AP Lang Vocab Study #5

Inveterate

long established; deep-rooted; habitual

Omnipotent

all-powerful

Transitory

short-lived or temporary

Affable

easy-going; friendly

Amenable

responsive; agreeable

Facetious

playfully humorous

Melancholy

sadness; depression

Truncated

shortened; cut off

Aesthetic

having to do with the appreciation of beauty

Contemporary

current, modern; from the same time

Eclectic

made up of a variety of sources or style

Parody

an artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect

Decorous

proper; marked by good taste

Equanimity

the quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure

Propriety

appropriateness of behavior

Disparage

to speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle

Pejorative

describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone

Vilify

to make vicious statements about

Brusque

rudely abrupt

Caustic

bittingly sarcastic or witty