AP Language 2019-2020 Lesson 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

14667073314	apathy	a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest	0
14667074228	furtive	secret, stealthy	1
14667075500	altruistic	unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others	2
14667076716	ambivalent	having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone	3
14667079127	anachronistic	chronologically misplaced	4
14667083241	churlish	(adj.) lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude	5
14667084390	objective	not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts	6
14667085306	disparity	inequality; difference	7
14667087628	dissension	disagreement, sharp difference of opinion	8
14667099978	Euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	9
14667101470	gregarious	outgoing; sociable	10
14667102437	innocuous	not harmful or offensive	11
14667103310	insipid	lacking interest or flavor	12
14744987492	subjective	based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions	13
14744989505	nostalgia	a longing for something past; homesickness	14
14744992488	reticence	restraint in speech, reluctance to speak	15
14744994118	prodigal	(adj.) wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; (n.) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent	16
14744999907	quixotic	overly idealistic; impractical	17
14744999908	repudiate	(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of	18
14745002143	exigence	an issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak	19
14745003716	strident	loud and harsh; grating	20
14745007786	subtle	delicate, elusive, not obvious	21
14745009947	superfluous	exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess	22
14745012223	ubiquitous	present, appearing, or found everywhere	23
14745012224	venerate	(v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect	24