AP Lang List 7

acquiesce

– to comply, to give in to v.

albatross

– a significant impediment, burden, n.

altruistic

– unselfish, having pure motives, adj.

amalgamate

– to blend into a coherent single unit, v

ardent

– intense, passionate, devoted, adj.

boisterous

– to be loud, ostentatious, adj.

calumny

- false, malicious accusation, n.

clemency

– mercy, (often used with an “appeal for” ) n.

collude

– to illegally join forces in a secret plot, v.

covetous

– desiring, craving, adj.

debauchery

– acts lacking virtue, n.

encumbrance

– a burden, n.

garrulous

– talkative, adj.

gregarious

- sociable, adj.

indolent

– lazy (as a way of life), adj.

inundate

– to put too much on, to flood, v.

lethargic

– sluggish, adj.

litigious

– overly inclined to engage in lawsuits, adj.

obfuscate

– to confuse, v.

penultimate

– next-to-last, adj.

pernicious

– destructive, deadly, dangerous, adj.

raze

– level to the ground, v.

reticent

– secretive, reserved, adj.

visceral

– deeply felt, adj.

voracious

– ravenous, greedily hungry, adj.