AP LANG: chapter 2 vocab flashcards

Appall

To shock in a terrible or disturbing way.

Cognizant

aware of ; conscious of

Commiserate

To express sorrow or comfort someone.

Expedient

Self-interested, selfish; only looking out for oneself.

Hindrance

A barrier or something you have to get around.

Kindle

To inspire or start it up to a spark.

Lavish

Overly luxurious.

Ludicrous

Ridiculous or absurd.

Negligent

Thoughtless or careless; low effort.

Scrutinize

To inspect or check something carefully.

Clamor

Loud noise.

Contract

To become smaller.

Duplicity

Deceit; lying.

Equivocal

Vague.

Irresolute

unable to device; indecisive

Rescind

To cancel.

Stagnant

Motionless.

Uniform

similar

Untenable

unable to defend; indefensible

Vilify

To speak evil of.

Affable

Good-natured; friendly

Apocryphal

Fictitious.

Desultory

Random; not thorough and organized.

Garbled

Distorted, unclear, mixed up.

Irascible

Bad-tempered, irritable, angered.

Loquacious

Talking too much; chatty.

Obtuse

Stupid; dense.

Opaque

hard to understand; complex.

Paucity

Lack of; shortage; scarcity.

Recapitulate

To sum up; repeat; reiterate.

Accolade

An expression of approval.

Assuage

To make less severe.

Cacophony

Unpleasant noise.

Censure

Disapproval.

Diatribe

A verbal attack.

Edifice

A structure.

Gravity

Seriousness.

Infraction

broke a rule

Profane

Lacking reverence ; lacking respect

Somber

Very serious.

Blasphemy

An insult to something holy.

Enmity

Hostility.

Erroneous

Wrong.

Garner

To gather.

Heretic

A rebel.

Incite

To urge on.

Languish

weak

Peruse

To inspect.

Recluse

A hermit; person who tends to avoid other people or lives a solitary life

Renounce

To give up.