
14960159125	interloper sentence	An interloper on a ship is called a stowaway	39