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AP Lang Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aggregate | v.t.- to unite/adj. - combined/ n. to form another |
| Antithesis | n. - an opposite or contrast |
| Aplomb | n. - self-confidence; poise |
| Atrophy | n. - a wasting away/ v. - to waste or fail to waste away |
| Attrition | n. - the act of wearing away by friction |
| Autonomy | n. - quality or condition of being independent |
| Charlatan | n. - a quack; an imposter |
| Circumvent | v. t. - to surround; to catch in a trap |
| Coalesce | v. i. - to grow together, to merge into one |
| Diatribe | n. - to discourse or dispute especially one of malicious criticism |
| Facetious | adj. - lightly joking |
| Filch | v. - to steal/ n. - the thing taken; the thief |
| Fulminating | adj. - thundering, exploding; hurling denunciation |
| Heretical | adj. containing, holding opinions opposite of what is generally accepted |
| Machinations | n. - the act of planning with evil intent |
| Malediction | n. - invocation of evil, curse; slander; a speaking of evil about some collection of things |
| Oscillate | v.i. - to swing to and fro; to be indecisive |
| Perusal | n. - a careful and thorough reading |
| Pusillanimous | adj. - faint-hearted, cowardly |
| Querulous | adj. - inclined to find fault; habitually complaining |
| Resilience | n. - the act of leaping or springing back; a rebound |
| Schism | n. - a split or division in organized group |
| Truncate | v.t. - to shorten by cutting |
| Urbane | adj. - Courteous in manners, polite |
| Vagary | n. - an odd action or bit of conduct |
| Acrimonious | adj. - sharp, bitter, corrosive, severe, sarcastic speech |
| Ameliorate | v.t. - to make better, improve |
| Assuage | v.t. - to lessen; pacify, satisfy/ v.i. - to abate or subside |
| Banal | adj. - commonplace, trivial |
| Chary | adj. - careful, cautious, shy, frugal, or stingy. |
| Embryonic | adj. - in an early stage. underdeveloped |
| Enigma | n. - a perplexing statement, a riddle |
| Erudite | adj. - having an extensive knowledge/ n. - a learned person |
| Inexorable | adj. - that which cannot be moved by persuasion, immovable |
| Intrepid | adj. - fearless, brave, bold |
| Inveterate | adj. - deep rooted, settled in habit, practice |
| Laconic | adj. - concise phrase, expressing much in few fords |
| Loquacious | adj. - talkative |
| Obeisance | n. a gesture of respect or reverence(bow or curtsy) deference |
| Obsequious | adj. excessive willingness to obey, devoted, dutiful |
| Pedantic | adj. - making a display of knowledge |
| Petulent | adj. - impatient, irritable, bad tempered |
| Phlegmatic | adj. - a hard rouse to action, sluggish |
| Prognosticate | v.t. to predict, foretell |
| Pugnacious | v.t. - disposed to fight, quarrelsome |
| Pulchritude | n. - physical beauty |
| Scrupulous | adj. careful of detail, conscientiously honest |
| Trenchant | adj. keen, penetrating; forceful, vigorous, clear out, distinct |
| Vapic | adj. - tasteless, flavorless, flat, uninteresting, lifeless, dull |
| Adroit | adj. - dexterous, skillful in the use of hands, ingenious |
| Alacrity | n. - cheerfulness, readiness to serve, quickness in thought or action |
| Antipathy | n. - a strong dislike, a repugnancy, a revulsion |
| Astute | adj. - cunning, crafty |
| Augment | v.t. - to increase, to grow larger; / n. - an increase |
| Augur | n. - fortune teller, soothsayer; / v.t. - to prognosticate, predict, foretell |
| Bellicose | adj. - warlike, disposed to fight |
| Bon mot | n. - a jest, a witty, clever saying |
| Contrite | adj. - deeply affected with grief, showing remorse, guilt; / n. - one who is contrite |
| Demur | v.i. - to delay; to take exception to / n. - a stop, pause, or delay |
| Deplore | v.t. - to lament, mourn |
| Impunity | n. - exemption from punishment, penalty, injury |
| Integral | adj. - complete, necessary to make whole / n. - a whole or entire thing |
| Invariable | n. - (in math) a constant; / adj. - does not vary |
| Invective | n. - a violent verbal attack, vituperation, an abusive word |
| Latent | adj. - lying hidden, underdeveloped, dormant |
| Macabre | adj. - gruesome, grim, horrible, ghastly |
| Obdurate | adj. - not easily moved to pity, not repenting, stubborn |
| Paean | n. - a loud, joyous song |
| Paragon | n. - a model, pattern of superior excellence; / v.t. - poetic, to put side by side; to compare |
| Petulant | adj. - impatient, irritable, bad-tempered |
| Prolific | adj. - producing many young, fruitful, abounding |
| Recalcitrant | adj. - refusing to obey authority; / n. - one who refuses to… |
| Vacillate | v.i. - to sway to and fro, to fluctuate, to waiver in mind |
| Voracious | adj. - greedy in eating; eager in pursuit; insatiable |
| Acquiescence | n. = agreement or consent by silence or without objection |
| Assiduous | adj. = constant; working diligently at a task |
| Auspicious | adj. = promising success; favorable |
| Awry | adv. or adj. = with a turn or twist to one side; amiss; wrong |
| Cataclysm | n. = any violent upheaval; an extensive flood |
| Cognizant | adj. = aware |
| Connivance | n. = encouragement to wrongdoing by another |
| Dissonance | n. = inharmonious, harsh sound |
| Effrontery | n. = shameless boldness |
| Expunge | v.t. = to strike, blot out, obliterate; wipe out |
| Glib | adj. = readily fluent – often thoughtlessly, unconstrained |
| Ignominy | n. = disgrace, public contempt, shame |
| Imminent | adj. = likely to occur at any moment |
| Incipient | adj. = beginning to exist, in the initial stage |
| Indubitable | adj. = that cannot be doubted, evident or certain |
| Lucrative | adj. = profitable, moneymaking |
| Nefarious | adj. = extremely wicked or villainous |
| Paucity | n. = smallness of quality, scarcity |
| Placate | v.t. = to appease, to pacify |
| Prevaricate | v.i. = to stray from the truth |
| Reticent | adj. = disposed to be silent or not to speak freely |
| Savant | n. = a person of profound learning |
| Turgid | adj. = swollen, distended |
| Vernacular | adj. or n. = native or indigenous; plain everyday language |
| Virile | adj. = masculine, manly |
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