AP Lang vocab

vocab sheet 1

attest

V. to declare or be evidence of something as true, genuine, or accurate.

axiom

N. a statement or principle that requires no proof because its truth is obvious.

churlish

ADJ. lacking good manners; rude, impolite.

concoct

V. to make up, prepare, or invent.

derivative

N. something that grows out of our results from an earlier form or condition.

differentiate

1. V. to see the difference; to distinguish.

2. V. to be or make different.

disparage

V. to criticize in a negative, disrespectful manner.

dissipate

1. V. to break up and spread out so thinly as to disappear; to scatter or be scattered.

2. V. to spend or use foolishly.

esoteric

ADJ. not generally known or understood; familiar to only a relatively small number of people.

olfactory

ADJ. relating to the sense of smell.

plethora

N. too great a number; an excess.

refurbish

V. to make like new; to renovate.

secrete

1. V. to produce and give off.

2. V. to place so as to be hidden from view; to conceal.

vagary

N. a departure from the normal, expected course; a whim or unpredictable action.

volatile

1. ADJ. evaporating quickly.

2. ADJ. changing readily; explosive; unpredictable.