AP Lang Unit 1 Vocab

Abscond

to leave quickly and in secret, typically to aoid the law

Anthropomorphism

attributing human traits to non-human things

Congenial

pleasant, friendly, or well-suited

Convivial

fond of feasting, drinking, and good company

Disparage

To criticize someone to show a lack of respect or suggest they are not important

Dissemble

To hide your true feelings behind a false appearance

Edict

an official order

Enmity

hatred or hostility

Expunge

to completely eliminate

fatuous

silly, childish, or insane

Garrulous

excessively talking

inane

silly, foolish, completely lacking sense

Ingrate

an ungrateful person

Laconic

using very few words to speak or write

languid

someone who lacks energy, force, or quick movement

Lithe

moving with grace, nimble

Mitigate

to make less violent and severe

Nadir

the lowest emotional point of something

Officious

annoyingly eager to provide unwanted help

Ominous

menacing, threatening

Omniscient

all-seeing or all-knowing, of limitless power

Pallid

lacking color, looking weak or frail

Premonition

an often negative feeling about the future

Quixotic

extremely idealistic, often to a fault

Rancorous

filled with deep resentment for ones past actions

Recalcitrant

Stupidly stubborn against following orders

Reprehensible

worthy of blame

Salient

very noticeable or most important

Tenable

able to be maintained or held against criticism

Yoke

to join together, to connect