AP Lang Unit 3 Vocab

affable

(adj) friendly, good natured

clandestine

(adj) kept or done in secret

contrite

(adj) feeling or expressing remorse or guilt

deprecate

(v) to express disapproval of; to belittle, put down

dormant

(adj) in a state of rest or inactivity

enigmatic

(adj) puzzling, perplexing, myterious

erudite

(adj) learned or scholarly

extricate

(v) to free from restraint or difficulty

haughty

(adj) scornfully arrogant; disdainfully proud

incorrigible

(adj) unable to be reformed or corrected

indignant

(adj) showing anger at what is perceived to be unfair treatment

impervious

(v) unable to be affected by

mitigate

(v) to make less severe

mundane

(adj) common, ordinary

nullify

(v) to declare legally void; to deprive of value or effectiveness

pedantic

(adj) ostentatious in one's learning; overly concerned with minute details in teaching

placate

(v) to appease or pacify

pretentious

(adj) characterized by assumption of dignity or importance; especially when exaggerated or undeserved

terse

(adj) using few words; concise or brief

verbose

(adj) using more words than necessary