click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
AP Lang Lesson 3&4
Vocab
Question | Answer |
---|---|
efficacious | effective |
catharsis | a release of emotion tension |
inundate | to overwhelm |
revere | to respect |
internecine | mutually destructive |
risible | laughable |
sybaritic | luxurious |
crepuscular | pertaining to twilight |
kudos | praise |
estrange | to alienate |
intrinsic | inborn |
maxim | axiom; a truth |
putrid | rancid |
servile | submissive |
apocryphal | of questionable authenticity, but widely believed |
scapegoat | a sucker |
peremptory | imperative |
atelier | an artist's workshop |
axiom | a universal truth |
dulcet | melodious |
usurp | to take over |
patronizing | arrogant |
iniquity | an evil act; a sin |
archaic | obsolete |
vacillate | to waver |
perspicacious | keen; sharp; clever |
abstemious | to use sparingly |
talisman | a magical charm |
expurgate | censor |
pellucid | transparent |