Q1 Week 2 Ap Lang Word List Flashcards
de
down
punct
point
tude
state of
pre
before
ad
to
hend
grasp
pro
before
in
not
dol
suffer
per
through
ag
to do
val
worth
ous
full of
lent
full of
put
think
moll
soft
greg
group
alter
other
ego
I
ambi
both
demur
(to object) In the face of majorityopinion, she nevertheless demurred.
poignant
(sharp) The poignant parting left Heathcliff in lachrymose collapse.
lassitude
(languor) Gradually, the expatriates roused themselves from their after–lunch lassitude.
apprehend
(to understand) To apprehend the danger was beyond his mentalgrasp.
prodigious
(amazing) Marco Polo saw giants, geniuses, and other prodigious wonders.
indolent
(lazy) In the shimmering heat, he was idle, indolent, and could not pain himself to stir.
persiflage
(flippant style) The sassy skit was filled with innuendo and persiflage.
abiguous
(indefinite) Golda considered the possible meanings of the ambiguous message.
ambivalence
(conflicting feelings) His ambivalent feelings were complex and contradictory.
declasse
(low class) The once–distinguished event had fallen into declasse ill–repute.
putative
(thought–to–be) Kidnapping was the putative reason for Hoffa’s disappearance.
mollify
(make soft) Achilles’ vengeful anger could not be mollified by anyone.
gregarious
(sociable) The gregarious Gulliver was constantly in the middle of the tiny crowd.
altercation
(heated dispute) Somewhere in the dark, silent city, a noisy altercation broke out.
alter ego
(second self) More than a plenipotentiary, she was the emperor’s alter ego.
