AP Language & Composition - Unit 2 Vocab Flashcards
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| 15151265494 | Aegis | (n.) protection; patronage; sponsorship | 0 | |
| 15151269076 | Apprise | (v.) to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice | 1 | |
| 15151272888 | Bibulous | (adj.) fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent | 2 | |
| 15151275521 | Calque | (n.) a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat | 3 | |
| 15151282100 | Deracinate | (v.) to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of | 4 | |
| 15151282101 | Ellemosynary | (adj.) charitable; dependent upon or supported by charity; derived from or provided by charity | 5 | |
| 15151284751 | Indigenous | (adj.) originating in the country or region where found, native; inborn; inherent | 6 | |
| 15151291595 | Lachrymose | (adj.) given to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful, lugubrious | 7 | |
| 15151296372 | Lexicon | (n.) a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary used in a particular field or place | 8 | |
| 15151302628 | Melee | (n.) a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling | 9 | |
| 15151302629 | Microcosm | (n.) A miniature world; something that resembles something else on a very small scale | 10 | |
| 15151306951 | Minuscule | (adj.) very small, tiny (n.) a lowercase letter | 11 | |
| 15151314673 | Obfuscate | (v.) to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder | 12 | |
| 15151647704 | Paternalism | (n.) the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children | 13 | |
| 15151650633 | Polarize | (v.) to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern | 14 | |
| 15151657314 | Purview | (n.) the range, extent, or scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute | 15 | |
| 15151660387 | Sanguine | (adj.) having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook | 16 | |
| 15151674722 | Solecism | (n.) a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake | 17 | |
| 15151678610 | Vassal | (n.) a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent; a servant; (adj.) subservient | 18 | |
| 15151689732 | Versimilitude | (n.) the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable | 19 |