APLang Vocabulary

Abstract

theoretical; describes an idea rather than a thing

Attribute

a quality or characteristic; a trait

Blatant

obvious; not subtle

Distraught

deeply upset and anxious

Elusive

hard to grasp or catch

Endure

to put up with; to suffer through

Interpret

to explain the meaning of something based on your understanding of it

Nuance

a quality of something that is not easy to notice but may be important

Proximity

nearness to; how close something is

Skeptical

unwilling to believe without proof; having a questioning attitude

Catharsis

a sudden release of emotional tension

Debilitate

to make feeble; to weaken

Illicit

illegal; not permitted

Sporadic

occurring irregularly; on-again-off-again

Mundane

ordinary; commonplace; unimaginative

Allusion

a brief indirect reference to something recognizable from history or literature

Analogy

a comparison used to explain something unfamiliar in terms of something that’s

Diction

word choice

Paradox

something that appears contradictory but that actually makes sense

Personification

giving human characteristics to something non-human

Adamant

insistent; firmly decided; unyielding

Bewildered

confused; perplexed; baffled

Credible

believable; trustworthy as a source of information

Diversion

something that turns attention away from what’s more important; a distraction

Facilitate

to make something easier to accomplish

Imminent

about to happen

Intuitive

based on instinct or a gut feeling; having to do with intuition

Objective

not influenced by personal belief; unbiased; factually true

Subjective

influenced by personal taste or belief

Vigilant

watchful for danger; alert and attentive

Aesthetic

related to beauty; having to do with how something looks

Belligerent

looking for a fight; aggressive

Concession

a giving in to the other side; admitting your opponent is right about a point

Emulate

to act like someone you want to be like; to copy out of admiration

Inadvertent

accidental; not done intentionally

Cliche

a phrase that’s overused and unoriginal

Euphemism

a nice way of saying something that’s unpleasant

Hyperbole

extreme exaggeration

Oxymoron

two words with opposite meaning placed adjacent to each other

Persona

the personality or identity a person adopts and presents to others