AP Vocab List 7 Flashcards
frivolous
not serious; trivial; silly
taciturn
quiet; saying little
infamous
notorious; scandalous
redundant
repetitive; unnecessary; superfluous
authoritarian
like a dictator
exhaustive
thorough; complete
profuse
flowing freely; generous; excessive
expedient
useful for effecting a desired result
fastidious
not easy to please; overly critical
prosaic
uninspired; dull; banal
philanthropy
a desire to help mankind
languid
slow; tired; drooping; weak
astute
perceptive; clever
authentic
real; genuine
brevity
briefness
relevant
pertinent; important to know
incoherent
impossible to understand; chaotic
mitigate
to make milder;
reprehensible
shameful; bad
augment
to add; to increase; to make bigger
sublime
lofty, grand, or exalted in thought, expression, or manner
subtle
delicate; elusive
suggestive
giving a suggestion; stirring mental associations
taxonomy
the study of the general principles of scientific classification