AP language workbook vocabulary Flashcards
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| 14674161815 | camaraderie | n. rapport and goodwill syn: friendship; amity ant: enmity; hostility | 0 | |
| 14674169088 | frangible | adj. fragile; easy to break syn: delicate; breakable ant: sturdy; strong | 1 | |
| 14674170644 | litany | n. any long, repetitive, or dull recital | 2 | |
| 14674173871 | moratorium | n. a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay syn: postponement; cessation ant: rush; continuation | 3 | |
| 14674184083 | zealous | adj. fervent; fanatical syn: passionate; enthusiastic ant: uninterested; indifferent | 4 | |
| 14674186265 | desiccate | v. to dry out; to remove moisture syn: dehydrate ant: moisten; dampen | 5 | |
| 14674193609 | wrenching | adj. causing mental or physical pain syn: distressing; agonizing ant: pleasant; comforting | 6 | |
| 14674197918 | replete | adj. full; abundant syn: abounding; rife ant: lacking; empty | 7 | |
| 14674205230 | interminable | adj. tiresome and long; seemingly endless syn: tedious ant: fleeting; limited | 8 | |
| 14674209721 | arable | adj. suitable for cultivation of land syn: fecund; fertile ant: barren; infertile | 9 | |
| 14674215525 | lugubrious | adj. mournful; gloomy syn: somber; depressing ant: joyful | 10 | |
| 14674219417 | truncate | v. to shorten syn: abridge; abbreviate ant: lengthen; increase | 11 | |
| 14674226165 | ubiquitous | adj. occurring or seeming to occur everywhere; omnipresent syn: universal ant: nonexistent | 12 | |
| 14674230482 | vernacular | n. everyday language | 13 | |
| 14674234434 | equanimity | n. composure; calmness syn: sangfroid; poise ant: anxiety; agitation | 14 | |
| 14898493939 | metamorphosis | n. a transformation or dramatic change syn: mutation ant: stasis | 15 | |
| 14898493940 | donnybrook | n. a fight; an uproar syn: brawl; quarrel; altercation ant: agreement | 16 | |
| 14898493941 | nonchalant | adj. unconcerned; indifferent syn: detached; relaxed ant: excited; concerned; alarmed | 17 | |
| 14898493942 | vestige | n. a trace or evidence of something that once existed syn: remnant; hint | 18 | |
| 14898493943 | interlocutor | n. someone who participates in a conversation | 19 | |
| 14898493944 | procrustean | adj. strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances syn: ruthless; undiscriminating ant: sympathetic; compassionate | 20 | |
| 14898493945 | stygian | adj. dark and forbidding syn: shadowy ant: bright; illuminated | 21 | |
| 14898493946 | sophistry | n. a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument syn: chicanery; ruse ant: truth | 22 | |
| 14898493947 | carte blanche | n. boundless authority; unlimited power to act syn: license; sanction; free rein ant: restriction | 23 | |
| 14898493948 | incantation | n. a chant; a recited magical spell syn: invocation | 24 | |
| 14898493949 | cosmpolitan | adj. worldly; sophisticated syn: cultured ant: provincial | 25 | |
| 14898493950 | rife | adj. abundant; prevalent syn: overflowing; rampant ant: lacking; limited | 26 | |
| 14898493951 | nomenclature | n. technical names or naming system in an art or science syn: terminology | 27 | |
| 14898493952 | brigand | n. a robber or bandit syn: highwayman; outlaw | 28 | |
| 14898493953 | contemptuous | adj. haughty; scornful syn: arrogant; derisive ant: humble; polite | 29 | |
| 15130752796 | Scapegoat | n. one who bears the blame for others syn: patsy; sucker | 30 | |
| 15130752797 | Peremptory | adj. not allowing refusal or delay; imperative syn: authoritative; unconditional ant: roundabout; passive; equivocal | 31 | |
| 15130752798 | Atelier | n. an artist's or a designer's workshop | 32 | |
| 15130752799 | Axiom | n. a universal truth; an established rule syn: fundamental; theorem ant: absurdity | 33 | |
| 15130752800 | Dulcet | adj. melodious; pleasing to the ear syn: harmonic; melodic ant: cacophonous; dissonant | 34 | |
| 15130752801 | Usurp | v. to take over; to seize power syn: commandeer; seize; co-opt ant: abdicate; relinquish | 35 | |
| 15130752802 | Patronizing | adj. treating with condescension; acting superior syn: lofty; arrogant ant: humble; friendly | 36 | |
| 15130752803 | Iniquity | n. an evil or wicked act syn: abomination; injustice; sin | 37 | |
| 15130752804 | Archaic | adj. no longer current or applicable; antiquated syn: obsolete; outmoded ant: current; modern | 38 | |
| 15130752805 | Vacillate | v. to waver; to sway indecisively syn: fluctuate; swing; waffle ant: decide | 39 | |
| 15130752806 | Perspicacious | adj. keen; mentally sharp syn: shrewd; keen; clever ant: dull; stupid | 40 | |
| 15130752807 | Abstemious | adj. using or consuming sparingly syn: frugal; moderate ant: gluttonous; greedy | 41 | |
| 15130752808 | Talisman | n. a magic charm or superstitious object for protection or luck | 42 | |
| 15130752809 | Expurgate | v. to remove vulgar or objectionable material syn: censor; bowdlerize; sanitize | 43 | |
| 15130752810 | Pellucid | adj. transparent; clear syn: limpid ant: obscure; opaque | 44 | |
| 15459245125 | Efficacious | adj. effective; producing the desired outcome syn: productive; useful ant: ineffective | 45 | |
| 15459269735 | Catharsis | n. a release of emotional tension syn: purgation | 46 | |
| 15459286719 | Inundate | v. to overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity syn: flood; overwhelm | 47 | |
| 15459298691 | Revere | v. to regard with respect, awe, or adoration syn: venerate; respect; honor ant: revile | 48 | |
| 15459315973 | Internecine | adj. Mutually destructive ant: constructive; beneficial | 49 | |
| 15459325887 | Risible | adj. relating to laughter syn: comical; jocular; jocund ant: grave; solemn | 50 | |
| 15459342466 | Sybaritic | adj. marked by luxury or pleasure syn: luxurious; ostentatious; grandiose ant: modest; simple; plain | 51 | |
| 15459359283 | Crepuscular | adj. pertaining to twilight | 52 | |
| 15459363375 | Kudos | n. acclaim or praise syn: honor; distinction ant: disapproval; rejection | 53 | |
| 15459369836 | Estrange | v. to alienate syn : disaffect; antagonize ant: unite; endear | 54 | |
| 15459379598 | Intrinsic | adj. of or relating to a thing's basic nature syn: basic; elemental; inborn ant: extrinsic | 55 | |
| 15459396884 | Maxim | n. an established principle; a truth or rule of conduct syn: axiom; apothegm; proverb | 56 | |
| 15459407114 | Putrid | adj. rotten and foul smelling syn: fetid; rancid; malodorous ant: aromatic; fragrant | 57 | |
| 15459420314 | Servile | adj. submissive; slavish syn: subservient; ignoble ant: haughty; domineering | 58 | |
| 15459433812 | Apocryphal | adj. of questionable authenticity, but widely believed syn: dubious; equivocal: spurious ant: genuine, authentic | 59 |