AP Seminar Unit 9,10,11 Review

Acclamation

Praise, applause

Bucolic

Rural, pastoral

Calumniate

Defame, malign

Chary

Cautious, careful

Collusion

Conspiracy, plot

Dilettante

Amateur, rookie

Imperturbable

Self-possessed, composed

Increment

Increase, addition

Mandate

Decree, demand

Paltry

Small, meager

Paroxysm

Spasm, attack

Pedantry

Purism, literalism

Peregrination

Travel, journey

Redolent

Suggestive, reminiscent

Refulgent

Bright, brilliant

Shibboleth

Motto, catchphrase

Tyro

Novice, beginner

Unremitting

Relentless, unrelenting

Vacillate

Indecisive, irresolute

Vituperative

Abusive, outrageness

Askance

Suspiciously, skeptically

Attenuate

Weakened, reduced

Benign

Kind, compassionate

Cavil

Complain, grumble

Charlatan

Fraud, pretender

Decimate

Eliminate, eradicate

Foible

Weakness, failing

Forgo

Do without, renounce

Fraught

Full of, anxious

Inure

Harden, toughen

Luminous

Reflecting light

Obsequious

Ingratiating, fawning

Obtuse

Stupid, dumb

Oscillate

Swing, sway

Penitent

Repetant, remorseful

Peremptory

Brisk, abrupt

Rebuff

Reject, refuse

Reconnoiter

Survey, explore

Shambles

Chaos, mess

Sporadic

Inconsistent, irregular

Abrogate

Revoke, repeal

Ambient

Atmosphere, environment

Asperity

Harshness, sharpness

Burnish

To shine

Cabal

Faction, group

Delectable

Delicious, flavorful

Deprecate

Disapprove, condemn

Detritus

Debris, waste

Ebullient

Cheerful, joyful

Eclectic

Broad, diverse

Flaccid

Soft, loose

Impecunious

Poor, penniless

Inexorable

Relentless, ruthless

Moribund

Dying, expiring

Necromancer

Sorcerer, wizard

Onerous

Burdensome, heavy

Rife

Widespread, universal

Rudiments

Basics, fundamentals

Sequester

Isolate, obscure

Winnow

Blow, separate