AP LANG VOCAB 91-120

Animus

Strong hostility, deep-seated hatred, or a malicious/prejudiced ill will toward someone or something; driven spirit, basic attitude, or underlying intention behind an action

Corpulent

excessively fat, obese, or having a large, bulky body

Corpus

A large, structured, and representative collection of authentic written or spoken texts used to study how language is actually used in the real world

Corpuscle

a minute particle or a small, unattached living cell that floats freely in a fluid (such as a red or white blood cell)

Equanimity

mental and emotional calmness, balance, and steadiness, especially when facing stress, pressure, conflict, or unexpected bad news.

Inanimate

Something that is not alive, lacks consciousness, and cannot move on its own. ex. rocks, chairs, books, buildings

Incorporate

To include, take in, absorb, or combine something so it becomes part of a larger whole; to officially form a business into a legal corporation

Incorporeal

Lacking a physical body, material form, or tangible substance; spiritual, ghost-like

Magnanimous

Adj. meaning generous, noble, high-minded, or forgiving— espically towards a rival, an enemy, or someone less powerful; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness

Pusillanimous

lacking courage, resolution, or a strong spirit; describes someone that is cowardly, faint-hearted, or timid

Abscond

To depart suddenly and secretly, usually to avoid arrest, legal prosecution, capture, or responsibility, or to leave with money or property that does not belong to you

Bilk

To cheat, defraud, or swindle someone out of money- using subtle, non-violent, or deceptive methods- or to avoid paying a debt

Clemency

Mercy, leniency, forgiveness, or forbearance shown by a person or authority figure who has the power to punish an offender, to reduce or eliminate a criminal punishment

Contrite

Feeling, showing, or expressing sincere remorse, deep regret, or guilt for a wrongdoing or mistake or sin

Impute

To attribute, ascribe, or credit something— usually a fault, action, motive, or quality— to a specific person, object, or event

Iniquity

Gross injustice, wickedness, a severe moral failing, or a profoundly unfair or sinful

Redress

To set right a wrong, fix an injustice, or provide compensation and relief for a grievance, make amends for a wrong or injustice; provide compensation for a loss or injury

Reprehensible

deserving of intense blame, severe criticism, or strong condemnation; used to describe behavior, arguments, or rhetorical choices that are morally or ethically wrong

Restitution

The act of restoring something to its rightful owner, making good on a loss or injury, or providing financial or material compensation to repair damage

Vindicate

To prove that someone or something is right, true, justified, or innocent— especially after facing doubt, skepticism, or blame; or to clear someone of blame, guilt, or suspicion with supporting evidence

Atrophy

A gradual decline, wasting away, or loss of effectiveness in a body part, tissue, skill, or abstract concept due to disuse, neglect, or lack of nourishment

Debilitate

To make someone or something significantly weaker, exhausted, or less effective

Livid

Furiously angry/enraged; or discolored, such as black and blue from bruising, ashen/pale, or dark red/flushed

Moribund

At the point of death, dying, or in a state of terminal decline and severe stagnation; inactive, stagnant, obsolete

Noxious

Harmful, unpleasant, poisonous, or very injurious to physical health, well-being, or moral/social character

Pestilent

Deadly, contagious, destructive to life, or morally/socially harmful

Prostrate

Adj. Lying flat on the ground (typically face down) or being completely overcome and exhausted by grief, illness, or emotion; verb: to cast oneself face down in deep submission, worship, or despair

Salubrious

Favorable to, promoting, or conducive to good health, well-being, or a pleasant an clean living environment

Scourge

A whip or lash used to inflict pain or punishment, or metaphorically, any person, thing, or event that caused great suffering, harm, or widespread destruction (such as war, disease, or poverty); verb: whip severely, devastate, cause intense affliction

Unscathed

Unharmed, uninjured, or undamaged after going through a dangerous, difficult, or potentially destructive experance