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AP LangVocab List 17
Seventeenth list of 15 words for the 2st semester of AP Lang and Comp
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bedlam | (noun) noisy uproar or confusion (archaic, an insane asylum) |
| Cacophony | (noun) loud, harsh sound, discord, dissonance |
| Propinquity | (noun) proximity, nearness, similarity in nature |
| Panacea | (noun) remedy for all diseases, evils or difficulties; a cure-all |
| Taciturn | (adjective) habitually not talkative, inclined to silence; implies not social |
| Avarice | (noun) greed, passion for material wealth |
| Indolent | (adjective) lazy, lethargic, habitually idle; disinclined to exertion |
| Discursive | (adjective) moving from topic to topic without order; rambling; desultory |
| Garrulous | (adjective) talkative, given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk |
| Banal | (adjective) drearily commonplace or often predictable; trivial; meaningless from overuse |
| Enervate | (verb) to weaken; deprive of vitality, strength, or endurance |
| Anathema | (noun) a person or thing regarded as wrong in the highest degree; a loathsome entity; someone or something that is as detestable and unacceptable as possible |
| Anachronism | (noun) the depiction of something as occurring or existing at a point in time it did not; an intentional or unintentional representation of a historically incorrect situation |
| Torpor | (noun) indifference, sloth or inactivity |
| Nabob | (noun) a wealthy person who is accustomed to luxury; originally, one who returned form India to Europe with great riches |