AP Vocabulary Flashcards
Aberration
N. A wandering or straying away.
Abut
V. To border upon; to adjoin
Abysmal
Adj. Bottomless
Abscond
V. To run away secretly
Accede
V. To agree
Acclimate
V. To adjust to climate
Acerbity
N. Bitterness of speech or temper
Aquiescence
N. Submission, compliance
Adjunct
N. Something attached to, but holding an inferior position
Admonition
N. Warning
Adroit
Adj. Skilled
Adulterated
Adj. To make impure or spoiled by the addition of inferior materials
Affable
Adj. Courteous
Affinity
N. A natural affection
Alleviate
V. To calm
Ambiguous
Adj. Having one or more possible meaning; vague
Amoral
Adj. Non-moral
Amulet
N. A good-luck charm
Anachronism
N. Chronologically out of time; error involving time
Analgesic
Adj./N. Causing an insensitivity to pain; a pain killer.
Annotate
V. To comment; to make explanatory notes
Anthropomorphic
Adj. Having human form or characteristics
Appease
V. To pacify or soothe; to give into demands
Apex
N. Highest point of something, culmination
Apocalyptic
Adj. Prophetic, forecasting “the end”
Apropos
Adv. With referece to; relevant; to the point
Archaic
Adj. No longer in use; ancient
Archetype
N. Prototype; the perfect example
Askew
Adj. Lopsided; not in line
Assimilate
V. To absorb; to take into the mind; understand
Astute
Shrewd; crafty
Attrition
a gradual, natural reduction
Auspicious
favorable; marked by signs of success
Austere
stern; strict
Autonomy
independence; condition of having self-
government
Avocation
secondary or minor occupation
Axiom
statement assumed to be true
Bedlam
condition of uproar or confusion
Beguile
to mislead; to charm
Beholden
obligated; indebted
Belittle
disparage; to depreciate; to mock
Benign
kind; harmless
Benison
blessing
Bestial
beast-like; brutal
Bifurcated
divided into two branches
