AP Lit UPDATED vocab

garrulous

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

Endemic

native or confined to a particular region

banal

so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

obdurate

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

altruistic

unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

germane

(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

succinct

briefly and clearly expressed

elucidate

to make clear, to explain

intristic

belonging naturally; essential

Obstreperous

noisy and difficult to control

pariah

an outcast

catharsis

a release of emotional tension