AP Lang Unit 1 Vocab

Acquisitive

• Eager to get/own things

• A: unselfish, giving

Acquiesce

• To agree without arguing

• A: resist, object

Banal

• Boring b/c its unoriginal

• A: original, interesting

Belabor

• To discuss/explain smth too much

• summarize, be concise

Carping

• Constantly criticize/complain

• A: praise, compliment

Coherent

• logical/easy to understand

• A: confusing

Emulate

• To copy in order to equal or pass

• A: differ, avoid imitating

Encomium

• Speech/writing that gives high praise

• A: condemn, criticism

Eschew

• Avoid/stay away from

• Embrace, join

Excoriate

• Harshly criticize/attack

• A: praise, compliment

Germane

• Relevant to the topic

• A: irrelevant, unrelated

Insatiable

• Impossible to satisfy

• A: satisfied, content

Intransigent

• Unwilling to change/compromise

• A: flexible, compromising

Invidious

• Likely to cause resentment or unfairness

• A: fair, agreeable

Largesse

• Generous giving of money/gifts

• A: greed, stingy

Substantiate

• To prove/support with evidence

• A: disprove, refute

Taciturn

• Quiet and not talkative

• A: talkative, loud

Tenable

• Able to be defended or supported

• A: unreasonable, unjustifiable