Learn: AP Lang Vocabulary Quiz 1

alacrity

noun; excited and cheerful willingness to do something

capitulate

verb; to surrender after a negotiation or demand to stop fighting, usually after a period of resistance

ingenuous

adj; to be naive or innocent

austere

adj; strict or stern in manner or appearance

burgeon

verb; grow or develop quickly and with success

profligate

adj; describes someone recklessly wasteful or shamelessly corrupt

pejorative

adj; a word that expresses a negative connotation or disapproval towards someone or something

spurious

adj; not genuine or authentic

incorrigible

adj; describes a person or their behavior that is impossible to correct or improve

propensity

noun; a natural inclination to behave a certain way