AP Seminar Vocabulary

Evoke

Verb. To bring or recall to the conscious mind

Deduce

Verb. To arrive at a conclusion through reasoning

Advocate

Verb. To publicly recommend or support

Adhere

Verb. To believe in and follow the practices of

Tenuous

Adjective. Very weak or slight

Consensus

Noun. A general agreement

Bolster

Verb. To support or strengthen; prop up

Validate

Verb. To check or prove the validity or accuracy of something

Erratic

Adjective. Irregular in pattern or movement

Obstruct

Verb. to block or deliberately make something difficult

Nuanced

Adjective. Characteried by slight degrees of meaning or expression

Repression

Noun. The restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.

Curtail

Verb. To reduce in extent or quantity

Prominent

Adjective. Important; famous

Provoke

Verb. To stimulate or give rise to a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one, in someone

Buttress

Verb. To increase the strength of or justification for; to reinforce

Subtle

Adjective. So delicate or precises as to be difficult to analyze or describe

Subsumed

Adjective. Included or absorbed into something else

Substantiate

Verb. To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.

Repudiate

Verb. To refuse to accept or be associated with

Ironic

Adj. Happening in the opposite way from what is expected.

Palpable

Adj. Easily noticeable

Derive

Verb. To obtain from a certain source

Resilient

Adj. Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions

Denounce

verb. to publicly declare to be wrong or evil

Mandate

Verb. To order something to be done or someone behave in a certain way

Foster

verb. to encourage or promote the development of

Juxtapose

verb. to place close together for contrasting effect

Reciprocate

Verb. To respond to a gesture or action by making a corresponding one

Epitome

Noun. To be a perfect example of

Capitalize

Verb. To attempt to gain an advantage from an opportunity or situation

Renounce

verb. to formally declare one’s abandonment of a claim, right, or possession

Induce

Verb. To succeed at influencing or persuading someone to do something

Equity

Noun. The quality of being fair or impartial

Imminent

Adj. About to happen

Impede

Verb. To delay or prevent someone or something by obstructing; to hinder

Outsized

Adj. Exceptionally large

Assert

Verb. To state a fact or belief confidently

Allude

verb. To suggest or call attention to indirectly; to hint at

Degrade

Verb. to treat or regard someone with contempt or disrespect