AP Lang Vocab 1-15 (150 Terms)

These flashcards cover key vocabulary terms from the lecture notes, providing definitions to assist with study and review for the upcoming exam.

sequel

Something that follows; continuation.

continuity

Condition of being without a stop.

providential

Resulting from divine will.

amulet

An object worn to bring luck or protection.

parlance

A particular manner or kind of speech.

appellation

A title or name that identifies.

subordinate

One subject to another's authority.

converge

To approach from different directions.

quirk

A peculiarity of behavior.

capricious

Subject to sudden, unpredictable changes.

patois

A nonstandard dialect of a language.

diphthong

A speech sound that consists of two vowels.

tangential

Only superficially relevant.

crux

The basic or essential feature of something.

serendipity

Ability to make discoveries by chance.

fatalism

The view that events are determined by fate.

polyglot

Of many groups speaking different languages.

eponym

A person for whom something is named.

terminate

To bring to an end; conclude.

initiate

To begin; originate; cause to begin.

vagary

A wild or unpredictable notion or action.

incantation

Set of words spoken as a magic charm.

solecism

The ungrammatical usage of a word.

linguistics

The study of speech.

ultimate

Last; coming to the end.

pivotal

Central or crucial to something.

vicissitude

A change, usually sudden or unexpected.

propitious

Presenting favorable circumstances.

vulgar

Spoken by the common people.

neologism

A newly made-up word or expression.

exigent

Requiring immediate attention or remedy.

beseech

To address an earnest or urgent request to.

facile

Done or achieved with little effort; easy.

acuity

Acuteness of perception; keenness.

perspicuity

Quality of being clearly expressed.

auspices

Protection or support; patronage.

imperious

Arrogantly domineering or overbearing.

blandishment

The act of coaxing by flattery.

incompetent

Not capable; not well qualified.

consummate

Supremely accomplished or skilled.

prospective

Likely to become or be.

auspicious

Attended by favorable circumstances.

injunction

A command, directive, or order.

cajole

To coax gently and persistently.

inept

Awkward or clumsy.

cunning

Skill or adeptness in performance.

specious

Having the ring of truth but actually false.

circumspect

Heedful of circumstances.

mendicant

A beggar.

elicit

To bring out; evoke.

proficient

Performing a skill with facility.

deft

Skillful; adroit.

specter

A phantom; apparition.

despicable

Deserving of scorn or contempt.

query

A question; inquiry.

enjoin

To direct with authority and emphasis.

propensity

An innate inclination; tendency.

endowment

A natural gift or quality.

spectrum

A broad range of related qualities or ideas.

introspective

Self-examining.

compliance

Doing as another wishes.

accommodating

Willing to help; obliging.

rebuke

To criticize or reprimand sharply.

aspersion

A damaging or false statement.

inexplicable

Incapable of being explained.

complicity

Involvement as an accomplice in a crime.

propitiate

To prevent or reduce the anger of.

accord

Agreement; harmony.

scurrilous

Using or expressed in vulgar language.

deprecate

To express disapproval of.

plight

A condition or situation of difficulty or adversity.

deploy

To station systematically over an area.

tractable

Easily managed or controlled.

acquiesce

To consent or comply passively.

spurn

To reject or refuse disdainfully.

deride

To laugh at in scorn.

replica

A copy or reproduction of a work of art.

explicate

To explain; make meaning clear.

volition

An act of willing, choosing, or deciding.

adamant

Firm and unyielding in purpose or opinion.

vitriolic

Bitterly severe; harsh; sharp.

execrable

Extremely inferior; very bad.

replicate

To duplicate, copy, or repeat.

implicate

To involve or connect incriminatingly.

willfulness

Unreasonable stubbornness.

camaraderie

A spirit of loyalty among friends.

vituperation

Sustained and bitter attack.

ostracize

To banish or exclude from a group.

supple

Readily bent; pliant.

implicit

Implied although not expressed.

recant

To make a formal retraction or disavowal of.

abdicate

To relinquish formally.

diminish

To make smaller or less.

abound

To be great in number or amount.

invalid

Being without force in fact, truth, or law.

ambivalence

Existence of conflicting ideas.

recoup

To receive an equivalent for; make up for.

abnegate

To deny to oneself; renounce.

infinitesimal

Immeasurably tiny.

amplitude

Greatness of size; magnitude.