AP LANG Quarter 1 VOCAB

Indictment

a formal accusation or charge of a serious crime, often used in legal contexts to describe a written statement by a grand jury.

Oligarchy

A government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes.

Odious

Arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance: hateful.

Peremptory

Putting an end to debate or delay; expressive of urgency or command.

iniquitous

Grossly unfair; morally wrong

Salient

Most noticeable or important; prominent.

Moratorium

A legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt; a waiting period set by an authority.

Gadfly

Any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock; A person who stimulates or annoys other people especially through persistent questioning or criticizing the status quo.

Provincial

limited in outlook; unsophisticated.

Complacency

A feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements; uncritical contentment.

Precipitate

To bring about abruptly

Systemic

fundamental to a predominant social, economic, or political practice

Innocuous

Not likely to bother or offend : inoffensive. Causing no injury or damage : harmless

Expedient

Convenient and practical although usually suboptimal and possibly improper or immoral;

Alacrity

Brisk and cheerful readiness; eagerness.

Surreptitious

done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine

Censure

To express strong disapproval, especially formally in a legislative or official body, of someone or something.

Dialectic

From philosophy: a process of change in which a concept or its realization passes over into and is preserved and fulfilled by its opposite.

Concomitant

Naturally accompanying or associated; a phenomenon that naturally accompanies or follows something else.

Sardonic

showing disrespect or scorn for someone or something : disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking