AP Lang Vocab

Cognet

clear, logical, and convincing (adj)

Seminal

groundbreaking, innovative, pioneering (adj)

Meritorious

worthy of praise (adj)

Redact

edit, take out part of a text usually for legal or security purposes (adj)

Placate

make someone less hostile (verb)

Tedious

dull and boring

Tomes

large books

Peruse

read something in a through way (verb)

Entomology

the study of bugs

Ostracize

exclude from the group (verb)

Pariah

an outcast

Perservere

to continue through difficulties

Latent

Under the surface hidden

Burgeon

begin to grow or increase rapidly

Diligent

being careful

Paragon

the perfect example or a particular quality

Commodious

spacious and roomy

Clairvoyant

having the ability to see into the future

Cosmopolitan

sophisticated, wordly

Vast

very very large and wide

Voluminous

lots of volume

Exorbitant

unreasonably expensive

Extravagant

lacking restraint in spending money

Colossus

a giant statue or person

Synopsis

summary

Cadence

Rhythm

Cavort

dance around, leap, skip, or jig

Boisterous

noisey, energetic, cheerful, and rowdy

Draft

stupid

Deft

skilled

Myopic

short-sided

Ratiocinate

judgement by a process of logic

Render

provide a service, give

Recapitulate

go over (recap)

Loquacious

talkative

Verbose

wordy

Gregarious

sociable

Elocution

the art of public speaking

Circumlocutions

talking in circles

recalcitrant

defiant, resisting or disobeying