AP 3 Vocab 2.1

Germane (adj)

Relavent, fitting, appropriate

• early sense referred to two siblings like two buds on a tree

Acquisitive (adj)

Able to get or retain info; eagerness to possesss and ability to acquire such

• “Capable of acquiring”; sometimes refers to greedy people in 19th centruy

Emulate (v)

To attempt to imitate with intent of equaling or surpassing inspiration;

• PS5 emulator on PC

Insatiable (adj)

So great or demanding as to not be able to be satisfied

• Taylor Swift’s fans’ insatiable appetite for going to her concerts makes them major economic centers for impact

eschew (v)

to avoid, shun, keep away from

• Professors eschew standardized title for terms like mathematician, historian

Hubris (n)

excessive pride, arrogance, or self-importance that leads to negative consequences

• Such as with Jay Gatsby or Gaston (In Beauty, Beast)

Metonymy

Figure of speech where word or phrase is substituted for another similar word

• Go greek; join sorioty

Pedestrian

Layman’s terms; bathroom instead of “facilities”; simple, everyday words that are more easily understandable.

Indisidious (adj)

Intended to trap or trick; proceeding in gradual, subtle way but with harmful effects nonetheless

• such as insidious trap door horror movie

Synecdoche (n)

Mentioning part of something for whole

• asking for “hand” in marriage → Simplfication of small point in process but is understandable