AP Lit Vocabulary weeks 1&2

20 words

Agrarian

of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure [adj]

allocate

to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute [v]

Amortization

The act of gradually paying off [n]

Amphibious

Combining two traits/ relating to water and land [adj]

arbitration

the hearing and determination of a disputed case [n]

Cosmopolitan

having wide international sophistication : worldly [adj/n]

Depreciation

to decrease in value [n]

Reciprocity

the quality or state of being reciprocal [n]

Reimburse

To pay back: repay [V]

Reparations

the act of repairing/ the act of making amends [n]

Abdicate

to renounce or discard [v]

Autonomous

self-governing or independent [adj]

Codicil

a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will/ appendix, supplement [n]

Collateral

Property [n] ; Secondary [adj]

Curtail

to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part [v]

Dilemma

a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice: Predicament [n]

Facilitate

to make (something) easier [v]

Liaison

a person who helps organizations or groups to work together and provide information to each other [n]

Repudiate

to refuse to accept [v]

Solicitous

expressing anxiety [adj]