AP Language Vocab #3 Flashcards

15206724369	Abysmal	adj. extremely bad	0
15206729058	Bolster	v. to support, strengthen, or fortify	1
15206734531	Clout	n. special advantage or power	2
15206739770	Demur	v. to object to	3
15206744835	Empirical	adj. derived from experience, observation, or an experiment	4
15206750772	Fiscal	adj. related to (government) money	5
15206776139	Germane	adj. relevant and appropriate	6
15206780218	Hegemony	n. the dominance or leadership of one social group over another	7
15206783058	Imprudent	adj. not cautious or prudent; rash	8
15206787588	Jingoism	n. extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy	9
15206791328	Ken	n. the range of what can know or understand	10
15206795064	Lucrative	adj. capable of making a lot of money; profitable	11
15206799723	Malleable	adj. capable of being molded or changed	12
15206803345	Nuance	n. a subtle difference in meaning	13
15206807762	Opine	v. to openly express an opinion	14
15206814659	Pragmatic	adj. practical, useful	15
15206818963	Quantitative	adj. involving quantities (numbers and amounts)	16
15206823099	Repudiate	"v. to refuse to recognize as true v. to cast off"	17
15206827090	Scrupulous	adj. paying great attention to detail	18
15206832028	Teeming	adj. abundantly filled (usu. with living organisms)	19
15206837333	Unmitigated	adj. downright, utter, total	20
15206840967	Vacuous	adj. devoid of intelligence	21
15206845025	Whimsical	adj. determined by chance or irmpluse rather than by necessity	22
15206849243	Xenophobia	n. a fear of foreigners or strangers	23
15206854335	Yeoman	n. a free man who tends his own field	24
15206858286	Zenith	n. the time at which something is most powerful or successful	25