AP Language Vocabulary Unit 2 Flashcards

11135656881	ameliorate	to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming	0
11135658941	aplomb	poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity	1
11135663038	bombastic	pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas	2
11135669888	callow	without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers	3
11135669889	drivel	(n.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly	4
11135673051	epitome	(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality	5
11135673052	exhort	(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly	6
11135676597	ex officio	(adj., adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office	7
11135676598	infringe	to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds	8
11135676599	ingratiate	(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)	9
11135680746	interloper	one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder	10
11135683434	intrinsic	(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part	11
11135683435	inveigh	(v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval	12
11135685547	lassitude	(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy	13
11135685548	millennium	(n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy	14
11135685549	occult	(adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural	15
11135688855	permeate	(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through	16
11135688856	precipitate	(v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height, to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process	17
11135692235	stringent	(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste	18
11135692236	surmise	(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof	19
11135692237	benediction	a blessing	20
11135694837	blasphemy	the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk.	21
11135694838	carrion	decaying flesh	22
11135694839	connote	to suggest; to imply	23
11135698316	demure	quiet and modest; reserved	24