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AP English IV Vocab
Units 4-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Affinity | syn: Inclination, Penchant ant: distaste, aversion |
| Bilious | syn: choleric, irascible, peevish, splenetic ant: sweet-tempered, genial, pleasant, delightful |
| Cognate | syn: allied, affiliated, relative ant: dissimilar, unrelated |
| Corollary | syn: deduction, conclusion ant: axiom, postulate, premise |
| Cul-de-sac | A blind alley or dead end street; any situation in which further progress is impossible; an impasse |
| Derring-do | syn: audacity, bravado, pyrotechnics ant: cowardice, timidity, poltroonery |
| Divination | syn: prophecy, augury |
| Elixir | syn: cure-all, nostrum, tonic |
| Folderol | syn: hoopla, gibberish ant: sense, significance |
| Gamut | syn: scope, compass, sweep |
| Hoi Polloi | syn: rank and file ant: aristocracy, elite, upper class |
| Ineffable | syn: inexpressible, indescribable |
| Lucubration | syn: burning the midnight oil, deep thought |
| Mnemonic | syn: reminder, cue |
| Obloquy | syn: discredit, opprobrium, ignominy, dishonor ant: praise, acclaim, approbation |
| Parameter | A determining or characteristic element; a factor that shapes the total outcome; a limit, boundary |
| Pundit | syn: expert, authority, savant ant: layman, amateur, dilettante |
| Risible | syn: droll, ludicrous ant: depressing, poignant, heartrending |
| Symptomatic | syn: indicative |
| Volte-face | syn: turnabout |