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AP Lang Vocab 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adroit | adj- skillful; clever |
| adroit- syn/ant | syn- dexterous; apt ant- clumsy; awkward |
| macroscopic | adj- visible to the naked eye |
| macroscopic- syn/ant | ant- microscopic |
| fatuous | adj- foolish; inane |
| fatuous- syn/ant | syn- silly ant- sensible; wise |
| bovine | adj- pertaining to cows or cattle |
| ferret | v- to search or drive out NOT THE RODENT! |
| affectation | n- a phony attitude or pose |
| affectation- syn/ant | syn- insincerity; sham ant- sincerity; genuineness |
| knell | n- sound made by a bell, often rung slowly for a death or funeral |
| dichotomy | n- a division into two parts |
| callow | adj- young and inexperienced |
| callow- syn/ant | syn- immature ant- mature; sophisticated |
| laconic | adj- using few words; short, concise |
| laconic- syn/ant | syn- pithy, taciturn ant- verbose, loquacious |
| quiddity | n- an essential quality |
| quiddity- syn | syn- essence |
| patent | adj- evident or obvious |
| patent- syn | syn- indisputable, apparent |
| peccadillo | n- a minor offense; a misdeed |
| sagacious | adj- wise; having keen perception and sound judgment |
| sagacious- syn/ant | syn- shrewd; intelligent ant- obtuse; fatuous |
| rationalize | v- to make an excuse for |
| rationalize- syn | syn- justify |