AP Language and Composition Flashcards

10484167625	cynical	believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity	0
10484172126	redemptive	acting to save someone from error or evil	1
10484172127	sublime	of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe	2
10484172128	belligerent	given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive	3
10484173026	frivolous	Lacking in seriousness or importance	4
10484173027	parallelism	similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses	5
10484173973	disillusionment	a feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be	6
10484173974	merit	deserving reward or praise	7
10484174561	exhortation	an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something	8
10484174562	encapsulation	the hiding of implementation details	9
10484174563	laudatory	giving praise	10
10484175779	strident	loud and harsh; grating	11
10484175780	refutes	prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.	12
10484176862	colloquial	Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing	13
10484306208	congregation	a crowd of people, an assembly	14
10484308268	consolidated	to unite; to strengthen; to make solid or firmly established	15
10492255541	melancholy	sad, depressed	16
10509964622	abstemious	(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline	17
10509967616	equanimity	calmness, composure	18
10517474671	disquiet	a feeling of anxiety or worry	19
10517477284	unmarred	undamaged; uninjured perfect, without flaws	20
10517482696	vigor	physical strength and good health	21
10517483304	lamentably	regrettably; mournfully	22
10517542851	despondent	Depressed from loss of hope or confidence; utterly discouraged	23
10517612305	incessant	Continuing without interruption	24
10517625701	grotesquely	in a strange or distorted way	25
10517650929	jauntiness	carefree attitude	26
10517650930	enigma	a puzzle; a mystery	27
10517670479	reticent	silent; reserved	28
10517673490	ludicruous	absurd; ridiculous	29
10559950894	ineffable	inexpressible	30
10560005988	agog	highly excited by eagerness	31
10560250314	austere	severe or stern in appearance; undecorated	32
10604959700	strident	loud and harsh	33
10681984292	sporadic	occurring irregularly	34
10682014744	cinch	an extremely easy task	35
10713448734	premonition	(n.) forewarning or foreboding of a future event	36
10713462933	reconnoitered	to inspect, observe, or survey	37
10716934664	expurgate	to remove vulgar or objectionable material	38
10716948921	corroborate	to confirm	39
10729607304	supplication	the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly	40
10790813171	equivocal	ambiguous	41
10790818146	vindictive	seeking revenge	42
10790823175	disdainful	scornful, contemptuous	43
10790839937	pretentiousness	showing off	44
10790854490	enigmatic	(adj.) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood	45
11145364418	postulate	assumption	46
11145367081	scrupled	hesitated because of feelings of guilt	47
11145369809	chicane	Clever deception; trickery	48
11176684873	Importuning	Troubling with requests or demands	49
11176690126	sustenance	something that provides nourishment; food needed to live	50
11176694124	rudiments	the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything	51
11284207269	congenial	(adj.) getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant	52
11284221779	dissuade	to persuade not to do something	53
11284730327	prevailed	prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious	54
11284764081	malevolent	having or showing a wish to do evil to others	55
11284795953	hubris	excessive pride or self-confidence	56
11373493563	musing	a period of reflection or thought	57
11396764942	parse	to examine or analyze	58
11396768549	condescending	possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing	59
11631606973	innocuous	harmless, inoffensive; insignificant	60
11631612601	digression	wandering away from the subject	61
11631613724	ostracize	to exclude from a group	62
11631618388	wistfulness	characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning	63
11631628702	embittered	Made bitter or resentful	64
11631630949	apprehensive	anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen	65
11631633383	morose	having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable	66
11631641150	contemptous	scornful	67
11631644195	sumptuous	splendid and expensive-looking	68
11716226091	commensurately	of the same size or extent	69
11716260158	alleviate	to relieve, make more bearable	70
12047423920	indignant	angered at something unjust or wrong	71
12047437350	precarious	uncertain, risky, dangerous	72
12072479762	innate	inborn; natural	73
12072491801	arroyo	a deep ditch caused by running water	74
12072497897	unprecedented	never done or known before	75
12072509894	fastidious	hard to please, demanding	76
12072520846	baffled	confused	77
12274138398	Sages	wise people, mentors	78
12356116073	imperiousness	arrogance, commanding presence, dominant attitude	79
12356127935	garrulity	talkativeness	80
12392513976	dissemination	the act of spreading something, especially information, widely; circulation	81
12392515042	cultivation	(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops	82
12392520181	veneration	great respect	83
12392523270	reverential	showing respect	84
12392524763	berating	scolding	85
12392537530	eminence	high rank	86
12392538348	unassailable	unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated	87
12761279237	impetuous	acting or done quickly and without thought or care	88
12761289363	chastise	to punish severely	89
12761291985	verbosity	using too many words	90
12761306297	insinuate	to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly	91
12761320575	aloof	reserved, distant	92
12761325995	circumspection	caution	93
12761325996	deference	respect; consideration	94
12761563379	provisional	temporary	95
12761570545	perpicuity	The quality of being clearly expressed or easily understood	96
12761598137	perpetual	never ending or changing; everlasting	97
12761612882	calamity	disaster	98
12822662577	whimsical	(adj.) subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies; playful; unpredictable	99
12822664366	irreverent	disrespectful	100
12822665939	polemical	controversial; argumentative	101
13058451933	terse	brief and to the point	102
13058453340	delineating	describing with precision	103
13058455247	astute	(adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom, clever	104
13058456712	tactful	(adj.) skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite	105
13058457687	repressed	restrained, inhibited, or oppressed	106
13058458567	contrived	artificial; labored	107
13393130430	solace	(n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console	108
13393136157	aesthete	one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature	109
13393144121	exuberance	joyful enthusiasm	110
13393147687	self-effacing	modest	111
13393148898	ambivalent	Having mixed feelings	112
13442473833	pedantic	tending to show off one's learning	113
13926136639	blunders	careless mistakes	114
13926144057	truism	a way-too-obvious truth	115
13926176766	ingratiating	charming or flattering	116
13926176768	elated	in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased	117
13926297706	archaic	ancient; old-fashioned	118