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AP LangVocab List 20
Twentieth list of 15 words for the 2st semester of AP Lang and Comp
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Inimical | (adjective) being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence; having the disposition of an enemy; reflecting or indication hostility |
| Bellicose | (adjective) favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars; belligerent |
| Emulate | (verb) to strive to equal through imitation |
| Salubrious | (adjective) conducive to or promoting good health, wholesome |
| Impetuous | (adjective) impulsive, impatient, passionate, characterized by sudden action |
| Evanescent | (adjective) momentary, fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish |
| Tantamount | (adjective) equivalent in effect or value |
| Allay | (verb) to lessen or relieve, to calm or soothe at least for the time being, what is burdensome or painful |
| Unmitigated | (adjective) unrelieved, not lessened or diminished; without qualification or exception; absolute |
| Commodious | (adjective) spacious, roomy |
| Edification | (noun) enlightenment; to edify is to instruct one or share important insights; edification is the process of this |
| Nascent | (adjective) emerging; often refers to something init;ś early stages of coming into existence |
| Punctilioius | (adjective) overly attentive to trifling details such as one to takes great care in disposing of seemingly small matters in a formally correct way |
| Tractable | (adjective) manageable or easy to control; one who takes guidance or direction well is this |
| Amalgamate | (verb) to blend into a coherent single unit; to combine a number of elements into a whole |