AP Vocab. List #16

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