AP Language Shea Chapters 1-24 Flashcards

11749047855	throng	A large number of people gathered together; a crowd	0
11749047856	edifice	a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building	1
11749047857	utopia	an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect	2
11749047858	portal	an entrance, door or gate	3
11749047859	inauspicious	not conducive to success; unpromising	4
11749047860	petrify	scare, frighten	5
11749047861	physiognomy	the art of judging human character from facial features	6
11749047862	auger	to foretell or predict	7
11749047863	culprit	(n.) a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender	8
11749047864	indubitably	without a doubt	9
11749047865	venerable	worthy of respect	10
11749047866	infamy	the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed	11
11749047867	transgressor	a person who breaks a law or moral code or oversteps a boundary	12
11749047868	impropriety	a failure to observe standards or show due honesty or modesty; improper language, behavior, or character.	13
11749047869	malefactress	a woman who violates the law or does evil	14
11749047870	magistrate	a civil officer charged with the administration of the law	15
11749047871	evanescent	vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy	16
11749047872	ignominious	deserving or causing public disgrace or shame	17
11749047873	haughty	snobbish, arrogant	18
11749047874	demeanor	behavior; manner of conducting oneself	19
11749047875	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	20
11749047876	conspicuous	Easily seen or noticed	21
11749047877	preternaturally	abnormally, exceptionally, not natural	22
11749047878	remonstrance	a forcefully reproachful protest	23
11749047879	countenance	a person's face or facial expression	24
11749047880	discern	to perceive or recognize	25
11749047881	heterogeneous	(adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse	26
11749047882	irk	(v.) to annoy, trouble, make weary	27
11749047883	insubordination	defiance of authority	28
11749047884	rebuke	express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions.	29
11749047885	amenable	open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable	30
11749047886	writhing	make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body	31
11749047887	sojourn	a temporary stay; to stay for a time	32
11749047888	peremptory	insisting on immediate attention or obedience	33
11749047889	alchemy	medieval form of chemistry	34
11749047890	iniquity	an evil or wicked act	35
11749047891	efficacy	(n.) the power to produce a desired result SYN: effectiveness, potency, reliability ANT: impotence	36
11749047892	impelled	(v.)drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something "to push forward"	37
11749047893	epoch	(n.) a distinct period of time, era, age	38
11749047894	inquest	(n.)an investigation; an inquiry	39
11749047895	repute	(n.)the opinion generally held of someone or something; the state of being generally regarded in a particular way.	40
11749047896	paramour	(n.)an illicit lover	41
11749047897	besmirch	(v.)damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others	42
11749047898	cuckold	(n.)the husband of an unfaithful wife	43
11749047899	retribution	(n.)punishment for a criminal act	44
11749047900	compelled	(v.)force or oblige (someone) to do something. "to drive together"	45
11749047901	entice	(v.)to attract by offering reward or pleasure	46
11749047902	Morbid	(adj.) in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome	47
11749047903	contemplate	To consider carefully and thoughtfully	48
11749047904	lurid	(adj.) vivid in color, to create a harsh effect	49
11749047905	superfluous	unnecessary	50
11749047906	suffice	be enough or adequate	51
11749047907	prolific	(adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse	52
11749047908	piety	the quality of being religious or reverent	53
11749047909	ascetic	One who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury	54
11749047910	threshold	a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room.	55
11749047911	scorn	the feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable; contempt.	56
11749047912	procure	obtain (something), especially with care or effort.	57
11749047913	imbue	to inspire or influence; to saturate	58
11749047914	caprice	a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior	59
11749047915	disposition	A person's general or natural mood; tendency	60
11749047916	phantasmagoric	having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination	61
11749047917	garb	clothing, dress	62
11749047918	ludicrous	ridiculous, laughable, absurd	63
11749047919	impel	to force, drive forward	64
11749047920	supposition	something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence	65
11749047921	eminence	high station, rank, or repute	66
11749047922	vista	a broad view; outlook	67
11749047923	ingenuity	Cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness	68
11749047924	proprietor	An owner of a store or other business	69
11749047925	Analogy	A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way	70
11749047926	lineage	ancestry	71
11749047927	expatiate	(v.) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely	72
11749047928	accorded	granted, given	73
11749047929	pious	devoutly religious	74
11749047930	perversity	a deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; contrariness	75
11749047931	unobtrusive	not conspicuous or attracting attention	76
11749047932	adduce	cite as evidence	77
11749047933	mountebank	(n.) a trickster, deceive	78
11749047934	tremulous	shaking or quivering slightly	79
11749047935	genial	friendly and cheerful	80
11749047936	imbibe	to drink alcohol	81
11749047937	vehement	showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense	82
11749047938	requital	something given in return, compensation, or retaliation	83
11749047939	trodden	trampled or stepped on	84
11749047940	appellation	a name or title	85
11749047941	kindred	one's family and relations	86
11749047942	apothecary	druggist; pharmacist	87
11749047943	exemplary	worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model	88
11749047944	sagacity	acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment	89
11749047945	erudition	knowledge acquired by research	90
11749047946	emissary	a representative sent on a mission or errand	91
11749047947	enumerate	to count, list, or itemize	92
11749047948	despondent	showing extreme discouragement or depression	93
11749047949	affinity	A likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship	94
11749047950	inarticulate	Incomprehensible; unable to speak with clarity	95
11749047951	omnious	portending evil or harm	96
11749047952	proximity	nearness	97
11749047953	manifest	readily perceived by the eye or the understanding	98
11749047954	inimical	unfavorable, harmful	99
11749047955	unutterable	unspeakable	100
11749047956	solace	comfort, relief	101
11749047957	propagate	reproduce	102
11749047958	behold	to look upon; observe	103
11749047959	tenacious	Holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent	104
11749047960	self-abasement	the belittling or humiliation of oneself	105
11749047961	traverse	to pass over, across, or through	106
11749047962	somniferous	bearing or inducing sleep	107
11749047963	malice	Desire to harm others	108
11749047964	celestial	Heavenly; spiritual; divine	109
11749047965	subtle	delicate, elusive, not obvious	110
11749047966	antipathy	deep feeling of dislike	111
11749047967	machination	plot or scheme(especially evil)	112
11749047968	eloquence	fluent or persuasive speaking or writing	113
11749047969	abhorrence	a feeling of repulsion; disgusted loathing	114
11749047970	sanctity	holiness	115
11749047971	introspection	examination of one's own thoughts and feelings	116
11749047972	penance	a punishment undergone due to sin	117
11749047973	pulpit	a raised platform or lectern in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon.	118
11749047974	gait	manner of walking	119
11749047975	crimson	deep purplish-red	120
11749047976	penitence	the action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance	121
11749047977	erudite	scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic	122
11749047978	bewilderment	condition of being confused	123
11749047979	malevolence	ill will or evil intentions	124
11749047980	zenith	the highest point; peak	125
11749047981	repentance	sincere regret or remorse	126
11749047982	scurrilous	coarsely abusive, vulgar or low, foul-mouthed	127
11749047983	somnambulism	sleepwalking	128
11749047984	abase	to humiliate, degrade	129
11749047985	stigmatize	brand with a mark of disgrace	130
11749047986	concoct	to prepare by combining ingredients, to devise, invent, fabricate	131
11749047987	propensity	a natural inclination or tendency	132
11749047988	acquiesce	to accept without protest; to agree or submit	133
11749047989	resolute	bold, determined; firm	134
11749047990	labyrinth	a complicated network of winding passages; a maze	135
11749047991	calamity	a serious event causing distress or misfortune	136
11749047992	pristine	fresh and clean; uncorrupted	137
11749047993	deportment	a person's behavior or manners	138
11749047994	accost	to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way	139
11749047995	presentiment	a vague sense of approaching misfortune	140
11749047996	gloat	to look at or think about with great satisfaction	141
11749047997	fragmentary	incomplete; disconnected; made up of fragments	142
11749047998	deletirious	harmful, injurious	143
11749047999	bane	the cause of ruin, harm, distress, or death	144
11749048000	rankle	to continue a cause of anger, irritation, or bitterness	145
11749048001	denizen	an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place	146
11749048002	blight	anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation	147
11749048003	impalpable	unable to be felt by touch	148
11749048004	malignant	deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious	149
11749048005	precocious	unusually advanced or talented at an early age	150
11749048006	petulant	Irritable or short-tempered	151
11749048007	enigma	a puzzle; a mystery	152
11749048008	acrid	harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper	153
11749048009	reciprocate	to give in return	154
11749048010	incongrous	inappropriate	155
11749048011	amiable	friendly, good-natured	156
11749048012	endow	to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality	157
11749048013	talisman	lucky charm	158
11749048014	penitent	expressing remorse for one's misdeeds	159
11749048015	loquacious	talkative	160
11749048016	somber	dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit	161
11749048017	sportive	frolicsome; playful	162
11749048018	enfeeble	to weaken	163
11749048019	misanthrophy	hatred of humanity	164
11749048020	estrange	(v.) to drift apart or become unfriendly; to cause such a separation; to remove or keep at a distance	165
11749048021	contiguous	sharing an edge or boundary; touching	166
11749048022	propinquity	nearness	167
11749048023	derisive	expressing contempt or ridicule	168
11749048024	fervent	(adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot	169
11749048025	expiate	to atone for	170
11749048026	trammel	to entrap or confine	171
11749048027	grovel	to humble oneself in a demeaning way	172
11749048028	exhilarating	exciting	173
11749048029	subjugate	to conquer by force, bring under complete control	174
11749048030	stealth	quiet, secret, or sneaky behavior	175
11749048031	inscrutable	impossible to understand or interpret	176
11749048032	impart	to make known	177
11749048033	irrevocable	incapable of being changed or called back	178
11749048034	transmute	to transform	179
11749048035	steadfast	(adj.) firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing	180
11749048036	tantalizing	tempting; tormenting or teasing by keeping something in sight but out of reach	181
11749048037	gesticulating	making gestures while speaking	182
11749048038	hieroglyphic	symbol that stands for a word, idea, or sound	183
11749048039	intrusive	causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited.	184
11749048040	duplicity	treachery, deceitfulness	185
11749048041	ravenous	(adj.) greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction	186
11749048042	eccentricity	strange and unconventional behavior	187
11749048043	plebian	common people	188
11749048044	mien	a person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood	189
11749048045	quaff	to drink in large quantities; to gulp	190
11749048046	languorous	lacking spirit or liveliness	191
11749048047	tempestuous	turbulent, stormy	192
11749048048	jocular	humorous, jesting, jolly, joking	193
11749048049	depredation	plundering; destruction	194
11749048050	mirth	gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter	195
11749048051	relinquish	to give up	196
11749048052	burnish	to polish	197
11749048053	effervescence	bubbliness; fizziness	198
11749048054	indefatigable	tireless	199
11749048055	necromancy	sorcery	200
11749048056	audacity	excessive boldness, rashness, daring	201
11749048057	oracle	prediction	202
11749048058	pathos	Appeal to emotion	203
11749048059	tumultuous	noisy and disorderly	204
11749048060	ensue	(v.) to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result	205
11749048061	conjecture	to guess	206
11749048062	inducement	a thing that persuades or influences someone to do something	207
11749048063	parable	A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson	208
11749048064	repudiate	(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of	209
11749048065	recur	to occur again	210