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AP Lang Vocab

Terms in this set (21)

Abeyance
n. a temporary suspension of activity
Abrogate
v. to repeal; to set aside; to nullify
Abscond
v. to leave quickly and secretively
Abstinence
n. voluntarily refraining from eatung certain foods or drink or from doing something pleasant but not good for you
Abstruse
adj. hard to understand or grasp
Accolade
n. award or honor; high praise
Acumen
n. the ability to make good judgements and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain
Adjure
v. to command or urge solemnly and earnestly
Admonitory
adj. giving or conveying a warning or reprimand
Adumbrate
v. to suggest partly ; to give a hint of things to come; to foreshadow vaugely
Aesthetic
adj. concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
Agrarian
adj. of or related to cultivated land or the cultivation of land
Alacrity
adj. cheerful readiness; liveliness or eagerness
Ambiguous
adj. open to more than one interpretation; having more than one meaning
Ambivalent
adj. having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to chooses between two (usually opposing) courses of action
Ambulatory
adj. able to walk or move about
Ameliorate
v. t make better; to ease or improve
Ancillary
adj. subsidiary; subordinate
Antipodal
adj. situated on opposite sides of the earth, or being exactly opposite
Antithesis
n. a person or thing that is the direct opposite of something or someone
Abscond
v. to leave quickly and secretively
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