AP Language Vocabulary Unit #5 Flashcards
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| 9680508681 | Magnanimous | (adj.): very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself. | 0 | |
| 9680508682 | Amalgam | (n.): a mixture or blend. | 1 | |
| 9680510819 | Repartee | (n.): conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies. | 2 | |
| 9680510820 | Ubiquitous | (adj.): present, appearing, or found everywhere. | 3 | |
| 9680512934 | Venerable | (adj.): accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character. | 4 | |
| 9680519903 | Countenance | (n.): a person's face or facial expression. | 5 | |
| 9680519904 | Deposition | (n.): the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch. | 6 | |
| 9680521961 | Discursive | (adj.): digressing from subject to subject. | 7 | |
| 9680521962 | Disdain | (n.): the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt. (v.): consider to be unworthy of one's consideration. | 8 | |
| 9680521963 | Epigram | (n.): a short witty poem expressing a single thought or observation. | 9 | |
| 9680521964 | Feign | (v.): pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury). | 10 | |
| 9680525322 | Laconic | (adj.): (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words. | 11 | |
| 9680525323 | Incredulous | (adj.) (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something. | 12 | |
| 9680527649 | Veracity | (n.): conformity to facts; accuracy. | 13 | |
| 9680527650 | Wry | (adj.): using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor. (adj.): (of a person's face or features) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance. | 14 | |
| 9680527651 | Confound | (v.): cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations. | 15 | |
| 9680529937 | Ethereal | (adj.): extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world. | 16 | |
| 9680529938 | Gambol | (v.): run or jump about playfully. | 17 | |
| 9680529939 | Mutability | (n.): liability or tendency to change. | 18 | |
| 9680529940 | Nascent | (adj.): (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential. | 19 | |
| 9680532039 | Furtive | (adj.): attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive. | 20 | |
| 9680532040 | Pedantic | (adj.): exact; precise. | 21 | |
| 9680534425 | Torpor | (n.): a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy. | 22 | |
| 9680534426 | Fatuous | (adj.): silly and pointless. | 23 | |
| 9680536797 | Febrile | (adj.): having or showing the symptoms of a fever. (adj.): having or showing a great deal of nervous excitement or energy. | 24 |