Ap Lang 1

Front 1

in a tizzy

Back 1

in a state of nervous excitement or confusion; a dither.

Front 2

wrest

Back 2

1. To obtain by or as if by pulling with violent twisting movements
2. To usurp forcefully
3. To extract by or as if by force, twisting, or persistent effort; wring
4.a. To distort or twist the nature or meaning
b. To divert to an improper use; misapply.

Front 3

unhinged

Back 3

1. To remove from hinges.
2. To remove the hinges from.
3. To confuse; disrupt.

Front 4

engulf

Back 4

To swallow up or overwhelm by or as if by overflowing and enclosing

Front 5

quirky

Back 5

1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy
2. An unpredictable or unaccountable act or event; a vagary
3. A sudden sharp turn or twist.
4. An equivocation; a quibble.

Front 6

fortuitous

Back 6

happening by accident or chance

Front 7

concede

Back 7

1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit.
2. To yield or grant

Front 8

epiphany

Back 8

2. A revelatory manifestation of a divine being.
3.a. A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
b. A comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden intuitive realization

Front 9

harrowing

Back 9

Extremely distressing; agonizing

Front 10

transient

Back 10

1. Passing with time; transitory 2. Remaining in a place only a brief time

Front 11

complicity

Back 11

Involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime.

Front 12

precipitate (V)

Back 12

1. To throw from or as if from a great height; hurl downward 2. To cause to happen

Front 13

complacent

Back 13

1. Contented to a fault; self-satisfied and unconcerned
2. Eager to please; complaisant.

Front 14

placate

Back 14

To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease

Front 15

erratic

Back 15

1. Having no fixed or regular course; wandering.
2. Lacking consistency

Front 16

conducive

Back 16

Tending to cause or bring about; contributive

Front 17

wistful

Back 17

1. Full of wishful yearning. 2. Pensively sad; melancholy

Front 18

detumescence

Back 18

Reduction or lessening of a swelling, especially the restoration of a swollen organ or part to normal size.

Front 19

posterity

Back 19

1. Future generations 2. All of a person's descendants.

Front 20

shelf-life

Back 20

The length of time a product may be stored without becoming unsuitable for use or consumption.

Front 21

solicit

Back 21

1. To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application
2. To petition persistently; importune
3. To entice or incite to evil or illegal action.
4. To approach or accost (a person) with an offer of sexual services.

Front 22

equanimity

Back 22

The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure.

Front 23

vestige

Back 23

A visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more.

Front 24

looming

Back 24

1. To come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image
2. To appear to the mind in a magnified and threatening form
3. To seem imminent; impend