AP Lang Vocab Notebook

melancholy (noun)

a depression of spirits

exalted (adjective)

elevated in rank, power, or character

uproarious (adjective)

extremely funny

unpolished (adjective)

not polished

refutation (noun)

the act or process of refuting

assimilation (noun)

an act, process, or instance of assimilating

shrewdness (adjective)

marked by clever discerning awareness and hard headed acumen

blundered (verb)

to move unsteadily or confusedly

sentiment (noun)

an attitude, thought, or judgement prompted by feeling

righteousness (adjective)

acting accord with divine or moral law; free from guilt or sin

unceremoniously (adverb)

with a lack of courtesy; roughly or abruptly

anomaly (noun)

something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected

weazened (adjective)

withered and wrinkled

hindrances (noun)

a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone

barbarism (noun)

extreme cruelty or brutality

depraved (adjective)

to be morally corrupt; or wicked

virtuous (adjective)

to have good moral qualities and behavior

gregarious (adjective)

liking to be with other people; sociable

sublimely (adverb)

to a very high degree or standard that you admire very much

truculent (adjective)

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

treasonous (adjective)

involving or guilty of the betrayal of something or someone

enormities (noun)

the great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong

trivial (adjective)

of little value or importance

fanatic (noun)

filled with expressing excessive zeal

veritable (adjective)

being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary

nuance (noun)

a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound

primitive (adjective)

having a quality or style that offers an extremely basic level of comfort, convenience, or efficiency

turmoil (noun)

a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty

providence (noun)

the protective care of god or of nature as a spiritual power

calumny (noun)

the making of false statements with the intent to harm

defamation (noun)

unjust injury to someones good reputation through the making of false statements

licentious (adjective)

promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters

condemnation (noun)

very strong disapproval

contentious (adjective)

causing to likely to cause an argument; controversial

revelation (noun)

a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way

lechery (noun)

lust; adultery

bewildered (adjective)

perplexed and confused; very puzzled

malevolence (noun)

having or showing a wish to do evil for others

prosperity (noun)

the state of being prosperous

prejudice (noun)

preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

facetious (adjective)

joking or jesting often inappropriately

sullen (adjective)

gloomy or resentfully silent or repressed

ardent (adjective)

characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zeal support or activity

amiable (adjective)

friendly, sociable, and congenial

didactic (adjective)

designed or intended to teach

contentious (adjective)

causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

plaguing (verb)

cause continual trouble or distress to

ambiguous (adjective)

open to more than one interpretation; having double meaning

globalism (noun)

the operation or planning of economic and foreign policy on a global basis

discombobulating (verb)

disconcert or confuse someone

misappraisal (noun)

the act of wrongly assessing the value of something

cosmopolitan (adjective)

including or containing people from many different countries

ecclesiastic (noun)

a priest or member of clergy

parse (verb)

analyze a sentence into its parts and describe their syntactic roles

subsume (verb)

include or absorb something in something else

unbeckened (adjective)

unknown; unperceived; without ones knowledge

commemorate (verb)

recall and r=show respect for someone or something

innocuous (adjective)

not harmful or offensive

cull (verb)

select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources

pervasive (adjective)

spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people

rammifications (noun)

a consequence of an action or event, especially when complex or unwelcome

endearing (adjective)

inspiring love or affection

chasm (noun)

a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.

prevalence (noun)

the fact or condition of being prevalent; commonness

augmented (adjective)

having been made greater in size or value

impressionable (adjective)

easily influenced because of a lack of critical ability

patronizing (adjective)

apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending

incomprehensible (adjective)

not able to be understood; not intelligible

contend (verb)

assert something as a position in an argument

fleecing (verb)

obtain a great deal of money from someone, typically by overcharging or swindling them

definitive (adjective)

done or reached decisively and with authority

dispossess (verb)

deprive someone of land, property, or other possessions

adequate (adjective)

satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity

catastrophe (noun)

an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster

malign (adjective)

evil in nature of effect, malevolent

immutable (adjective)

unchanging over time or unable to be changed

prestigious (adjective)

inspiring respect and admiration; having high status

sophisticated (adjective)

developed to a high degree of complexity

conquer (verb)

successfully overcome

courageously (adverb)

without being deterred by danger or pain

vindictive

disposed to seek revenge

dismal

showing or causing gloom

despondent

feeling or showing extreme discouragement

fretful

irritable, restless

verbose

containing more words than necessary

idealistic

unrealistically aiming for perfection

perpetuates

make something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief continue indefinitely

obsolete

no longer produces or used

devaluing

underestimate the worth/importance of

privatization

the transfer of a business, industry, or service from public to private ownership

implement

put a decision, plan, agreement, etc, into effect90

cultivating

try to acquire or develop

notorious

famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed

burden

a load, typically a heavy one

preventative

designed to keep something undesirable from occurring

antiquated

old fashioned or outdated

retention

the continued possession, use, or control of something

conventional

based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed

comprehensive

complete; including all or nearly all aspects of something