AP Lit term 2 mega vocab

Immuteable

Something that is unchangeable, permanent

Imperious

Commanding, lordly, arrogant

Impotent

Lacking power, helpless, unable to perform sexual intercourse

Incessant

Unceasing, never ending, flowing without interruption

Incipient

Beginning to be, in an early stage

Incontrovertible

Not disputable, not open to question

Indigenous

Native, produced or living in a particular

Indigent

Poverty stricken, needy

Inept

Clumsy, awkward, incompetent

Infamy

An evil reputation borne of a criminal act, a reputation for evil deeds

Inhibit

To keep from free activity or expression, to restrain or even forbid

Insidious

Sly, treacherous, having a gradual effect

Insipid

Lacking taste, dull, bland

Intrepid

Fearless, having fortitude and endurance

Irreverent

Disrespectful, gently or humorously mocking

Grimmace

To make an ugly disapproving facial expression

Grovel

To beg persistently, to degrade oneself

Guile

Cunning duplicity, purposeful deceit

Guise

An external appearance

Gullible

Easily deceived

Harbinger

A precursor, an indication, one that foreshadows what is coming

Herald

To give notice of, to hail or greet

Heresy

Any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs or practice

Hiatus

A break or interruption from work or any other established routine

Homage

Reverence, respect, an expression of high regard

Homogeneous

Similar, of Same kind, uniform in nature

Hubris

Excessive pride, arrogance, exaggerated self-confidence

Hyperbole

Extravagant exaggeration used as a figure of speech

Immaterial

Insignificant, unimportant

Imminent

About to occur, hanging threateningly over one’s head

Fledgling

Young bird learning to fly; a beginner, a novice

Flourish

To grown strong, to grow abundantly, to thrive or propser

Fluke

A chance event, a coincidence, a stroke of luck

Fodder

Raw material for a given end

Foray

An initial venture, to raid in search of plunder

Forfeit

To give up something as a penalty for some error or crime

Fortuitous

Happening by chance; lucky or fortunate

Furtive

Secret, done by stealth

Futile

Useless, hopeless,

Exacerbate

To make worse or more severe

Exacting

Greatly demanding, requiring close attention

Exalt

To raise high, to glorify

Exorbitant

Extravagant, exceeding what is unusual

Expedite

To make faster or easier, to carry out promptly

Explicit

Clearly stated, precisely shown

Expunge

To strike out

Extol

To praise highly

Facade

The principle front of a building, a false appearance

Faction

A group, or part of a large group, united on an issue

Fallacy

False idea, mistaken belief, an implausible argument

Fawning

To show excessive affection, to be overly flattering in return for a favor

Feign

To pretend, give a false impression, to invent falsely

Fidelity

A state of being faithful, loyal

Finesse

Delicacy of workmanship, subtlety, skillful maneuvering

Eccentric

Unconventional, a little kooky

Eclectic

Drawn from many sources

Efface

To erase, to rub away the features, to obscure

Egocentric

Self-involved, selfish

Egregious

Extremely bad, flagrant

Elucidate

To make clear

Embellish

To add to, to exaggerate, garnish, ornament

Emigrate

To move slow to a new country, to move to a new place

Emissary

A messenger or representative, an agent

Emulate

To imitate, to strive to equal

Engaging

Charming, intresting

Enigma

A puzzle, a baffling situation, something obscure

Enshroud

To cover, to enclose with a dark cover

Esoteric

understood by a few

Eulogize

To speak in praise of someone, to pay a written or spoken tribute