AP Vocab. List #5

2025 AP. Lang Vocabulary List #5

acrimonious

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

ameliorate

to make better

amenable

disposed or willing to comply

amorphous

having no definite form or distinct shape

buoyant

tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; characterized by liveliness and light-heartedness

cajole

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

calamity

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

debase

to reduce in dignity; to corrupt or make impure by adding an inferior substance

efface

to remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

elucidate

to make free from confusion or ambiguity

ephemeral

enduring a very short time

ferocity

the property of being wild or turbulent; savagery

flourish

to grow stronger, thrive

haughty

overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner towards inferiors

impervious

not admitting or passage or capable of being affected

inane

complacently or inanely foolish

indolence

inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

infallible

incapable of failure or error

inscrutable

the quality of being impossible to investigate; of an obscure nature

languid

lacking in spirit or liveliness

malice

feeling a need to see others suffer

oblique

indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way, the quality of being deceptive

opulence

wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

penitent

feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

perfunctory

hasty and without attention to detail