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AP Lang Vocab List 8
Eight list of 15 words for the 1st semester of AP Lang and Comp
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Corroborate | (verb) to confirm or support; to strengthen with evidence |
| Meticulous | (adjective) careful and precise; excessively concerned with details |
| Conjecture | (noun) a guess, an opinion based on guesswork or uncertain evidence (verb) to guess |
| Obviate | (verb) to eliminate; to prevent by anticipating and making unnecessary |
| Ignominious | (adjective) shameful, disgraced |
| Sagacious | (adjective) keenly preceptive; shrewd |
| Lurid | (adjective) causing shock or horror; gruesome, marked by sensationalism |
| Diatribe | (noun) a bitter, abusive criticism or denunciation; tirade |
| Ilk | (noun) a type or kind; groups of people or things regarded as constituting a class because of shared attributes or characteristics. |
| Expunge | (verb) to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion; to erase |
| Pontificate | (verb) to issue authoritative decrees ( as a pontiff might) |
| Epicure | (noun) a connoisseur; one who cultivates refined tastes, especially in reference to food or drink |
| Picayune | (adjective) petty, trifling or unimportant |
| Fabulist | (noun) a liar; one who tells outrageous untrue stories |
| Cogitate | (verb) to ponder or ruminate; to take careful stock of or meditate closely on |