AP Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 14680436551 | Colloquial(col-o-kwee-ul) -adj- | conversational, used in informal speech; idiomatic | 0 | |
| 14680447599 | colloquialism -n- | slang | 1 | |
| 14680449684 | corroborate -v- corroboration-n corroborative-adj | to support w/ evidence; to strengthen, confirm, or substantiate (in terms of an argument or testimony) | 2 | |
| 14680472363 | tryst(trist) -n- | a secret meeting of lovers; a rendezvous | 3 | |
| 14688542475 | laconic -adj- | unwilling or unlikely to talk or communicate; silent ; brief in speech, using very few words | 4 | |
| 14688551061 | extol -v- | to praise highly ; to exalt or admire | 5 | |
| 14688556050 | faction -n- | a group, or part of a large group, united on one issue | 6 | |
| 14696109346 | abdicate -v- abdication -n | to relinquish (a high office, power or responsibility) formally, as in a king stepping down; to resign | 7 | |
| 14696111312 | imp -n- impish -adj | a mischievous child; a small demon | 8 | |
| 14696115236 | absolve -v- absolution -n | to pronounce clear of guilt or blame; to relieve of a requirement/obligation; to pardon or remit (a sin) | 9 | |
| 14715005706 | nepotism -n- | showing a bias or partiality to friends/family, esp. in regards to politicians granting jobs, contracts, or favors | 10 | |
| 14715040393 | tony -adj- | marked by an elegant or exclusive manner or quality fashionable, trendy, aristocratic | 11 | |
| 14715054694 | impugn (im-Pune) -v- | to attack as a false or questionable; to challenge in argument (as in a person's testimony or reputation) | 12 |