AP Language & Composition Vocabulary #1 Flashcards
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15091736899 | allusion | an implied or indirect reference | 0 | |
15091743932 | appease | to calm; pacify or buy off by concessions | 1 | |
15091758016 | banal | lacking originality or freshness; trite or commonplace | 2 | |
15091775589 | circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances; wary; cautious | 3 | |
15091789888 | contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument; quarrelsome | 4 | |
15091817285 | deference | courteous regard; respect; compliance | 5 | |
15091843364 | dichotomy | a division into two; something with seemingly contradictory | 6 | |
15091871469 | dubious | doubtful; questionable | 7 | |
15091874946 | enthrall | to captivate; please greatly | 8 | |
15091987849 | exonerate | to free or declare free from blame | 9 | |
15091994303 | flippant | treating serious things lightly; disrespectful | 10 | |
15092001518 | harangue | lengthy and earnest speech; ranting speech or writing | 11 | |
15092022126 | implacable | unforgiving; uncompromising | 12 | |
15092030323 | ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words | 13 | |
15092047201 | irrefutable | impossible to disprove | 14 | |
15092051766 | laud | to praise | 15 | |
15092056823 | lugubrious | mournful; especially in an exaggerated way | 16 | |
15092074843 | negligence | lack of proper care and attention; neglect | 17 | |
15092083959 | odious | hateful; repulsive | 18 | |
15092091575 | pedantic | a person who insists on strict adherence to formal rules; narrowly learned | 19 | |
15092116720 | polemical | controversial; involving dispute | 20 | |
15092122505 | profuse | showing great abundance; plentiful | 21 | |
15092129813 | rebuttal | an argument that disproves or refutes | 22 | |
15092138196 | respite | a period of temporary delay; an interval of rest or relief | 23 | |
15092148874 | scathing | scornful; caustic | 24 | |
15092156391 | stanza | a verse, as in a poem or song | 25 | |
15092170333 | synopsis | a summary or outline | 26 | |
15092174280 | unerring | committing no error | 27 | |
15092179824 | vilification | the act of defaming or speaking evil of someone | 28 | |
15092186719 | zenith | a peak or highest point; summit | 29 |