AP Lang Vocab Test #1

Dilapidated

Old and in a bad condition

Lineage

A line of family members who come from a common ancestor

Exorbitant

Unreasonably high amount or price

Integrate

To bring people into equal participation

Voluminous

Very large

Prism

Clarification or distortion caused by a particular viewpoint

Solidarity

Agreement between and support for members of a group

Intertwined

Twisted together; connected and difficult to separate

Morose

Sullen; depressed; gloomy

Despondent

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage

Diminutive

Extremely or unusually small

Benign

Pleasant, kind, gentle

Goad

To provoke or annoy someone, so as to stimulate some action or a reaction

Sate

to satisfy to the full

Disparage

Represent someone or something as having little worth

Subsist

To remain alive; live as on food, resources, etc

Premonition

A strong feeling something will happen [especially something bad]

Aloof

Clearly and cooly disinterested

Pliable

Easily bent; flexible

Pedagogue

a strict person overly concerned with minor details

-ous

having or full of (a specified quality)

inter-

between, among, or in the midst of

dis-

opposite or absence of; completely

sub-

under, beneath, or below

pre-

earlier than, prior to, or before

ply

to twist together

ped

child