AP lang vocab

Antithesis

A contrast, a direct opposite

Synonyms: Converse, reverse, negation, antipod

Antonym: Duplicate, identical, congruent

Ascend

To rise and move upward

Austere

Strict, stern

Autonomous

Independent, sovereign

Banal

Boring, common, ordinary

Benign

Cause no harm, harmless

Capricious

Changing suddenly, unstable

Dawdle

To waste time, to spend time idlely

Defamation

To defame someone, to harm someone else’s reputation

Esoteric

Understood only by a small group or a select few

Exacerbate

To irritate, to fuel the flame, to make a bad situation worse

Extol

To praise enthusiastically, laud

Fastidious

Critical to an extreme, perfectionist

Scrupulous

Someone extremely careful and precise

Furtive

Stealthy, secret in an underhanded way

Antonym: conspicuous (easily seen)

Gregarious

Sociable and outgoing

Hypocrite

Someone who says one thing and does the other

Innate

Inborn, existing from birth, natural instinct, congential, inherent, intrinsic

Lethargic

Sluggish, sleepy lack of energy

Stuporous, torpid

Melancholy

Extreme sadness, depression of spirits, sorrow

Opaque

Not allowing passage of light

cloudy, blurry,

Prolific

Abundantly fruitful

Plentiful

Reprove

To scold or to rebuke in a kindly manner, admonish, castigate, chastise, rebuke

Symmetry

Balanced proportions

Equilibrium

Tranquil

peaceful and calm

Serene

Venerate

To honor, to revere, adore, worship,