AP Lang vocab list 3

Abscond

To leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection or arrest.

Aesthetic

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

Colloquial

Used in ordinary or familiar conversation; informal.

Cynical

Believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity.

Deleterious

Causing harm or damage.

Didactic

Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

Diatribe

A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

Disillusion

To free someone from a false belief or illusion.

Emphatic

Expressing something forcibly and clearly.

Esoteric

Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge.

Exhort

To strongly encourage or urge someone to do something.

Exploit

To make full use of and benefit from a resource, often in a selfish or unethical way.

Feasible

Capable of being done or achieved, practical and possible.

Mercurial

Subject to sudden changes of mood or mind; volatile.

Pedantic

Excessively concerned with minor details and rules, often in teaching or learning.

Poignant

Evoking a strong emotional response; touching.

Premise

A statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion.

Punctilious

Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.

Reportorial

Relating to the reporting of news or information, often characterized by a journalistic style.

Synonymous

Having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase.