AP English Language and Composition - TTTC: Vocabulary

acquiescence (noun)

acceptance without protest.

cadre (noun)

 a small unit serving as part of a larger political movement

complicity (noun)

 guilt as a confederate in a crime or offense

comport (verb)

to behave in a certain manner

entrench (verb)

to place in a position of strength, establish firmly or solidly.

eviscerate (verb)

 to remove the entrails of a creature (gut); can also mean to deprive something of its most important quality

pernicious (adjective)

wicked, evil, harmful

platitude (noun)

the quality of being dull; an obvious remark uttered as if it were original

reticence (noun)

 the trait of being uncommunicative

ambiguity (noun)

 uncertainty or having multiple possible meanings.

paragons (noun)

 models of excellence or perfection in a particular quality.

facile (adjective)

easily achieved, often lacking depth or sincerity.

incandescent (adjective)

emitting light as a result of being heated; also used metaphorically to describe intense emotion or brilliance

edifice (noun)

a large, imposing building; can also refer to a complex system or organization

recalcitrant (adjective)

stubbornly resistant to authority or control.

complacency (noun)

self-satisfaction or smugness, often leading to a lack of awareness of danger.

mores (noun)

the essential customs and conventions of a community

militate (verb)

to have a substantial effect or influence, often in opposition to something

dissent (noun/verb)

(n.) the expression of disagreement; (v.) to disagree or hold an opposing opinion.

concomitant (adjective/noun)

 (adj.) occurring alongside something else, often in a related or accompanying way; (n.) something that accompanies another thing.

travails (noun)

painful or laborious efforts; hardships.

imbue (verb)

 to inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality.

elegy (noun)

 a mournful poem, usually lamenting the dead.