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AP Lang Vocabulary 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aggregate | v.t.- to unite/adj.- combined/ n.- to form another |
| Antithesis | n.- an opposite or contrast |
| Aplomb | n.- self-confidence; poise |
| Atrophy | n.- wasting away/ v.- to waste or fail to waste away |
| Attrition | n.- the act of wearing away by friction |
| Autonomy | n.- quality or condition of being independent |
| Charlatan | n.- a quack; an imposter |
| Circumvent | v.t.- to surround; to catch in trap |
| Coalesce | v.i.- to grow together; to merge into one |
| Diatribe | n.- discourse or dispute especially one of malicious criticism |
| Facetious | adj.- lightly joking |
| Filch | v.- to steal/ n.- the thing taken; the thief |
| Fulminating | adj.- thundering; exploding; hurling denunciation |
| Heretical | adj.- containing, holding opinions opposite of what is generally accpeted |
| Machinations | n.- the act if planning with evil intent |
| Malediction | n.- invocation of evil; curse; slander; a speaking of evil about some collection of things |
| Oscillate | v.i.- to swing to and fro; to be indecisive |
| Perual | n.- a careful and thorough reading |
| Pusillanimous | adj.- faint-hearted complaining |
| Querulous | adj.- inclined to find fault; habitually complaining |
| Resilience | n.- the act of leaping or springing back; a rebound |
| Schism | n.- a split or division in organized group |
| Truncate | v.t.- to shorten by cutting |
| Urbane | adj.- coureous in manners; polite |
| Vagary | n.- an odd action or bit of conduct |