AP Lang Vocab Quiz #2

Abstinence

n. the giving up of certain pleasures such as food or drink

Acclaim

n. loud applause; approval

Apocryphal (uh POK ruh ful)

adj. of doubtful authenticity; counterfeit

Bizarre

adj. strikingly odd in appearance or style; grotesque

Cache (kash)

n. hiding place; something hidden in a hiding place

Capitulate (kuh PICH uh layt)

v. to surrender; to cease resisting

Composure

n. calmness

Desecrate

v. to treat with disrespect

Effervescent

adj. Lively; giving off bubbles

Expunge-

v. to erase; to remove completely

Heretic

n. a person who upholds religious doctrines contrary to the established beliefs of his church; by extension, heretic may be used to describe a person who holds an unpopular belief

Immutable

adj. never changing

Lackluster

adj. lacking brightness; dull; lacking liveliness, vitality, or enthusiasm

Raconteur

n. a person skilled at telling stories or anecdotes

Refurbish

v. to freshen or polish again; to make like new

Relegate (REL uh gayt)

v. to put in a less important position; to banish

Saturate

v. to soak through and through; to fill completely

Squalid (SKWAHL id)- adj.

Dirty or wretched in appearance ; morally repulsive; sordid

Sycophant (SIK uh funt)

n. one who tries to advance himself by flattery; one who sucks up to others

Zany

adj. clownish; foolish; funny; absurd