AP lang vocab 8

advocate

to support, to be in favor of

animosity

active dislike; ill will; hatred

autonomy

independence; self-government

concise

saying much in a few words; brief but full of meaning; to the point

dogmatic

positive and emphatic in asserting opinions

eulogy

high praise for a deceased person

impassive

without feeling or emotion; insensible

intractable

hard to manage; not easily treated

morose

gloomy; bad tempered

pariah

an outcast

plagiarize

to take ideas or writings from someone else and present them as one’s own without giving credit

pretentious

claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit; showy; self important; arrogant

rebuff

to refuse in a sharp or rude way; to snub; to drive or beat back; to reject

residual

leftover remaining

serene

unruffled; tranquil; unclouded

stoic

indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain without showing their feelings or complaining

tawdry

gaudy and cheap; vulgarly ornamental

utopian

excellent, but existing only in fancy or theory; perfect

vicarious

taking the place of another; experienced through sympathetic participation in the experience of another

wanton

immoral; senseless; deliberately malicious; excessive