AP Vocab Quiz #2

incandescent (adj.)

emitting light as a result of being heated; full of strong emotion; passionate

assiduous (adj.)

showing great care and perseverance

disparate (adj.)

completely different

extrapolate (verb)

infer or conclude based on the information you have

laconic (adj.)

using very few words to express what you mean

pragmatic (adj.)

solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas, or rules-- problem solver

quintessential (adj.)

being the most typical example or most important part of something, perfect embodiment or pure example of something

spurious (adj.)

not genuine or authentic; in biology, it's used to describe things with similar appearance but different structures

seditious(ness) (adj.)

engaging in sedition (speech, writing, or behavior intended to encourage people to fight against or oppose the government; rabble-rousing; treason)

salient (adj.)

prominent or conspicuous

charlatan (noun)

a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud.

recapitulate (verb)

to repeat briefly, as in an outline; summarize

squalid (adj.)

(of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect; grubby

proliferating (verb)

reproduce or increase rapidly; multiply

secular (adj.)

denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis; non-religious