AP Lang Vocabulary XII

Accolade

(n) praise or approval 

Attrition

(n) the process of wearing down by friction or gradual impairment 

Chauvinist  

(adj) blindly devoted to a cause; extravagantly patriotic

Chronic

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

Coalesce

(v) to blend together or fuse so as to form one body or substance 

Convolution

(n) rolling up, coiling, or twisting together 

Dichotomy

(n) a division into two contradictory or mutually exclusive parts 

Dogmatic

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

Expound

(v) to explain in detail 

Gothic

(adj) characterized by or emphasizing a gloomy setting and grotesque or violent events; a type of medieval architecture 

Impasse

(n) a dead end; a problem to which there is no solution

Imprecation

(n) a curse; the act of cursing 

Non sequitur

(n) an inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts 

Noxious

(adj) harmful to physical health or morals 

Populous  

(adj) full of people; filled to capacity

Repartee

(n) a swift, witty reply

Resplendent

(adj) shining or gleaming brightly 

Stigmatize

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

Truncate

(v) to shorten by 

Volition

(n) the power to choose, will or decide