AP LANG VOCAB 📝

Idyllic

extremely happy and peacefully

Bespoke

made for a particular customer

Transcend

go above the limits

Elicit

evoke or draw out (a response) from someone in reaction to one’s own action 

Ameliorate

make (something bad) better 

Mundane

lacking interest or excitement; dull 

Negligent

failing to take proper care in doing something

Amicable

having a spirit of friendliness

Vacuous

having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless 

Coherent

logical and consistent

Deduce

 arrive at (a fact or a conclusion) by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion

Opulent

rich and luxurious 

Wary

feeling or showing caution of possible danger

Elusive

difficult to find, catch, or achieve 

Listless

lacking of energy or enthusiasm

Duplicity

deceitfulness; double-dealing

Pretentious

 attempting to impress others by showing greater importance than is actually possessed. 

Copious

 abundant in supply or quantity

Incessant

(Something unpleasant) that continues without pause or interruption

Haphazard

lacking organization

Adamant

insistent and unwilling to change one’s mind

Affluent

having an abundant supply of money/possessions of value

Apathetic

showing little or no emotion

Pragmatic

practical

Prolific

producing great quantities

Decadence

 luxurious self-indulgence

Catharsis

the process of releasing strong or repressed emotions

Antipathy

 a strong feeling of dislike 

Arbitrary

based on a whim or random decision

Tenacious

persisting in a course of action; determined

Fortuitous

happening by a lucky chance; unexpected  

Tantamount

 equal to; the same as

Absurd

widely unreasonable; illogical

Candor

being open and honest

Eclectic

choosing from a broad and diverse range of sources

Tacit

understood without being spoken

Unkempt

untidy; not kept well

Decorum

having good manners and decency 

Malevolent

having a wish to hurtful to others

Catalyst

a change (new event)  

Accost

approach and address someone bodly/aggressively

Ambiguous

unclear, having a double meaning

Charisma

compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others

Adamant

 refusing to be persuaded

Adverse

harmful; unfavorable

Arduous

difficult and tiring 

Gaudy

bright or showy

Havoc

widespread destruction

Complacent

satisfied with no desire to improve 

Imminent

about to happen

Marred

impair the quality; spoil

Languid

 lacking energy;relaxed 

Fallacious

misleading as in wrong thinking or reasoning

Flippant

not showing a serious or respectful attitude

Facet

a particular aspect or feature of something 

Flagrant

something obviously offensive

Effervescent

enthusiastic and lively 

Immutable

unchanging over time

Affable

friendly , good-natured, easy to talk to

Ubiquitous

being found everywhere at once