AP Lang Vocab 1

accept

verb-to receive; to agree

except

preposition-to exclude

adapt

verb- to change for a special purpose

adopt

verb- to make something your own

advice

noun- a recommendation offered as a guide to action

aloud

adverb-said out loud

allusion

noun- an indirect reference

illusion

noun- flase image

all ready

adjective phrase- prepared

already

adverb- by this time

all right

phrase- okay satisfactory

alright

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all together

gathered, with everything in one place

altogether

adverb-entirely

altar

noun- a pedestal

alter

verb- to change

a lot

phrase- a large number or amount

alot

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allot

verb- to divide or distribute

amount

noun-used for things that cannot be counted

anyways

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anecdote

noun- a breif story

antidote

noun-something that reduces the effects of poison or disease

bazzaar

noun- marketplace

bizarre

adjective- strange; odd

breath

noun- air inhaled or exhaled

breathe

verb- to inhale or exhale

being as

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between

preposition- use when referring to two things

amoung

preposition- use when referring to a group

amongst

among is the preferred form

brake

noun-anything that has a slowing or stopping effect; verb- to slow

break

verb- to divide into; noun- a disruption

cannot

verb- unable to do

can not

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choose

verb- to select

chose

verb- past tense of choose

cite

verb- to quote; to document

sight

noun- vision

site

noun- a position or place

climactic

adjective-exciting; decisive

climate

adjective- relating to climate

clothes

noun- garments

cloths

noun- a piece of fabric

coarse

adjective- rough; crude

course

noun- a path; a program of instruction

colonel

noun- an officer in the U.S. military

kernel

noun- part of a nut or seed

complement

verb- to complete or strengthen

compliment

verb- to praise; noun- a praise

confidant

noun- a trusted adviser

confident

adjective- certain; self assured

conscience

noun- a sense of right and wrong

conscious

adjective-aware; awake

council

noun- a group that consults or advises

counsel

verb- to advise; noun- advice; lawyer

desert

noun- a desolate area; verb- to abandon

dessert

the final course of a meal

device

noun- an invention

devise

verb- to invent

eminent

prominent; distinguished

imminent

about to happen

done

verb- past-perfect tense of did

every one

phrase- menaing “each one”

everyone

pronoun- refers to a group of people

every day

adverbial phrase- answers when or how often

everyday

adjective- ordinary o part of a daily routine

famous

adjective- having a widespread reputation

infamous

adjective- having a bad reputation

notourious

adjective- famous in a bad way

farther

adverb- refers to physical distnace

further

adverb- deals with degree or extent

fewer

adjective- used with countable items

less

adjective- used with noncountable items

firstly,secondly

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