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AP Lang
final review
12
Language - English
11th Grade
12/19/2010

Additional Language - English Flashcards

 


 

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Term
ascertain
Definition
to discover trough examination or experiment, to find out
Term
admonition
Definition
a mile reproof, a cautionary advice or warning
Term
berate
Definition
to rebuke or scold angerly and at lenght
Term
blatant
Definition
unpleasantly loud and noisy or offensive
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cynicism
Definition
negative or pessimistic as from world weariness.
Term
discursive
Definition
covering a wide field of subject, rambling, proceeding through reason
Term
facetious
Definition
playfully jocular, humorous
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futility
Definition
the quality of having a no useful result, uselessness
Term
nomenclature
Definition
jargon
Term
nostalgia
Definition
a bitter sweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past
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ornithological
Definition
zoology that studies birds
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solemnity
Definition
the quality or condition of being sad or depressed
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