AP Lang Vocab Flashcards
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| 14746079595 | desecrate (verb) | Definition:to violate the sacredness of a thing or place Example: the theives also desecrated the church with graffiti. | 0 | |
| 14746079596 | gargantuan (adj) | Definition: enormous or gigantic Example: our country has a gargantuan $4,000,000,000,000 debt. | 1 | |
| 14746079597 | induce (verb) | Definition: to bring about or to make happen Example: by promising them money, she induced voters to vote for John. | 2 | |
| 14746079598 | profane (adj) | Definition: lewd or indecent Example: he exposed himself in public, the police arrested him for profane offense | 3 | |
| 14746079599 | capitulate (verb) | Definition: to surrender or give in Example: we won't capitulate the terrorists demands | 4 | |
| 14746079600 | Anadiplosis (rhetorical strategy) | Definition: repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next Example: death, as the psalmist saith, is certain to all; all should die | 5 | |
| 14972983954 | Pragmatic (adj) | Definition: Practical Sentence: I don't know that it's pragmatic to pack makeup on a camping trip. | 6 | |
| 14972983955 | Sadistic (adj) | Definition: deriving pleasure from cruelty towards others. Sentence: I hate sadistic teachers who love to pile work on us. | 7 | |
| 14972983956 | Hapless (adj) | Definition: unfortunate or unlucky Sentence: He was a hapless man, and always seemed to be breaking things and getting into accidents. | 8 | |
| 14972983957 | Genial (adj) | Definition: friendly Sentence: the dog was big and looked fierce, but was actually genial. | 9 | |
| 14972983958 | Malleable (adj) | Definition: capable of being shaped or transformed. Sentence: Pre-Schoolers minds are very malleable. | 10 | |
| 14972983959 | Antithesis | the direct opposite, a sharp contrast | 11 |