AP Language Vocabulary Review Flashcards

13978118174	aberration	a state or condition markedly different from the norm	0
13978119035	abhor	to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply	1
13978120894	acquiesce	(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit	2
13978120895	advocate	to speak in favor of	3
13978122408	alacrity	brisk and cheerful readiness	4
13978155620	arcane	known or understood by only a few	5
13978156952	benevolent	kindly, charitable	6
13978156953	candor	honesty, frankness	7
13978161168	capricious	impulsive and unpredictable	8
13978163276	debase	(v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate	9
13978164288	deference	humble submission and respect	10
13978165835	deleterious	harmful, injurious	11
13978168090	devotion	Complete dedication to a cause or person	12
13978169895	diffident	shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved	13
13978171112	ebullient	(adj.) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling	14
13978172308	eloquent	persuasive and moving, especially in speech	15
13978172309	enmity	(n.) hatred, ill-will	16
13978179660	erudite	(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic	17
13978181891	esoteric	(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret	18
13978181892	esteemed	highly respected	19
13978185539	evanescent	(adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy	20
13978187594	fastidious	very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail	21
13978189072	fervent	(adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot	22
13978190368	garrulous	excessively talkative	23
13978192212	gratuitous	(adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted	24
13978192213	harangue	a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture	25
13978193385	iconoclast	one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions	26
13978194712	ideologist	person occupied with ideas; philosopher, visionary, abstractionist	27
13978198210	imminent	about to happen	28
13978201404	impetus	a moving force, impulse, stimulus	29
13978203341	indefatigable	persisting tirelessly	30
13978206370	inimical	hostile, unfriendly	31
13978206371	intrepid	very brave, fearless, unshakable	32
13978207920	jejune	(adj.) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile	33
13978207921	lucid	easy to understand, clear; rational, sane	34
13978209679	maudlin	excessively sentimental	35
13978209680	maverick	one who is independent and resists adherence to a group	36
13978211383	misanthrope	(n.) a person who hates or despises people	37
13978213073	modicum	a small amount	38
13978213074	multifaceted	having many aspects	39
13978217526	myriad	(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number	40
13978217527	obdurate	stubborn; unyielding	41
13978218910	obfuscate	deliberately make something difficult to understand	42
13978221854	obsequious	overly submissive and eager to please	43
13978221856	palliate	to make less serious; ease	44
13978222868	panacea	a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems	45
13978224378	paradigm	a model; an example	46
13978224379	paramount	chief in importance, above all others	47
13978225970	paucity	(n.) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth	48
13978226487	permanence	the state or quality of lasting or remaining unchanged indefinitely.	49