AP Vocab. List #16

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enthusiastic approval

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to collect or gather

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2025 AP. Lang Vocabulary List #16

25 Terms

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acclaim

enthusiastic approval

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amass

to collect or gather

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3

anarchist

one who believes in the absence of government or law; a person who seeks to overturn the established government; one who advocates to abolish authority

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4

banter

(v.) to exchange playful remarks; tease
(n.) talk that is playful and teasing

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blithe

cheerful, lighthearted, casual, unconcerned

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cacophonous

harsh sounding

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7

commensurate

equal, proportional

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8

complacency

self-satisfaction; smugness

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9

desiccate

lose water or moisture

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10

diminution

to deduce or construe; to call forth

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11

incessant

occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted

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12

jollity

merriment, state of being jolly

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13

kindle

cause to start burning; to call forth

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14

parsimony

extreme stinginess

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15

penury

a state of extreme poverty or destitution

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16

perspicacious

mentally acute or penetratingly discerning

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17

pliable

susceptible to being led or directed; capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

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18

quell

to subdue, put down forcibly

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19

rectify

make right or correct

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20

rue

(v.) to regret, be sorry for
(n.) a feeling of regret

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21

sluggard

a person who is lazy

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22

stealthy

acting in a secret and sneaky way

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23

succinct

brief; concise in speech or writing

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voluminous

of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

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elicit

to draw out or bring forth

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