Cook's Vocab

A.P Lang. & Comp. D.L.

alacrity

eagerness

celerity

speed

summarily

immediately

delineate

to outline

elucidate

outline

obfuscate

to make more confusing

limpid

clear

lucid

clear

pellucid

extremely clear

pensive

reflective

contemplative

reflective

introspective

thoughtful

restive

restless

indefatigable

tireless

loquacious(+)

talkative

voluble(+)

talkative

garrulous(-)

annoyingly talkative

gregarious(+)

outgoing

taciturn

quiet

laconic

using few words

torrid

intense

torpid

sluggish

glacial

extremely slow

Serpentine

winding

sinous

winding

tortuous

winding

labyrinthine

maze-like

labyrinth

a maze

quotidian

daily

objective(n)

goal

subjective

personal

apex

top

acme

top

zenith

top

apogee

top

pinnacle

top

summit

top

nadir

bottom

myriad

a multitude of

bevy

an array of

eloquentia perfecta

perfect eloquence

indubitably

without doubt

vicissitudes

life stages

vagaries

unpredictable changes

incrementally

bit by bit

increment

increase

narrative

a story

expository

explanitory

analytical

critical

argumentative

taking a position

integrative

connected

composition

the makeup of something

cynosure

focal point

bolster

to strengthen

manifold

multidemensional

multifarious

multidemensional

multifaceted

multidimensional

kaleidoscopic

multidemensional

latter

near to the end

coherence

clear

cogent

clear

sacrosanct

sacred

magis

excellence

invariably

unconditionally

irrefutable

indisputable

rhetoric

the art of effective communication

archetype

symbol

speaker

the author

purpose

goal

audience

intended group

context

the events surrounding the text

exigence

emergency

choices

devices

appeals

means of persuasion

tone

author’s attitude

mnemonic

a memory aid

paradigm

a framework

point of view

stance

diction

word choice

syntax

grammar/sentence structure

ethos

appeals to character

pathos

appeals to emotions

logos

appeals to reason

evidence

proof

irony

the unexpected

imagery

figurative language

symbolism

anything that represents an idea

details

characteristic

symbiotically

in sync

irrepressible

not able to be controlled

arrogate

to take without right

agency

control over one’s actions

assimilate

to understand

integrity

honesty

probity

honesty

rectitude

honor

terra firma

firm ground

interstice

opening

circumscribe

to define

intrepid

brave