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Vocab 2.3
AP LANG Vocabulary
| term | definition/sentence/synonym |
|---|---|
| adamant | refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind. "he is adamant that he is not going to resign" synonyms: unshakable, unyielding |
| pragmatic | dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations. "a pragmatic approach to politics" synonyms: practical, sensible |
| venerate | regard with great respect; revere. "Mother Teresa is venerated as a saint" synonyms: revere, regard highly, worship |
| malapropism | the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect, as in, for example, “dance a flamingo ” (instead of flamenco ). synonyms: wrong word, solecism |
| sadistic | deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others. "she took a sadistic pleasure in tormenting him" synonyms: cruel, barbarous |
| disparage | egard or represent as being of little worth. "he never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors" synonyms: belittle, denigrate |
| ominous | giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious. "there were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead" synonyms: threatening, menacing |
| vegetate | live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way. "if she left him there alone, he'd sit in front of the television set and vegetate" synonyms: rest, idle |
| conjugal | of or relating to marriage or the relationship between husband and wife. "conjugal loyalty" synonyms: marital, matrimonial |
| abominable | 1. causing moral revulsion. "the uprising was suppressed with abominable cruelty" synonyms: loathsome, detestable 2. very bad or unpleasant. "a cup of abominable tea" |
| guile | sly or cunning intelligence. "he used all his guile and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in" synonyms: cunning, craftiness |
| phlegmatic | (of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition. synonyms: calm, cool, composed |
| melancholy | a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. "an air of melancholy surrounded him" synonyms: sadness, sorrow, unhappiness |
| sanguine | optimistic or positive, esp. in an apparently bad or difficult situation. "he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy" synonyms: optimistic, hopeful |
| cliche | a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. "the old cliché “one man's meat is another man's poison.”" synonyms: hackneyed phrase, commonplace |
| gullible | easily persuaded to believe something; credulous. "an attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money" synonyms: credulous, naive |
| choleric | bad-tempered or irritable. synonyms: bad-tempered, irascible, irritable |
| trite | (of a remark, opinion, or idea) overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality or freshness. "this point may now seem obvious and trite" synonyms: hackneyed, clichéd |
| despotic | of or typical of a despot; tyrannical. "a despotic regime" synonyms: autocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian |
| exonerate | !. absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, esp. after due consideration of the case. "the court-martial exonerated me" synonyms: clear, acquit 2. release someone from (a duty or obligation). synonyms: release, discharge, liberate |
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