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AP LangVocab List 14
Fourteenth list of 15 words for the 1st semester of AP Lang and Comp
| Term | Connotation |
|---|---|
| Decadence | (noun) a period of decline, decay in morals or art |
| Ascetic | (adjective) practicing self-denial for spiritual discipline (noun) one who renounces material comforts |
| Desultory | (adjective) marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; disconnected; moving haphazardly |
| Vacuous | (adjective) empty; void; vacant; lacking content, devoid of substance |
| Officious | (adjective) offering advice when not requested; overbearing; meddling in affairs in which one has no concern |
| Juxtapose | (verb) to place side by side, especially for comparison and contrast |
| Munificent | (adjective) very generous |
| Connubial | (adjective) of or pertaining to marriage |
| Recondite | (adjective) hidden from the mental or intellectual view, opaque |
| Palliate | (verb) to ease, mitigate, alleviate |
| Eviscerate | (verb) to disembowel; figuratively, to cut down or reduce to almost nothing |
| Prurient | (adjective) lewd (said of an idea, representation, account, etc.); focused on inappropriate things |
| Stalwart | (adjective) firm of purpose; steadfast; also, courageous |
| Adulation | (noun) extreme praise, admiration or flattery, especially of a servile nature |
| Blithe | (adjective) cheerful or merry in disposition; carefree and indifferent; unconcerned with petty cares |