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AP LangVocab List 16
Sixteenth list of 15 words for the 2st semester of AP Lang and Comp
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Paramount | (adjective) supreme, foremost, of chief importance or concern |
| Remiss | (adjective) careless, negligent, delinquent; lax in attending to duty |
| Jettison | (verb) to discard, to get rid of, or to drop off an aircraft or throw overboard |
| Cogent | (adjective) forceful, convincing, persuasive, appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning |
| Bereft | (adjective) deprived of, lacking of something needed or expected |
| Vitriolic | (adjective) caustic, biting, scathing |
| Invective | (noun) abusive speech, insulting, denunciatory statement |
| Besmirch | (verb) to soil, stain, sully, dim the reputation of |
| Retrospect | (noun) a review, survey, or contemplation of things in the past (idiom "in retrospect": looking backward) |
| Inveterate | (adjective) deep-rooted, habitual, firmly established |
| Umbrage | (noun) resentful annoyance; to "take umbrage" is to express irritation |
| Impervious | (adjective) impenetrable; impossible to alter or affect |
| Misanthropy | (noun) hatred of mankind; contempt for the human race |
| Troglodyte | (noun) one who behaves in a beastly, savage or primitive manner |
| Prosaic | (adjective) commonplace or workaday; unromantic or matter-of-fact |