AP Lang Unit 2 Vocab

Aegis

protection; patronage; sponsorship (Noun) Synonyms: Auspices

Apprise

To inform of; To make aware of by giving oral or written notice (Verb) Synonym: Acquaint Antonyms: Keep secret

Bibulous

Fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent (adj) Synonym: Inebrious Antonym: Abstemious, temperate

Claque

A group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat (Noun) Synonyms: Flatterers Antonyms: Critics, Detractors

Deracinate

To pull up by the roots; to root out; uproot, or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of (Verb) Synonyms: Extirpate, Expunge, Antonyms: Implant, instill 

Exegesis

An explanation or critical interpretation (especially of a text) (Noun) Synonyms: Explication, Antonyms: Mystification

Indigenous

Originating in the country or region where found, native; inborn; inherent (adj.) Synonyms: Endemic, Domestic Antonyms: Foreign, Alien, Exoteric

Lachrymose

Given to tears or weeping, causing to shed tears, mournful, lugubrious (Adj.) Synonyms: doleful, dolorous,  Antonyms: Dry-eyed, merry

Lexicon

A dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject, a compendium (Noun) Synonyms: glossary

Melee

A confused struggle; a violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling (Noun) Synonyms: Fracas, donnybrook

Microcosm

A miniature world or universe; a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system (Noun) Synonyms: Epitome Antonyms: macrocosm, cosmos

Minuscule

A very small, tiny; a lowercase letter (Adj) Synonyms: infinitesimal

Obfuscate

To darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder (Verb) Antonyms: elucidate, explicate

Paternalism

The policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children (Noun) Synonyms: Benevolance

Polarize

To cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light and vibrate in a pattern (Verb) Synonyms: split, alineate, estrange, Antonyms: unite, reconcile

Purview

The range, extent, or scope of something, in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute (Noun) Synonyms: orbit

Sanguine

Having a ruddy complexion, of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook (adj) Antonyms: ashen, pessimistic

Solecism

A substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette, any impropriety or mistake (Noun) Synonyms: misusage, blunder

Vassal

A person under the protection of a feudal Lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent, a servant, subservient. Synonyms: Minion, servile

Verisimilitude

The quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable (Noun) Synonyms: Realism, lifelikeness, authenticity