AP Lang exam vocabulary

capacious

capable of holding much; roomy

inane

silly; stupid

obtuse

to be annoyingly insensitive or deliberately slow to understand

germane

relevant and appropriate

quiescent

at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive

moribund

dying out; in terminal decline; lacking vitality and vigor

magnanimous

to be generous/forgiving toward a rival; great-hearted

noncommittal

acting undecided

stringent

strict, precise

vicarious

experiencing through the action of others

oracular

matter of delivering opinion like a divinely inspired truth

abstruse

difficult to understand; obscure

tantamount

equivalent in effect or value

bourgeois

of or characteristic to the middle class in reference to materialistic values

dauntless

showing fearlessness or determination

evanescent

soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence

facile

easily accomplished or attained by being overly simplistic

mendacious

not telling the truth; lying habitually but not meant to cause harm

wry

with a humorous twist

impregnable

a fortified position that is unable to be captured or broken into

cognizance

knowledge or awareness

denizen

an inhabitant of a space

haughtiness

scornful pride, arrogance

machinations

plots or schemes

rejoinder

a smart or witty comeback

verity

the quality of being true

neologism

new or newly coined word or phrase

cache

a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden place

collusion

secret or illegal cooperation in conspiracy in order to deceive

oligarchy

a small group having control of an organization, especially for purposes of corruption or selfishness

vernacular

“current” language of an era

fruition

fulfillment or final realization

feint

a mock blow or attack, designed to distract the opponent

remonstrance

a protest; an objection

ameliorate

to make something bad become better

deplore

to express strong disapproval of something

exacerbate

to make a bad situation worse

disenfranchise

to remove a right or privilege

kindle

to arise or inspire a feeling

mollify

to appease anger or anxiety in someone

petrify

to make someone so frightened they are unable to move

repudiate

a refusal to accept or to be associated with

retrograde

to go backward in position or time; degenerate in position

insinuate

to hint; imply; creep in

hinder

slow down or make something difficult