AP Lang Vocab List #3

doc

teach, opinion

mort

death

duc

lead

ortho

straight, right

macro

long

pan

all

magna

great

vac

empty

meta

above, beyond, among

pre

before

inductive (adj)

Inference of general laws from particular instances

macrocosm (n)

The great world, any complex system, the universe or the cosmos

magnanimous (adj)

Very generous, kind of forgiving, especially towards someone you defeated/ a rival/ someone less powerful

metaphysical (adj)

Of or relating to metaphysics

mortification (n)

A strong feeling of shame and embarassment

orthodox (adj)

Not independent minded, conventional, unoriginal

panacea (n)

A remedy for all ails and difficulties

pandemonium (n)

Wild and noisy confusion, uproar, chaos

prevaricate (v)

To avoid telling the truth by acting or speaking passively or in an evasive way

vacuous (adj)

Empty or no meaning/value, having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence

Comma rules

commas between equal adjectives, comma separating name when directly addressing, commas to separate dates, separate titles/degrees following name, when writing inner dialogue, weak exclamations (gee/well/etc), around sentence interrupters