AP Lit vocab List 1

Austere

Stern, strict, frugal, unadorned

Admonish

Warn or reprimand firmly; urge earnestly

Approbation

Approval, agreement, commendation, praise, often given by an official agency

Vacuous

Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless

Capricious

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

Fecund

Fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive and inventive to a marked degree

Impetus

a driving force, impulse; incentive, stimulus

Rumination

To go over in the mind repeatedly

Reticent

Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

Inexorable

Impossible to stop or prevent; unrelenting

Insipid

Lacking flavor, vitality, vigor, interest

Physiognomy

Countenance; Internal character shown through outward appearance

Torrid

Intensely hot; ardent, passionate

Affront

To offend modesty or values; a comment that causes offense

Wistful

full of yearning or desire tinged with meloncholy

Feckless

Lacking efficiency or vitality; unthinking and irresponsible

Reproof

A criticism for a fault  (Verb form-reprove)

Droll

Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement

Allay

Diminish, or put an issue or fear at rest

Trepidation

A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

Propitious

Giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable; Favorably disposed toward someone

Amity

Friendship, peaceful harmony; mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship

Aplomb

Self-confidence or assurance, especially in demanding situations

Penitent

feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins and offenses

Ignominious

Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

Brazen

Bold and without shame.

Comity

Courtesy and considerate behavior toward others

Strident

Presenting a point of view, esp. a controversial one, in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way

Effusive

marked by the expression of great  or excessive amounts of emotion or enthusiasim  

Laconic

Using very few words; terse, succinct