AP LANG VOCAB

Abate (Verb):

 To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity

Aberration (Noun)

A departure from what is normal or expected

Abhor (Verb):

To regard with disgust; to hate

Acrimony (Noun):

Bitterness or ill feeling

Adulation (Noun):

Excessive praise or flattery

Alacrity (Noun):

Cheerful readiness or eagerness

Ambivalent (Adjective):

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas

Anachronistic (Adjective):

Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed

Apathy (Noun):

Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

Arbitrary (Adjective):

Based on random choice rather than reason

Arduous (Adjective):

Involving or requiring strenuous effort

Assiduous (Adjective):

Showing great care and perseverance

Astute(Adjective):

Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations

Audacious (Adjective):

Showing a willingness to take bold risks

Austere (Adjective):

Severe or strict in manner; plain and simple

Banal (Adjective):

Lacking originality; boring

Bellicose (Adjective):

Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

Bombastic (Adjective):

High-sounding but with little meaning

Cacophony (Noun):

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

Cajole(Verb):

To persuade someone by flattery or coaxing

Candor (Noun):

The quality of being open and honest

Ephemeral (Adjective):

Lasting for a very short time

Esoteric (Adjective):

Intended for or understood by a small group

Facetious (Adjective):

Treating serious issues with inappropriate humor

Fallacious (Adjective):

 Based on a mistaken belief

Fastidious (Adjective):

Very attentive to detail

Fatuous (Adjective):

Silly and pointless

Feasible (Adjective):

Possible to do easily or conveniently

Fervent (Adjective):

Having or displaying passionate intensity

Flippant (Adjective):

Not showing a serious or respectful attitude

Fortuitous (Adjective):

Happening by chance rather than intention

Fractious (Adjective):

Irritable and quarrelsome

Garrulous (Adjective):

 Excessively talkative

Grandiose (Adjective):

Impressive or magnificent in appearance or style

Hackneyed (Adjective):

Lacking significance through having been overused

Harangue (Noun):

A lengthy and aggressive speech

Hedonistic (Adjective):

 Engaged in the pursuit of pleasure

Idiosyncratic (Adjective):

Peculiar or individual

Impetuous (Adjective):

Acting quickly without thought

Inchoate (Adjective):

Just begun and not fully formed

Ineffable (Adjective):

Too great to be expressed in words

Laconic (Adjective):

Using very few words

Lethargic (Adjective):

Sluggish and apathetic

Magnanimous (Adjective):

Generous or forgiving

Malevolent (Adjective):

Having or showing a wish to do evil

Mendacious (Adjective):

Not telling the truth; lying