AP Lang - Vocabulary (Group 1)

ameliorate (v.)

become better; make better; improve; enhance

amelioration (n.)

improvement

conserve (v.)

keep from waste, loss, or decay; save

conservation (n.)

preservation from loss, injury, or waste

conservationist (n.)

one who advocates the conservation of natural resources

detriment (n.)

injury, damage, or something that causes it; disadvantage

detrimental (adj.)

harmful, damaging

exotic (adj.)

1. Introduced from another country; foreign
2. Strikingly unusual; strange

folly (n.)

lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking

formerly (adv.)

in an earlier period; previously

former (adj.)

preceeding; previous

harmony (n.)

peaceable or friendly relations; accord; agreement; tranquility; concord

harmonious (adj.)

friendly; amicable

ignore (v.)

refuse to take notice of; disregard

ignoramus (n.)

ignorant, stupid person; dunce; dolt; dullard; nincompoop

impediment (n.)

something that hinders or obstructs; hindrance; obstacle

impede (v.)

interfere with or slow the progress of; hinder; obstruct

indolent (adj.)

disposed to avoid exertion; lazy; idle; lethargic

indolence (n.)

idleness; laziness

intact (adj.)

untouched by anything that damages or diminishes; left complete or entire; uninjured

invalid (adj.)

not binding in law; having no force or effect; void; nugatory

invalidate (v.)

abolish; annual

invalid (n.)

sickly or disabled person

noncarcinogenic (adj)

not producing, or tending to produce, cancer

parsimonious (adj.)

unduly sparing in the spending of money; stingy; miserly; tightfisted

parsimony (n.)

stinginess; parsimoniousness

raze (v.)

destroy utterly by tearing down; demolish; level

reticent (adj.)

inclined to be silent or secretive; uncommunicative

reticence (n.)

restraint in communicating

retire (v.)

1. Withdraw from active duty or business
2. go to bed

retort (v.)

answer; reply sharply or angrily

retort (n.)

quick, witty, or sharp reply; answer

subvert (v.)

overturn or overthrow from the foundation; undermine

subversion (n.)

sabotage; undermining

tractable (adj.)

easily led, taught or controlled; yielding; docile; amenable

tractability (n.)

obedience