AP Language Vocab Set #2 Flashcards
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14686199703 | impotent | adj. powerless | 0 | |
14686199704 | antithesis | n. an exact opposite; an opposite extreme | 1 | |
14686199705 | maelstrom | n. whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind | 2 | |
14686199706 | emendation | n. a correction | 3 | |
14686199707 | chagrin | n. embarrassment; a complete loss of courage | 4 | |
14686199708 | bauble | n. a showy but useless thing | 5 | |
14686199709 | diaphanous | adj. very sheer and light | 6 | |
14686199710 | labyrinth | n. a complicated network of winding passages; a maze | 7 | |
14686199711 | gloat | v. to look at or think about with great satisfaction | 8 | |
14686199712 | impediment | n. a barrier; obstruction | 9 | |
14686199713 | bestial | adj. savage; brutal | 10 | |
14686199714 | effete | adj. worn out; barren | 11 | |
14686199715 | shard | n. fragment | 12 | |
14686199716 | bland | adj. mild; tasteless; dull | 13 | |
14686199717 | nihilism | n. a total rejection of established laws | 14 |