AP Lang. Vocab. List 4

abdicate

to formally give up a position

adulterate

to make impure or tainted

amity

friendliness

antithesis

the opposite, highest possible contrast

audacious

bold, brazen, lacking timidity, fearless

avarice

greed

beguile

to cheat, to charm

bigoted

prejudiced

convoluted

complicated and twisted

derision

ridicule

disingenuous

less than honest, not straightforward

flippant

disrespectful

frivolous

not important, silly, trivial

homage

display of special respect or honor

jettison

to throw overboard

meticulous

finicky, fastidious, extremely picky, careful

nefarious

wicked, evil

onerous

burdensome, troublesome

pandemic

widespread

posthumous

occurring after death

pugnacious

prone to quarrels

sycophant

an ambitious flatterer, brown-noser

vernacular

common speech, informal language

bludgeon

to beat

uncouth

coarse