AP Lang - Vocab #2

Neo -

New

Neophyte

any new participant in some activity

Neologism

A newly invented word or phrase

Dura

Hard / Harsh

Duress

Compulsory force or threat

Obdurate

Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing; showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings

Corroborate

To give evidence for; to support with evidence or authority

Predilection

A strong liking, a predisposition in favor of something

Contiguous

Having a common boundary or edge; very close or connected in space or time

Deference

1) Courteous regard for peopleś feelings

2) A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

Evasive

1. Avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger

2. Deliberately vague or ambiguous

Probity

complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles.

Callously

in an emotionally hardened way; insensitively.

Unperturbed

free from emotional agitation or nervous tension.

Imperceptible

impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses.

Confounded

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; bewildered and confused.

Contemptuous

expressing an extreme lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

Propriety

correct or appropriate behavior

Ingratiating

calculated to please or gain favor; capable of winning favor

Homage

respect and honor; respectful deference

Dissembling

pretending with intention to deceive

Innate

present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; existing through inherited qualities

Intimation

a slight suggestion or vague understanding; an indirect suggestion

Pretense

the act of giving a false appearance; pretending with intention to deceive; a false or unsupportable quality

Clarify

To make clear and more comprehensible

Justification

something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary; a statement in explanation of some action or belief; the act of defending or explaining by reasoning