AP Lang Vocabulary Unit 9

Vocabulary terms and definitions from AP Lang Unit 9, covering nature, legal history, social behavior, and organizational concepts.

deciduous

Adjective describing a tree or shrub that sheds its leaves annually (contrasted with evergreen); informally describes broad-leaved plants; or denotes the milk teeth of a mammal that are shed.

plagiarize

A verb meaning to take the work or an idea of someone or something else and pass it off as one's own, or to copy from someone in such a way.

yeoman

Historically, a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate (a freeholder); or a person qualified for duties such as serving on juries by possessing free land of an annual value of $40$ shillings.

gauche

An adjective describing someone who lacks ease or grace, being unsophisticated and socially awkward.

acumen

A noun referring to the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain such as business.

infrastructure

A noun meaning the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.

omnipotent

An adjective describing a deity having unlimited power and ability to do anything; or a person/sovereign having ultimate power and influence.

quotidian

An adjective meaning occurring every day or daily; ordinary and mundane; or in medicine, denoting the malignant form of malaria.

unctuous

An adjective describing a person who is excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily.

homogeneous

An adjective meaning of the same kind or alike; or consisting of parts that are all of the same kind.