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AP LangVocab List 19
Nineteenth list of 15 words for the 2st semester of AP Lang and Comp
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ostensible | (adjective) being other than seems to be the case; of questionable truth or genuineness; represented or appearing as such |
| Spurious | (adjective) plausible but false; lacking authenticity or validity; not genuine; false, counterfeit |
| Propagate | (verb) to produce, multiply; to breed; to make widely known, publicize |
| Concomitant | (adjective) occurring or existing concurrently; accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| Lassitude | (noun) weariness, fatigue, lethargy; deficiency in mental and physical alertness and activity, such as might result from physical or mental strain |
| Deleterious | (adjective) bad, harmful, having an injurious effect, often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| Attenuate | (verb) to make thin or small; to reduce in force, value, amount or degree; weaken (adjective) reduced, weakened; tapering gradually usually to a long slender point |
| Prodigious | (adjective) extraordinary, enormous; impressively great in size, force or extent |
| Celerity | (noun) speed, rapidity, swiftness of action or motion; haste |
| Paltry | (adjective) lacking in importance, petty, worthless, insignificant; wretched or contemptible |
| Lissome | (adjective) supple; easily bent |
| Effulgent | (adjective) radiant; brilliantly shining; shining forth resplendently |
| Bedraggled | (adjective) harried or in a condition of disarray; unkempt; dirty and limp |
| Albatross | (noun) a significant impediment, handicap or burden; a large pelican-like bird (most common idiomatic use of albatross is the first sense given) |
| Egalitarian | (adjective) arising from a belief int he equality of all persons; scrupulously fair toward all parties |