AP Language & Composition Vocabulary #1 Flashcards

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