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2025 AP. Lang Vocabulary List #16
acclaim
enthusiastic approval
amass
to collect or gather
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
banter
(v.) to exchange playful remarks; tease
(n.) talk that is playful and teasing
blithe
cheerful, lighthearted, casual, unconcerned
cacophonous
harsh sounding
commensurate
equal, proportional
complacency
self-satisfaction; smugness
desiccate
lose water or moisture
diminution
to deduce or construe; to call forth
incessant
occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted
jollity
merriment, state of being jolly
kindle
cause to start burning; to call forth
parsimony
extreme stinginess
penury
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
perspicacious
mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
pliable
susceptible to being led or directed; capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
quell
to subdue, put down forcibly
rectify
make right or correct
rue
(v.) to regret, be sorry for
(n.) a feeling of regret
sluggard
a person who is lazy
stealthy
acting in a secret and sneaky way
succinct
brief; concise in speech or writing
voluminous
of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
elicit
to draw out or bring forth
