AP Lang & Comp. - Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Abate (v)

To decrease in force or intensity.

Abhorrence (n)

A feeling of strong disgust or hatred.

Arduous (adj)

Requiring great effort; difficult.

Aureole (n)

A circle of light surrounding a holy figure; halo.

Balderdash (n)

Senseless or foolish talk or writing.

Barrow (n)

A burial mound.

Bifurcate (v)

To cause to divide into two branches or parts.

Benevolent (adj)

Kind and generous.

Blacksmith (n)

A person who forges and repairs iron objects.

Clandestine (adj)

Kept secret or done in secret, often because it is illegal or bad. (Taylor Swift – illicit affairs (Official Lyric Video))

Coerce (v)

To force someone to act.

Colloquial (adj)

Characteristic of informal spoken language.

Coruscate (v)

To give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes.

Disseminate (v)

To spread widely.

Dissolution (n)

The ending or breaking apart of something.

Exculpate (v)

To free from blame.

Exile (n)

A person forced from home. (Taylor Swift – exile (feat. Bon Iver) (Official Lyric Video))

Extol (v)

To praise highly.

Extricate (v)

To free from difficulty or entanglement.

Feint (n/v)

A deceptive movement intended to distract.

Fiend (n)

A wicked or cruel person; demon

Freehold (n)

Permanent ownership of land.

Furl (v)

To roll up and secure.

Lair (n)

The den or resting place of a wild animal .

Lament (v/n)

To mourn deeply; an expression of grief.

Lavish (adj/v)

Richly extravagant; to bestow generously.

Malevolence (n)

The desire to do evil.

Proprieties (n)

Standards of proper behavior.

Rune (n)

An ancient Germanic letter, often associated with magic.

Venerable (adj)

Deserving great respect.

Vexed (adj)

Annoyed or frustrated.

Vehemently (adv)

Forcefully; passionately.