Ap language Arts Flashcards
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| 14715335370 | mercurial | A sudden or unpredictable change of mood or the mind | 0 | |
| 14715396413 | braggadocio | boastful or arrogant behavior | 1 | |
| 14776370573 | Harbinger | A harbinger is someone or something that signals or announces something else. For example, yellow and red leaves are the harbingers of the winter to come. | 2 | |
| 14776377964 | Censure | When someone is censured, he/she usually receives a formal statement about something he/she has done that has been disapproved of. | 3 | |
| 14776384255 | Omission | An omission is something left out or excluded, like the truth. The action/verb form is 'to omit'. | 4 | |
| 14776389049 | Recalcitrant | Someone who is recalcitrant is stubbornly uncooperative with authority or discipline. Also, a problem can be recalcitrant in that it is tough to solve and difficult to manage. | 5 | |
| 14776392732 | Pernicious | Something that is pernicious is harmful in a subtle or gradual way. Lead poisoning is pernicious because it doesn't show up right away. | 6 | |
| 14776395864 | Stalwart | Someone who is stalwart is a person who is very loyal or reliable. For example, someone who votes for a certain political party every election is a stalwart supporter. | 7 | |
| 14776398852 | Myriad | a countless or extremely great number | 8 | |
| 14776402556 | Ephemeral | short-lived | 9 |