AP Eng Lang Vocab 11&12

beseech

to request earnestly; to implore or beg

cajole

to urge with gentle, repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery; to wheedle

elicit

to bring out or call forth

enjoin

a) to direct or order with authority

b) to prohibit or forbid

exigency

a) the state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action

b) an urgent crisis or situation

imperious

arrogantly bossy; domineering; overbearing

injunction

a command, a directive, or an order

mendicant

a) dependent on begging for a living

b) a beggar

query

a) a question; an inquiry

b) to question, often with doubt

servile

a) slavish; behaving like a servant; excessively submissive

b) like that of a slave or servant

abound

to be great in number or amount

amplitude

greatness of size or range; magnitude

augment

to add to; to increase the size, extent, or quantity ofb

ehemoth

something enormous in size or power

brevity

a) the quality of beign short in duration; briefness

b) brief or concise expression; terseness

diminish

a) to make or become smaller or less

b) to lessen the authority, reputation, or prestige of

infinitesimal

too small to measure or calculate

modicum

a small or token amountp

rodigious

a) impressively great in size, force, or extent

b) extraordinary; marvelous

quotidian

everyday; commonplace