Vocabulary Unit 2 -- AP Eng III Flashcards
express or state clearly
articulate
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
atrophy
projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
bastion
play boisterously
cavort
a harmonious state of things and of their properties
concord
having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
consummate
the mental attitude that something is believable
credence
express strong disapproval of
decry
untidiness, especially of clothing and appearance
disarray
behave unnaturally or affectedly
dissemble
give expression to
envice
a pressing or urgent situation
exigency
generally incompetent and ineffectual
feckless
the floating wreckage of a ship
flotsam
fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
frenetic
gather, as of natural products
glean
popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs
grouse
necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
incumbent
characterized by jokes and good humor
jocular
cloudy, dirty, and difficult to see through
murky
extremely wicked
nefarious
plant having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation
nettle
relating to or involving money
pecuniary
having an agreeably pungent taste
piquant
lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
recumbent
having a firm basis in reality and therefore
substantive
pertaining to or resembling an ideally perfect state
utopian
overabundance of words
verbiage
characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage
verdant
having a relatively high resistance to flow
viscous
