AP Lang Unit 5-6

anachronism

something out of place because it is from a different period of time

droll

amusing in an odd way

inundation

flood, overwhelming

ostentatious

showy, pretentious

tacit

understood or implied without being stated

ardent

very enthusiastic, impassioned

cupidity

greed

juggernaut

a terrible destructive or irresistible force

profligate

recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

vacillate

to waver; to sway indecisively

abstruse

difficult to understand

dogmatic

stubbornly opinionated

endemic

indigenous to a certain place

impetuous

impulsive, rash, acting in the moment

pejorative

expressing contempt or disapproval

urb

city

vert

turn

arch

chief

bene

good, well

eu

good, well, beautiful

extra

beyond, outside

hyper

above, excessive

pro

before, in front of

super

over, above

amalgamate

to combine; to mix together

epicure

someone with refined taste in food and drink, a foodie

mitigate

to make less severe

obviate

to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent

restive

stubborn, resisting control

aggrandize

to increase, make greater

elucidate

to explain; to make clear

invective

abusive language

languid

lacking energy; weak

paragon

model of perfection

antipathy

an intense dislike

convoluted

intricate and complicated; hard to understand

garrulous

excessively talkative

indolent

lazy

pithy

precise, brief, forcefull

ultra

excess, beyond

an, a

without

contra

against

de

down, away from

dis, di, dif

not, apart

ex, e, ef

out, off, from

in, ig, il, im, ir

not

mal, male

bad

anti

against, opposite