AP Seminar Unit 15 Vocabulary

Abrasive (vocabulary)

(Of a substance or material) capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding.

Abrade (vocabulary)

Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.

Abrasion (vocabulary)

The process of scraping or wearing something away.

Abrasiveness (vocabulary)

The quality of being able to scrape or wear down a surface by friction.

Abradant (vocabulary)

A material used for grinding, polishing, or cleaning a hard surface.

Acclimate (vocabulary)

Become accustomed to a new climate or to new conditions.

Acclimatize (vocabulary)

Respond physiologically or behaviorally to changes in a complex of environmental factors.

Acclimation (vocabulary)

The process or result of becoming accustomed to a new climate or to new conditions.

Climate (vocabulary)

The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

Acclimatory (vocabulary)

Relating to or resulting in acclimation.

Renounce (vocabulary)

Formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession).

Announce (vocabulary)

Make a public and typically formal declaration about a fact, occurrence, or intention.

Annunciation (vocabulary)

The announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to Mary (in Christianity).

Denounce (vocabulary)

Publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

Pronounce (vocabulary)

Make the sound of (a word or part of a word) in the correct or a particular way.

Enunciate (vocabulary)

Say or pronounce clearly.

Pronunciation (vocabulary)

The way in which a word is pronounced.

Denunciation (vocabulary)

Public condemnation of someone or something.

Reticent (vocabulary)

Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.

Tacit (vocabulary)

Understood or implied without being stated.

Taciturn (vocabulary)

(Of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Tacitly (vocabulary)

In a way that is understood or implied without being directly stated.

Reticence (vocabulary)

The quality of being reticent; reserve.

Magnanimous (vocabulary)

Generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person.

Magnify (vocabulary)

Make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope.

Magnitude (vocabulary)

The great size or extent of something.

Magnificent (vocabulary)

Impressively beautiful, elaborate, or extravagant; striking.

Magnum (vocabulary)

A thing of a type that is larger than normal, in particular.

Abras (root)

Scrape

Acclim (root)

Adapt

Nuntius (root)

Messenger

Tac, tacere (root)

Silent

Magn (root)

Great