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AP Lang Vocab List 4
Fourth list of 15 words for the 1st semester of AP Lang and Comp
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Repudiate | (verb) to reject the validity or authority of |
| Euphemism | (noun) a less offensive term or phrase |
| Alacrity | (noun) enthusiastic briskness; a cheerful willingness |
| Dregs | (noun) the most worthless part; sediment in a liquid; residue |
| Scurrilous | (adjective) coarse; foul-mouthed |
| Inculcate | (verb) to impress (something) upon the mind of another |
| Prescience | (noun) knowledge or understanding of things before they happen or appear |
| Acrimonious | (adjective) bitter; marked by vicious ill will; sharp in language or tone |
| Pernicious | (adjective) harmful; causing injury; deadly; ruinous |
| Interpolate | (verb) to insert or introduce between two elements or parts; insert into a text |
| Paucity | (noun) scarcity; insufficiency |
| Sally | (verb) to suddenly rush forth; to make an attack upon an enemy (noun) an outburst; a sudden quick witticism |
| Deride | (verb) to scoff at, to regard with contemptuous mirth |
| Obsolescence | (noun) the process of passing out of use of usefulness; becoming obsolete |
| Vernal | (adjective) of or pertaining to spring; of or pertaining to youth |