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AP Lang Vocab List 7
Seventh list of 15 words for the 1st semester of AP Lang and Comp
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ephemeral | (adjective) lasting for a very short time; transient, fleeting |
| Nefarious | (adjective) villainous, vicious, flagrantly wicked or impious |
| Nonsectarian | (adjective) not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination |
| Doleful | (adjective) full of grief, melancholy |
| Sanguine | (adjective) optimistic; reddish, healthy color |
| Inert | (adjective) without power to move; sluggishness of mind or spirit |
| Salient | (adjective) strikingly obvious; so noticeable it seems to leap out and claim attention |
| Poignant | (adjective) distressing to the mind; moving and painful to the feelings; emotionally intense |
| Paradigm | (noun) on that serves as a pattern or model; a set of assumptions, concepts, values, practices |
| Garner | (verb) to amass, gather, or accumulate; acquire over a period of time |
| Peripatetic | (adjective) wandering, going from one place to another |
| Dichotomy | (adjective) division into two contrasting halves, pairs or sets |
| Precipitous | (adjective) extremely steep; extremely rapid or abrupt |
| Resplendent | (adjective) brilliantly shining, splendidly lustrous |
| Commensurate | (adjective) having an equal measure; of equivalent duration or extent |