AP LANG Oct. 23

Vocab

acquiesce

(intransitive verb) to accept, agree, or comply usually by staying silent or by not arguing

admonish

(transitive verb) to indicate duties or obligations to / to express warning or disapproval to someone about a fault or oversight especially in a gentle but serious way

affirm

(transitive verb) to validate, confirm, or to state positively

ameliorate

(transitive verb) to make better or more tolerable

assert

(transitive verb) to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively

augment

(transitive verb) to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense

bolster

(transitive verb) to give boost to / reinforce

cajole

(transitive verb) to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance / coax

capitalize

(transitive verb) to treat as an amortizable investment in long-term capital assets rather than as an ordinary operating expense to be charged against revenue for the period in which it is incurred

cease

(transitive verb) to cause to come to an end especially gradually / no longer continue

coincide

(intransitive verb) to occupy the same place in space or time

compel

(transitive verb) to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly

confine

(transitive verb) to hold within a location

construe

(transitive verb) to understand or explain the sense or intention of usually in a particular way or with respect to a given set of circumstances

contradict

(transitive verb) to assert the contrary or imply the opposite

contemplate

(transitive verb) to view or consider with continued attention

critique

(transitive verb) to examine critically / review

deduce

(transitive verb) to determine by reasoning or deduction

defer

(transitive verb) to put off / delay

denounce

(transitive verb) to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or bad

depict

(transitive verb) to represent by or as if by a picture

differentiate

(transitive verb) to mark or show a difference in

distinguish

(transitive verb) to perceive a difference in / mentally separate