AP LIT VOCAB: Water Works

11/22/24

Aqueous

Of or containing water, typically as a solvent or medium; like water, watery

Antonyms: arid, dry, unwatered, waterless

Aquanaut

A person who swims underwater using an aqualung (scuba gear)

Antonyms: N/A

Hydrate

Cause to absorb water, moisturize; a compound in which water molecules are chemically bound to another compound

Antonyms: desiccate, parch, scorch, evaporate, wring, dehumidify

Hydraulic

Denoting, relating to, or operated by a liquid moving in a confined space under pressure; relating to the science of hydraulics

Antonyms: unpressured, non-pressurized

Inundate

Flood, overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with

Antonyms: drain, dehydrate, dry, parch

Undulate

Move or go with a smooth up and down motion like a wave, having a wavy surface or edge like a leaf

Antonyms: stabilize, smooth, uncoil, composure

Ablution

The act of washing oneself, often used for humorously formal effect, ceremonial acts of washing parts of the body or sacred containers

Antonyms: adulteration, corruption, pollution, repression

Alluvial

Related to or derived from alluvium (lose silt or sand that has been deposited by running water)

Antonyms: N/A

Effusive

Of igneous rock: poured out when molten and later solidified, expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval, in an unrestrained matter or heartfelt manner

Antonyms: reserved, unemotional, reticent, taciturn, aloof, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid, introverted

Infuse

Soak something in liquid to extract the flavor or healing properties; fill, pervade, cause to become filled with certain quality or principle

Antonyms: deprive, divest, strip, empty, eliminate

Confluence

The junction of two rivers, an or process of merging

Antonyms:divergence

Influx

An inflow of water into the river, lake, or sea; an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things

Antonyms: outflow, outpouring, emigration, exodus, flight

Emergence

The process of coming into view after being concealed, the process of coming into being or of becoming important

Antonyms: cessation, closure, termination, windup, period, omega

Immersion

The act of immersing someone or something in a liquid; deep mental involvement, the focusing of the mind on something

Antonyms: inattention, abstraction, withdrawal, disinterest, indifference, befuddlement, bemusement

Tumescence

The state or quality of being swollen, pompous or pretentious

Antonyms: collapsed, deflated, detumenescent

Tumultuous

Making a loud, confused noise; uproarious; excited, confused, or disorderly; marked by a sudden or violent disturbance

Antonyms: placid, tranquil, unperturbed, halcyon, clement, cloudless, nonviolent, nonbelligerent

Navigable

A waterway or sea able to be sailed on by ships or boats, a website easy to move around

Antonyms: impassable, unnegotiable, clogged, congested, obstructed, jammed

Nautical

Of or concerning sailors or navigation of the sea, maritime

Antonyms: N/A

Marinate

Soak food in a marinade, put food in a sauce to add flavor or tenderize

Antonyms: desiccate, dehydrate, parch, sear, void, drain, dehumidify

Maritime

Connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity; living or found in or near the sea, bordering on the sea

Antonyms: N/A