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Ap Lit (Words and PRS) Week 3-4 Flashcards

1
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Affront

A

an action or remark that causes outrage or offense.

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2
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Blasé

A

unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before.

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3
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Cajole

A

Persuade

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Choleric

A

bad-tempered or irritable.

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Encumber

A

restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.

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6
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Feckless

A

lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.

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Lugubrious

A

looking or sounding sad and dismal

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Impasse

A

a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock.

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Indolent

A

wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

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Ribald

A

referring to sexual matters in an amusingly coarse or irreverent way.

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Adulation

A

obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise.

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Censure

A

express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.

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Dissimulation

A

concealment of one’s thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense.

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Dissemble

A

conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs.

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Droll

A

curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.

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Expectorate

A

cough or spit out (phlegm) from the throat or lungs.

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Palpate

A

examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes.

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Peremptory

A

(especially of a person’s manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.

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Pusillanimous

A

showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.

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17
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Surfeit

A

an excessive amount of something.

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18
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Cognose

A

Learn or know

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Centri

A

Center or middle

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19
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Biblio

A

Book

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20
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Ac, ic

A

State of being

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20
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Ist

A

One who practices

20
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Super

A

Above

21
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Circum

A

Around

22
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Aster/Astro

A

Star

22
Q

Omni

A

All

23
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Cy

A

State of being

23
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Bi

A

two

23
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Bio

A

Life

23
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Chronos

A

Time

24
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Allay

A

reduce intensities

25
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Capacious

A

spacious, roomy

26
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Diurnal

A

During the daytime

27
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Extricate

A

Free from constraint

28
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Ignominious

A

deserving or causing public shame

29
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Mitigate

A

Make less severe/ painful

30
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Palpitate

A

beat rapidly, throb

31
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Phlegmatic

A

Unemotional; always calm/ serious

32
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Propitious

A

Indication of favorable odds

33
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Prostrate

A

lying face down on the ground

34
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Acquiesce

A

reluctantly accept/ agree

35
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Amity

A

friendly relationship

36
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Arduous

A

strenuous, difficult effort

37
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Gestalt

A

organized whole perceived greater than the individual parts

38
Q

Inundate

A

overwhelmed with things to be dealt with

39
Q

Perjury

A

lying under oath in court

40
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Perspicuity

A

ability to think/ write/ speak clearly

41
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Preposterous

A

absurd; contrary to reason

42
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Trepidation

A

fear or agitation about something that might happen

43
Q

Voluble

A

talking constantly and fluently

44
Q

Ad, ac, al, at

A

to, towards

45
Q

Dis

A

not; opposite

46
Q

Anti

A

against

47
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Ex

A

out

48
Q

Graph, gram

A

writing

49
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Di

A

Day

50
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Spec, spect

A

see

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