AP English Language and Composition General Vocab Flashcards

10340381209	acerbic	(Speaking) Sharp and forward, bitter, scathing	0
10340389221	contemptuous	showing contempt and scorn, disrespectful, mocking	1
10340394730	disdainful	showing contempt and lack of respect; haughty, arrogant	2
10340397626	fervor	with intense and passionate feeling; excitement, energy, fire	3
10340399928	indignant	feeling or showing anger at unfair circumstances; angry, annoyed, rightous anger	4
10340405341	patronizing	treat in a way in which suggests a feeling of superiority; treat with disdain	5
10340412833	sanguine	positive n optimistic, especially in a negative situations; hopeful, cheery	6
10340419118	abstruse	obscure and difficult to understand; enigmatic	7
10340422718	concrete	real, a solid proof	8
10340424688	insipid	lacking flavor or originality; tasteless	9
10340425620	picturesque	visually attractive	10
10340427039	audacious	lack of respect, willingness to take bold risks	11
10340430145	detached	separate, disconnected	12
10340431875	effusive	expression of gratitude; unrestrained, gushing, enthusiastic	13
10340436962	flippant	not showing a serious attitude; disrespectful, uncaring of consequence	14
10340439184	irreverent	lack of respect for something serious	15
10340441181	pedantic	like a pendant (teacher); fussy and meticulous	16
10340443332	sardonic	grim mockery; clinical, sarcastic	17
10340448882	antiquated	old fashioned or outdated, out of date	18
10341004449	cultured	characterized by refined taste, manners, and good education	19
10341008044	jargon	words and expressions used by a particular group that are difficult to understand by others outside it	20
10341019805	pretentious	attempting to impress by making yourself out to be more than you actually are	21
10341023289	benevolent	giving, generous; well meaning	22
10341024861	deferential	showing deference; respectful, humble	23
10341030657	elegiac	relating to something serious and haunting; mournful	24
10341040888	heedless	reckless lack of care or attention	25
10341044344	jubilant	great happiness and triumph	26
10341045881	petulant	sulky and bad tempered	27
10341046728	vehement	strong emotion: passionate, intense, forceful	28
10341056844	bombastic	greatly exaggerated; inflated, big but with little to no meaning	29
10341062056	esoteric	likely to be understood only by a specific group of people with specialized knowledge	30
10341067765	literal	taking words in their actual sense	31
10341070622	sensuous	attractive to the senses and physically, but not necessarily mentally	32
10341082890	condescending	showing a feeling of patronizing superiority	33
10341086911	didactic	intended to teach, especially in a moral way	34
10341089833	exalted	placed at a high level, held with regard	35
10341091811	incisive	analytical and clear-thinking	36
10341092898	lament	expression of grief or sorrow	37
10341095727	poignant	evoking sadness or regret	38
10341096861	whimsical	quaint or fanciful	39
10341098908	colloquial	informal speech and language	40
10341100382	idiomatic	expressions natural to a native speaker; particular characteristics or dialect	41
10341104718	obscure	uncertain, not much about is known	42
10341105561	trite	an overused opinion that is lacking originality	43
14008123555	truism	A truth that is so well known that it is almost unnecessary to say it.	44