Schlueter AP Lang Vocab Wk 7

Alacrity

Loveliness and eagerness

Aloof

Distant, cold, or detached in manner

Ambivalent

Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow

Amenable

Disposed or willing to comply

Amorphous

Having no definite form or distinct shape

Analogous

Similar or equivalent in some respects

Antecedent

A preceding occurrence or cause or event

Antipathy

A feeling of intense dislike

Assiduous

Marked by care and persistent effort

Assuage

Provide physical relief, as from pain

Clamor

Utter or proclaim insistently and noisily

Commodious

Large and roomy

Confluence

A place where things merge or flow together

Contentious

Showing an inclination to disagree

Contrite

Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow

Diminutive

Very small

Disdain

Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intese dislike

Dubious

Fraught with uncertainty or doubt

Exacerbate

Make worse

Gratuitous

Unnecessary and unwarranted