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Eng Lang AP Vocab 2

Eng. Lang. AP Vocab 1-2

TermDefinition
ascend to move upward, to rise from a lower station
austere strict, stern
banal common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed
capricious changing suddenly, fickle
dawdle to waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner
esoteric understood only by a small group or a select few
exacerbate to aggravate, to irritate
extol to praise, to glorify
fastidious reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme
furtive secret in an underhanded way, stealthy
hypocrite one who is insincere or deceitful
innate existing from birth, inborn
opaque not allowing the passage of light, not transparent; hard to understand
prolific abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity
antithesis a direct opposite, a contrast
autonomous independent, self-contained
benign not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial
defamation act of harming or ruining another's reputation
gregarious sociable and outgoing
lethargic sluggish, languid
melancholy depression of spirits
reprove to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent
symmetry balanced proportions
tranquil peaceful, calm
venerate to honor, to revere
altruistic unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous
ambivalent having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action
angular lean; sharp cornered; gaunt
arrogant overbearingly assuming; insolently proud
aversion strong disinclination, disliking
discern to differentiate between two or more things
disdain intense dislike, to treat with scorn or contempt
disparage to degrade
disparity inequality
embellish to decorate
endender to cause, to produce, to create
innocuous harmless
insipid boring and stupid
lament to mourn
laud to praise
obscure difficult to see
ostentatious showy, pretentious
prodigal wasteful, a person given to extravagance
repudiate to reject
reticence restraint in speech
revere to honor
serene calm
subtle not obvious
superfluous beyond whats needed
taciturn quiet
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