AP Language Vocab #2 Flashcards
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14713789220 | impotent | adj. powerless | 0 | |
14713793170 | antithesis | n. an exact opposite; an opposite extreme | 1 | |
14713794746 | maelstrom | n. whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind | 2 | |
14713797677 | emendation | n. a correction | 3 | |
14713801406 | chagrin | n. embarrassment; a complete loss of courage | 4 | |
14713804534 | bauble | n. a showy but useless thing | 5 | |
14713806208 | diaphanous | adj. very sheer and light | 6 | |
14713807933 | labyrinth | n. a complicated network of winding passages; a maze | 7 | |
14713809874 | gloat | v. to look at or think about with great satisfaction | 8 | |
14713812568 | impediment | n. a barrier; obstruction | 9 | |
14713814419 | bestial | adj. savage; brutal | 10 | |
14713819984 | effete | adj. worn out; barren | 11 | |
14713823468 | shard | n. fragment | 12 | |
14713826247 | bland | adj. mild; tasteless; dull | 13 | |
14713832250 | nihilism | n. a total rejection of established laws | 14 |