AP Lang Vocab 61-90

Capacious

Capable of holding a large amount; spacious or roomy.

Captious

Tending to find fault or raise objections, often unnecessarily.

Captivate

To attract and hold the attention or interest of someone, often through charm or beauty. Captivate means to enchant or mesmerize.

Cater

To provide food and drink for a social event or gathering.

Concept

An abstract idea or general notion that represents something, often serving as a building block for thoughts and arguments.

Inception

The beginning or start of something, especially an idea or project.

Perceptible

Able to be seen or noticed; detectable through the senses.

Precept

A general rule or principle intended to regulate behavior or thought, often serving as a guiding standard.

Receptacle

An object or container for holding something, often used to store items or collect waste.

Recipient

Someone or something on the receiving end of an item, money, award, message, or biological material

Axiomatic

Taken for granted, self-evident, or based on a foundational principle that people rarely question

Definitive

Final, conclusive, or considered to be the most complete and authoritative of its kind

Empirical

Based on observation, experience, or scientific experiment rather than on theory or pure logic

Hypothetical

based on a suggested idea, guess, or imagined scenario rather than a real or proven fact

Presuppose

To accept something as true or existing beforehand, or to require something as a necessary prior condition

Rationalize

To create a logical-sounding excuse or reason for behavior, beliefs, or actions that may actually be driven by emotion or subconscious motives

Rebuttal

a statement or proof that shows an argument, claim, or accusation is fase or weak

Repudiate

To refuse to accept, deny the truth, or formally reject something (such as an idea, a claim, a contract, or a person)

Synthesis

The combination of different parts, elements, or ideas to form a single, unified whole

Verifiable

Able to be checked, proved, or shown to be true using facts, evidence, or data

Aberrant

Straying from the normal, usual, or accepted path, standard, or behavior

Anomaly

Something unusual, unexpected, or different from the normal rule or pattern

Eccentricity

Strange, unusual, or unconventional behavior, habits, or appearance

Endemic

Regularly found and native to a particular region, group, or environment

Incongruous

out of place, not harmonious, or strange when compared to its surroundings or expectations

Mundane

ordinary, dull, or lacking excitement

Outlandish

Very strange, bizarre or far outside the boundaries of normal or expected behavior

Paragon

A person or thing that is a perfect example or model of a particular quality or excellence

Ubiquitous

Present, appearing, or found everywhere at the same time

Unwonted

Unusual, rare, or not often experienced or shown