AP Language & Composition Lesson # 2 Vocabulary

Front

Reprove

Back

To criticize or correct someone gently.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

Pessimism

Back

A negative outlook on life.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Front

cursory

Back

superficial

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Front

Profligate:

Back

Recklessly extravagant or wasteful.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

miser

Back

A person who is stingy or frugal.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

jocular

Back

humorous

Front

fracas

Back

A noisy disturbance or quarrel.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Front

Caricature

Back

Humorous or exaggerated portrayal of a person.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

corroborate

Back

to confirm or support

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

Meaning of 'precarious'

Back

Unstable or risky

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F