Vocab Ap LAnguage Flashcards

15439946568	Approbation	(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval	0
15439946569	Assuage	(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench	1
15439949523	Coalition	a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose	2
15439949524	Decadence	(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence	3
15439959602	Elicit	(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)	4
15439959603	Expostulate	to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning	5
15439965083	hackeneyed	used so often as to lack freshness or originality	6
15439965084	Hiatus	(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)	7
15439968690	Innuendo	(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)	8
15439972571	Intercede	(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement	9
15439972572	Jaded	(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)	10
15439975434	Lurid	(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint	11
15439975435	Meritorious	worthy, deserving recognition and praise	12
15439978280	Petulant	peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset	13
15439981994	Prerogative	a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence	14
15439981995	Provincial	(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony	15
15439985079	Simulate	to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of	16
15439985080	Transcend	to rise above or beyond, exceed	17
15439987960	Umbrage	(n.) Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion	18
15439990861	Unctuous	(adj.) Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable	19
15440001090	Ameliorate	to improve	20
15440001091	Aplomb	poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity	21
15440009249	Bombastic	(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas	22
15440012954	Callow	(adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers	23
15440012955	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	24
15440018032	Epitome	(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality	25
15440018033	Exhort	(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly	26
15440022422	Ex officio	by virtue of holding a certain office	27
15440022423	Infringe	to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds	28
15440025592	Ingratiate	(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)	29
15440029245	Interloper	one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder	30
15440029246	Intrinsic	(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part	31
15440032259	Inveigh	(v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval	32
15440036733	Lassitude	(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy	33
15440036734	Millennium	(n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy	34
15440039893	Occult	(adj.) secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny; (v.) to hide, cover up; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural	35
15440043466	Permeate	(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through	36
15440043467	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	37
15440048242	Stringent	(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste	38
15440048243	Surmise	(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof	39