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ap lang list 2
ms.watson ap lang words including stem
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| before | ante |
| against | anti |
| two | bi |
| around | circum |
| together | con |
| together | com |
| down | de |
| equal | equi |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| meritorious | deserving reward or praise |
| transcend | to rise above or go beyond the limits of something |
| approbation | approval or praise |
| decadence | excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury |
| hiatus | a pause, break, or interruption |
| lurid | gruesome; horrible, shockingly graphic and explicit |
| petulant | childishly sulky or bad tempered; showing sudden, impatient annoyance over something silly |
| prerogative | a special right or privilege that is not available to everyone |
| bandy | to discuss lightly, often in a casual or uniformed way |
| bifurcate | divide into two branches or parts |
| antithesis | a person or thing that is a direct opposite of something else |
| bantering | a light, playful, good-natured raillery |
| bemused | lost in thought; preoccupied; confused |
| blunt | abruptly plain and direct, without attempting to be tactful |
| boorish | unmannered; crude; insensitive |
| brusque | abrupt or brief in manner to the point of rudeness |
| caustic | severely critical or sarcastic to the point of being injurious |
| choleric | extremely irritable or easily angered |
| clinical | extremely objective and realistic; dispassionately analytic |
| colloquial | ordinary or familiar conservation rather than formal speech or writing |
| beyond | extra |
| exposulate | reason with for the purpose of dissuasion |
| assuage | to make milder or less server; to satisfy, as an appetite or desire |
| advantageous | providing an advantage; creating favorable circumstances that increase the chance of success |
| blithe | joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful |