AP English Language & Composition Vocabulary Quiz #2

vocab quiz 2 ms revay

Abrogate

to abolish, usually by authority

Approbation

praise

Buffet

To strike with force;

Cogent

intellectually convincing

Decry

to criticize openly

Diaphanous

light, airy, transparent

Egregious

extremely bad

Exigent

urgent, critcal

Fecund

fruitful, fertile

Hackneyed

unoriginal, trite

Impertinent

rude, insolent

Indefatigable

incapable of being defeated, tireless

Inure

To cause someone to become accustomed to a situation

Latent

hidden, but capable of being exposed

Manifold

diverse, varied

Munificence

Generosity in giving

Oblique

diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward

Palliate

to reduce the severity of

Pejorative

derogatory, uncomplimentary

Petulance

rudeness, irritability

abjured

reject/renounce

clemency

mercy

imperious

commanding or domineering

gregarious

sociable

pragmatic

practical, sensible, workable solution