AP Lang Vocab 11-76

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Epistolary

literary works in the form of letters

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Jocund

cheerful or lighthearted

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Pedantic

ostentatious in learning, overly concerned with minute details

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Confound

cause surprise or confusion, by acting against expectations

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Vociferous

clamorous, crying out noisily

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Histrionic

overly dramatic or theatrical in character or style

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Implacable

unable to be placated; unforgiving; unstoppable

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Cantankerous

disagreeable and hard to deal with

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Pugnacious

inclined to fighting easily

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Prevaricate

to lie or misrepresent something

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Impinge

to infringe upon

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Equanimity

mental or emotional stability under pressure

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Ad Hoc Argument

hypothesis is added to save claim from being false; making stuff up

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Colloquial

informal, not literary, familiar

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Obdurate

stubbornly refusing to change one's position

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Ebullient

cheerful and full of energy

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Zealous

ardently active, diligent and devoted

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Conciliatory

intended or likely to placate or pacify

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Banal

lacking in originality; boring

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Germane

relevant to subject of study, pertinent

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Posit

assume as a fact; put forward as basis of argument

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Laudatory

expressing praise or commendation

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Querulous

complaining in a petulant or whiny manner

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Gregarious

sociable; fond of company

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Vitriolic

filled with bitter resentment or malice

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Ubiquitous

present or found everywhere

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Usurp

to take a position of power illegally or by force

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Inculcate

to instill an idea or attitude by persistent instruction

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Capricious

given to sudden changes in mood or behavior

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Facile

appearing neat and comprehensive but ignoring complexities; superficial

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Sardonic

grimly mocking

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Insipid

bland

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Pithy (language)

concise and forcefully expressive

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Monolithic

large and intractably indivisible and uniform

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Obfuscate

muddled

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Obsequious

attentive to a servile degree

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Empirical

based on observation or experience rather than theory or logic

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Indubitably

unquestionable

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Didactic

used to teach or moralize

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Circumlocution

use of many words when fewer would do

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Platitude

a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

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Inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent

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Incendiary

designed to cause fires, metaphorically

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Repudiate

deny the truth or validity of

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Acrimonious

bitter or angry

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Bellicose

demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

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Despondent
feeling profound hopelessness or doom
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Pungent
having a strong smell
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Wan
unnaturally or sickly pale
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Affront
a personally offensive act or word
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Reticent
reserved in speech and manner
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Ineffable
too extreme to be expressed in words
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Fastidious
excessively particular, critical, or demanding
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Rankle
to cause irritation
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Furtive
behaving in a secretive manner
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Languid
slow and relaxed
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Caustic
Being severely critical or sarcastic
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Raucous
Rowdy; disorderly
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Affable
Easy to talk to; warm and friendly
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Prolific
Producing a lot of something; highly productive
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Bedlam
A state of wild uproar and confusion
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Listless
Showing no interest in anything
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Accost
To confront boldly
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Abscond
Depart in a secret or sudden manner
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Lucid
Expressed clearly
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Prerogative
An exclusive right or privilege