AP Lang - SAT Vocab Unit 5

vocabububulary

camaraderie

a spirit of trust and goodwill among people closely associated in an activity or endeavor

candor

the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness OR freedom from bias

capricious

subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic

cartographer

a person engaged in cartography, or the production of maps

catalog

a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material

caustic

capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue OR severely critical or sarcastic

circumlocution

a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea

circumvent

to avoid (defeat, failure, unpleasantness, etc.) by artfulness or deception; avoid by anticipating or outwitting

clandestine

characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious

clarity

clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity

cloying

causing or tending to cause disgust or aversion through excess OR overly ingratiating or sentimental

cogent

convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling OR to the point; relevant; pertinent

hyperbole

obvious and intentional exaggeration; an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”

There’s a billion people in line at 7-Eleven.

example of hyperbole i’m using