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AP LangVocab List 23
Twenty-third list of 15 words for the 2st semester of AP Lang and Comp
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Iconoclast | (noun) image-breaker, icon attacker; someone who tries to destroy traditional or popular ideas of institutions |
| Erudite | (adjective) having or showing profound knowledge; very scholarly |
| Germane | (adjective) relevant, appropriate; being both pertinent and fitting |
| Legerdemain | (noun) an illusory feat; a show or skill of deceit considered magical by naïve observes |
| Tacit | (adjective) understood, implied, not stated |
| Chicanery | (noun) dissention by trickery or underhandedness; a trick |
| Imperturbable | (adjective) marked by extreme calm and composure; unshakably steady; serene |
| Opprobrium | (noun) disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; harshly condemned |
| Machiavellian | (adjective) governed by opportunity, not principled; suggestive of or characterized by expediency, deceit and cunning |
| Unconscionable | (adjective) lacking conscience; unreasonable; beyond prudence or reason |
| Rapacious | (adjective) very greedy; given to attacking and seizing |
| Coalesce | (verb) to come together; to merge as into one body or entity |
| Apocalyptic | (adjective) predicting or indicating imminent destruction; indicating coming devastation |
| Solicitous | (adjective) anxious; eager; careful or particular |
| Largesse | (noun) generous giving of gifts; generosity; the actual things to be bestowed or given |