AP Lang/SAT Vocab List 7 Flashcards
1
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not serious; trivial; silly
A
frivilous
2
Q
quiet; saying little
A
taciturn
3
Q
notorious; scandalous
A
infamous
4
Q
repetitive; unnecessary; superfluous
A
redundant
5
Q
like a dictator
A
authoritarian
6
Q
thorough; complete
A
exhaustive
7
Q
flowing freely; generous; excessive
A
profuse
8
Q
useful for effecting a desired result
A
expedient
9
Q
not easy to please; overly critical
A
fastidious
10
Q
uninspired; dull; banal
A
prosaic
11
Q
a desire to help mankind
A
philanthropy
12
Q
slow; tired; drooping; weak
A
languid
13
Q
perceptive; clever
A
astute
14
Q
real; genuine
A
authentic
15
Q
briefness
A
brevity
16
Q
pertinent; important to know
A
relevent
17
Q
impossible to understand; chaotic
A
incoherent
18
Q
to make milder; to make less severe
A
mitigate
19
Q
shameful; bad
A
reprehensible
20
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to add; to increase; to make bigger
A
augment
