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Martin a.p langVocab
Ap Lang Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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v.t-To unite/Adj-Combined/n. To form another | Aggregate |
n.-An opposite or contrast | Antithesis |
n.-Self confidence;poise | Aplomb |
n.-A wasting away/ v. To waste or fail to waste away | Atrophy |
n.-The act of wearing away by friction | Attrition |
n.- quality or condition of being independent | Autonomy |
n.-A quack;An imposture | Charlatan |
v.t-To surround; to catch in trap | Circumvent |
v.i- to grow together; to merge into one | Coalesce |
n.- Discourse or dispute especially one of malicious criticism | Diatribe |
adj.- Lightly joking | Facetious |
v.- to steal/n.-the thing taken;the thief | filch |
adj.- thundering;exploding;hurling denunciation | Fulminating |
adj.- containing, holding opinions opposite of what is generally accepted | Heretical |
n.- the act of planning with evil intent | Machinations |
n.- Invocation of evil;curse;slander;a speaking of evil about some collection of things | Malediction |
v.i- To swing to and fro; to be indecisive | Oscillate |
n.- A careful and thorough reading | Perusal |
adj.- Faint~hearted; cowardly | Pusillanimous |
adj.- Inclined to find fault; habitually complaining | Querulous |
n.- The act of leaping or springing back; a rebound | Resilience |
n.- A split or division in organized group | Schism |
v.t- To shorten by cutting | Truncate |
adj.- Courteous in manners; polite | Urbane |
n.- An odd action or bit of conduct | Vagary |
adj.-Sharp,bitter,corrosive;severe, sarcastic speech | Acrimonious |
v.t-To lessen;pacify,satisfy/v.i-To abate or subside | Assuage |
v.t-To make better;to improve | Ameliorate |
adj.-Commonplace,trivial | Banal |
adj.- Careful.cautions,shy,frugal or stingy | Chary |
adj.-In an early stage;underdeveloped | Embryonic |
n.- A perplexing statement,riddle | Enigma |
adj.-Having extensive knowledge/ n.- a learned person | Erudite |
adj.-That which cannot be moved by persuasion,immovable | Inexorable |
adj.-Fearless,brave,bold | Intrepid |
adj.-Deep rooted,settled in habit,practice | Inveterate |
adj.- concise phrase,expressing much in few words | Laconic |
adj.-Talkative | loquacious |
n.-A gesture of respect or reverence(bow or curtsy)deference | Obeisance |
adj.- Excessive willingness to obey;devoted,dutiful | Obsequious |
adj.- Making a display of knowledge | pedantic |
adj.- Impatient,irritable,bad tempered | Phlegmatic |
n.-A natural tendency(toward something discreditable) | Proclivity |
v.t- To predict,to foretell | Prognosticate |
adj.- Disposed to fight,quarrelsome | Pugnacious |
n.-Physical beauty | Pulchritude |
adj.- Careful about details,conscientiously honest | Scrupulous |
adj.-Keen,penetrating,forceful, vigorous,clean out,distinct | Trenchant |
adj.-Tasteless,flavorless,flat, uninteresting,lifeless,dull | Vapid |