AP lang vocab + roots

vocab + roots for AP Lang- wagner; star the terms for that week to study them; updated every monday

apathy (noun)

lack of emotion on interest

fervent (adj)

having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; passionate

candid (adj)

truthful and straightforward; honest

discern (verb)

to distinguish one thing from another

undermine (verb)

to weaken; to wear the foundation of

laden (adj)

heavily loaded or weighed down

garrulous (adj)

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

surmise (verb)

suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it

superfluous (adj)

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

elocution (noun)

the skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation

elicit (verb)

evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one’s own actions or question

rancor (noun)

bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing

reproach (noun)

the expression of disapproval or disappointment

nebulous (adj)

lacking definite form or limit

laudable (adj)

(of an action, idea, or goal) deserving praise and commendation

rhetoric (noun)

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

exigence (noun)

the situation or problem that prompts an argument

brazen (adj)

bold and without shame

compunction (noun)

1. anxiety arising from awareness of guilt or 2. distress of mind over an anticipated action or result

din (noun)

a loud, continuous noise

bolster (verb)

support or strengthen; prop up

corroborate (verb)

confirm or give support to (a statement, theory or finding)

caricature (noun)

a satiric portrait or representation

perceptive (adj)

having keen understanding; discerning

lucid (adj)

clear; easy to understand

intimation (noun)

an indirect, usually subtle suggestion, indication, or hint

strident (adj)

characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound

erroneous (adj)

containing or characterized by error; mistaken

wan (adj)

suggestive of poor health, lacking vitality

contiguous (adj)

touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence

deter (verb)

discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequencces

complacent (adj)

showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements

contempt (noun)

disdain; hatred

guile (noun)

cunning; deceitfulness

inferred (verb)

deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements

bell

ex: belligerent, bellicose, antebellum

war

cede, ced, cess

ex: proceed, concede

to go, to give up/yield

act

ex: interact, compact, extract

to do, to drive

circ, circum

ex: circumstance, circumference

around

aud

ex: auditorium, auditor

to hear

cert

ex: certain, certify

to be certain, to trust

clin

ex: decline, incline

to lean, lie, bend

cog

ex: recognize, cognitive

to think, to consider

dic, dict

ex: contradict, predict

to say, to speak, to assert

equ

ex: equation, equator

equal, fair

duc, duct

ex: conduct, deduce

to lead, to draw

dur

ex: duration, durable

hard, lasting

fac, fict, fect, fact

ex: facilitate, affect

to make, do

ego

ex: egotistical, egocentric

I, self

fer

ex: transfer, infer, confer

to carry, bear, bring

gen

ex: generation, gender

race, family, kind

fin

ex: define, infinite, confine

end, limit

flu

ex: fluctuation, fluid, fluvial

to flow

grad, gress
ex: grade, graduate

step, degree, rank

hab

ex: habitat, habit, inhabitant

to have, to hold, to dwell

grat
ex: congratulate, grateful

pleasing, thankful

hom
ex: homicide, homage

human, man

grav, griev

ex: gravity, grieve, grave

heavy

init

ex: initial, initiate

to begin, enter upon

jur, jus, judic
ex: jury, judicial, justify

law, right, judgement

manu
ex: manual, manuscript

hand

laud
ex: laudable, land

praise

mon
def: monitor, demonstrate

to remind, to advise, to warn

leg
ex: legal, legislative

law

loc
ex: location, allocate, local

place

mit, mis
ex: transmit, submit

to send

nomen, nomin
ex: nominate, synonym

name, meaning

pend, pond, pens
ex:compensate, pension

to weigh, pay, to consider

reg, rig, rect
ex: regulation, rigid

to rule, right, straight

sed, sid, sess

ex: sedate, sedative, subside

to sit, to settle

ten, tain, tent
ex: obtain, retain, attain

to hold