AP Lit Final Vocab

rescind

revoke, cancel, or repeal

tedious

too long, slow, or boring

venerate

regard with great respect, revere

vile

extremely unpleasant

antagonist

an enemy, someone hostile or in opposition

synergy

interaction or cooperation

assiduous

showing great care and perseverance

censure

express severe disapproval

congregation

a group of people assembled

enhance

to intensify, to increase, to improve

earnest

very serious, honest intent

signify

to be a symbol of, to mean, to be an indication of

prosaic

commonplace, unromantic, lacking poetic beauty

pertinent

relevant or applicable to a particular matter

incompatible

not harmonious, do not fit together well

consequential

following as a result or effect OR important

defer

to delay or put off

integrity

to have a good character

emanate

to issue from a source, to give off

query

a question

renovate

to restore to good condition, to fix

totality

the whole of something

noble

of excellent quality, related to a high class

subtle

delicate, not obvious, clever

ethical

morally good or correct

sterile

clean, lacking in imagination, unable to reproduce

denounce

publicly declare to be wrong or evil

despondent

in low spirits, a loss of hope or courage

innate

inborn, natural

suppress

forcibly put an end to