unit 4 ap lang vocab

Generative

Having the power or function of generating, originating, producing, or reproducing.

Cavalier

Marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful dismissal of important matters.

Coy

Marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness.

Metaphysical

Of or relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses.

Marshaling

To bring together and order in an appropriate or effective way.

Distilled

To let fall, exude, or precipitate in drops or in a wet mist.

Colloquial

Used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation.

Affectation

The act of taking on or displaying an attitude or mode of behavior not natural to oneself or not genuinely felt.

Decadent

Marked by decay or decline.

Evocative

Evoking or to evoke an emotional response; bring images to mind.

Scrupulous

Having moral integrity: acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper.

Banal

Lacking originality, freshness, or novelty.

Abjectly

Sunk to or existing in a low state or condition: very bad or severe.

Proliferate

To grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring.

Muddling

To mix confusedly.

Insatiable

Incapable of being satisfied.

Transgression

An act that goes against a law, rule, or moral principle.

Keenly

Intellectually alertness: having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind.

Insular

Characteristic of an isolated people.

Commodity

An economic good; something useful or valuable.

Attendant

Accompanying, waiting upon, or following in order to perform service.