AP Vocab. List #27

2025 AP. Lang Vocabulary List #27

abeyance

suspension of action, dormancy, latency, quiescence

burly

brusque, great in body size, sturdy

cavalier

an armed horseman, a knight; treating important matters lightly

chagrin

vexation through humiliation, hurt pride, or disappointment

coagulate

to gather together in mass, to clot; to congeal

compilation

an accumulation of many things

contest

to compete, to attempt to disprove

defoliate

to deprive of leaves

effigy

a dummy or image of a person (usually one who is not liked)

eon

o long period of time

fervent

ardent, showing great emotion, impassioned

ingenuity

cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness

insidious

treacherous or dangerous in a secret sort of way

myopic

unable to discern, unable to think clearly or objectively; shortsighted

plethora

superabundance, excess

propitious

favorably disposed, graciously inclined; fortunately

protrusion

something sticking out

quack

an unqualified or fake doctor, charlatan

querulous

constantly complaining, whining

rustic

(adj.) relating to country life; simple, woodsy

sovereign

possessed of controlling power

temperance

moderation, self-control, especially regarding alcohol or other desires; total abstinence from alcohol

truncate

to shorten by cutting off

undulant

moving with or resembling a wavelike motion

viscosity

property of having a high resistance to flow; degree of thickness