AP Language Vocabulary List 15 Flashcards

13873464096	Inviolable	(adj.)sacred; of such a character that it must not be broken, injured, or profaned	0
13873472786	Dissidence	(n.) a difference of opinion; discontent	1
13880055985	Obeisance	(n.)a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; deference, homage	2
13880068099	Epicurean	(adj.)devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food, comfort, and ease; with discriminating tastes; a person with discriminating tastes	3
13880077675	Amenity	(n.)pleasantness;that which is pleasant or agreeable;(pl)attractive features, customs.etc	4
13880106291	Mutable	(adj.)open to or capable of change, fickle	5
13880122490	Improvident	(adj.) not thrifty; failing to plan ahead	6
13880126656	Aperture	(n.) an opening, gap, hole; orifice	7
13880129658	Nascent	(adj.) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence	8
13880144665	Inquity	(n.) wickedness, sin; a grossly immortal act	9
13880159343	Subsist	(v.) to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue	10
13880163287	Progeny	descendants, offspring,	11
13880175887	Promulgate	(v.) to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide	12
13880179285	Restive	(adj.) restless, hard to manage, balky	13
13880182508	Presage	(v.) to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict; (n.) a warning or indication of the future	14
13880212833	Pillory	(n.) a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule; (v.) to expose to public contempt or ridicule	15
13880215274	Seraphic	(adj.) angelic, heavenly, celestial	16
13880219241	Pittance	(n.) a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion	17
13880226083	Panegyric	(n.) formal or elaborate praise; a tribute	18
13880250709	Rectitude	(n.) uprightness, righteousness; correctness	19