AP Lang Chapters 1 - 2

detriment

a disadvantage; a loss

dexterous

skilled with hands

discretion

good sense; good judgement or tact in actions or speaking

facetious

funny; humorous; playfully joking

gregarious

outgoing; sociable

optimum

ideal; best possible; most favorable; most desirable

ostentatious

showy, pretentious

scrupulous

ethical; careful about moral standards; conscientious

sensory

of the senses; having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling

vicarious

indirect; experienced through the imagination; not experienced directly

collaborate

to act as a team

despondent

depressed; gloomy

instigate

to cause something to happen or begin

resilient

quick to recover, bounce back

retrospect

looking back; at the past

rudimentary

basic, elementary

scoff

to laugh at

squelch

to hold back; to silence or suppress

venerate

to honor, to revere

zealot

an extremist; a person totally devoted to a purpose or cause