Vocab AP lang 3

n. a word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order of the letters

Anangram

the act of declaring something; a claim or declaration stated positively

assertion

insistent

syn assertion

urgent

syn aassertion

pressing

syn assertion

logically connected; consistent; clearly expressed

coherent

lucid

syn coherent

informative

syn coherent

didactic

syn coherent (innstructive)

direct

syn coherent

eloquent

syn coherent (fluent speech)

ambiguous

ant coherent

indirect

ant coherent

understated

ant coherent

evasive

ant coherent, syn. noncommital

allusive

ant coherent

to talk or argue violently and loudly; to denounce; to explode suddenly

fulminate

acerbic

syn fulminate (harsh or severe, as of temper or expression)

belligerent

syn. fulminate

condescending

syn. fulminate

choleric

syn. fulminate (extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible)

inflammatory

syn. fulminate (tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.)

n. a prod for driving cattle; anything that drives or urges; an irritating stimulus; v. to prod into action; to urge

goad

impossible to explain or understand

inexplicable

abstruse

syn. inexplicable

bewildered

syn. inexplicable

ambivalent

syn. inexplicable ant.coherent

nonplussed

syn. inexplicable

adj. not committing to any one position or course of action; not revealing one’s purpose or position

noncommital

indifferent

syn. noncommital

unconcerned, diinterested, detached, nonchalant

syn. noncommital

apathetic

syn. noncommital

impassive

syn. noncommital

emotionless

syn. noncommital

detached

syn. noncommital

n. the long snout of an animal; a nose, especially a prominent one; a tubular organ

proboscis

impractically idealistic; marked by a romantic notion of noble or chivalric ideas and deeds

quixotic

thoughtful

syn. quixotic

fanciful

syn. quixotic

dreamy

syn. quixotic

v. to guess or suppose; n. a guess based on little evidence

surmise

n. a brief, entertaining account of an interesting incident

in a persuasive piece

anecdote

adj. of the highest point; of the most intense part of a story or event

climatic

expectant

syn. climatic

n. a short concluding section at the end of a literary work; speech at the end of a play

epilogue

adj. done, said, or performed with little or no preparation; unrehearsed; offhand

extemporaneous

n. loyalty, faithfulness; accuracy; the degree to which an electronic device accurately reproduces sound or picture

fidelity

obdurate

fidelity tone word

n. something that someone does very well; a strong point

forte

n. an expert on food or drink

gourmet

n. a person suffering from abnormal anxiety about his or her health; one who imagines he or she is sick or has symptoms of a disease

hypochondriac

disturbed

hypochondriac tone word

n. a person with extraordinary talents, especially a highly gifted child; an act or thing that causes amazement; a marvel

prodigy

n. a mark of shame; a stain; in botany, the portion of a flower’s pistil on which pollen is deposited for germination

stigma

abashed

syn. stigma