AP lit vocab

Antithesis

a direct opposite, a contrast

Anstere

Strict, stern, unadorned, ascetic

banal

common, ordinary, lacking freshness

capricious

Changing suddenly

defamation

act of harming or ruining anothers reputation

exoteric

understood by only a small group or a select few

exacerbate

to aggravate, irritate

extol

To praise, to glorify

fastidious

Reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude

furtive

Secret in an underhanded way

gregarious

sociable and outgoing

innate

existing from birth, inborn

prolific

abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity

reprove

to scold or rebuke with kindly intnent

venerate

to honor, to rever,