AP Lang Vocab 21/22

amity def

friendship

blandishment def

flattery

callous def

hardened/insensitive

carping def

finding fault

clemency def

leniency

dilatory def

delaying/slow

esteem def

estimate of value/approval and respect often blended with fondness

finesse def

delicate skill

heretical def

contrary to church doctrine or accepted beliefs or standards

imperious def

extremely overbearing

insatiable def

incapable of being satisfied

irreproachable def

faultless/not discreditable

mirth def

gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter

orthodox def

conforming to established standards/conventional

pious def

marked by showing zealous devotion to the rites of religion

plight def

difficult/adverse situation

rancid def

having a foul or offensive smell or taste

raucous def

loud and boisterous/harsh/disorderly

repugnant def

disgusting/offensive

spiteful def

full of spite or malice/malicious/malevolent

adjunct def

something joined or added to a thing but not necessarily a part of it

anomalous def

out of place or abnormal

astute def

shrewd/perspicacious/perceptive

civility def

polite and courteous behavior

covert def

secret/concealed

deft def

skillful/adroit

iconoclast def

one who attacks established beliefs or institutions

illustrious def

notably outstanding/famous

indigenous def

native to a certain area

partisan def

one who exhibits extreme or possibly blind allegiance to a group or cause

pungent def

sharp of irritating to the taste or smell/acrid

saccharine def

overly sweet in attitude

slovenly def

messy/untidy/careless

sonorous def

resonant/producing a full and rich sound

sporadic def

occasionally occurring

stolid def

showing little emotion

tangential def

slightly connected/divergent

tentative def

not fully worked out/provisional/uncertain

terrestrial def

of the earth or pertaining to the earth

untenable def

not able to be defended

amity part

noun

blandishment part

noun

callous part

adjective

carping part

adjective

clemency part

noun

dilatory part

adjective

esteem part

verb

finesse part

noun

heretical part

adjective

imperious part

adjective

insatiable part

adjective

irreproachable part

adjective

mirth part

noun

orthodox part

adjective

pious part

adjective

plight part

noun

rancid part

adjective

raucous part

adjective

repugnant part

adjective

spiteful part

adjective

adjunct part

noun

anomalous part

adjective

astute part

adjective

civility part

noun

covert part

adjective

deft part

adjective

iconoclast part

noun

illustrious part

adjective

indigenous part

adjective

partisan part

noun

pungent part

adjective

saccharine part

adjective

slovenly part

adjective

sonorous part

adjective

sporadic part

adjective

stolid part

adjective

tangential part

adjective

tentative part

adjective

terrestrial part

adjective

untenable part

adjective