ap lang final sem 2- (just vocab, no terms)

allege

(v) to assert without proof or confirmation

irrefutable

(adj) impossible to disprove

litany

(n) long list; a repetitive chant

recant

(v) to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract

acclamation

(n) a shout of welcome, an overwhelming verbal vote of approval

increment

(n) an enlargement, increase, addition

unremitting

(adj) not stopping, maintained steadily

vacillate

(v) to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another

forgo

(v) to do without

fraught

(adj) full or loaded with

obtuse

(adj) blunt; slow or dull in understanding

sporadic

(adj) occurring at irregular intervals; having no set plans

ambient

(adj) completely surrounding, encompassing

eclectic

(adj) drawn from different sources

(n) one whose beliefs are drawn from different sources

onerous

(adj) burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty

rudiments

(n pl) parts of a subject or discipline that are learned first; early stages of anything

chronic

(adj) continuing over a long period of time or recurring often

dogmatic

(adj) inclined to state opinions as if they were indisputable facts

stigmatize

(v) to brand or mark in some way discreditable or disgraceful

truncate

(v) to shorten by