AP Lang Vocab

Abate

To decrease in force or intensity.

Abhorrence

A feeling of strong disgust or hatred.

Arduous

Requiring great effort; difficult.

Aureole

A circle of light surrounding a holy figure; halo.

Balderdash

Senseless or foolish talk or writing.

Barrow

A burial mound.

Bifurcate

To cause to divide into two branches or parts.

Benevolent

Kind and generous.

Blacksmith

A person who forges and repairs iron objects.

Clandestine

Kept secret or done in secret, often because it is illegal or bad.

Coerce

To force someone to act.

Colloquial

Characteristic of informal spoken language.

Coruscate

To give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes.

Disseminate

To spread widely.

Dissolution

The ending or breaking apart of something.

Exculpate

To free from blame.

Exile

A person forced from home.

Extol

To praise highly.

Extricate

To free from difficulty or entanglement.

Feint

A deceptive movement intended to distract.

Fiend

A wicked or cruel person; demon.

Freehold

Permanent ownership of land.

Furl

To roll up and secure.

Lair

The den or resting place of a wild animal.

Lament

To mourn deeply; an expression of grief.

Lavish

Richly extravagant; to bestow generously.

Malevolence

The desire to do evil.

Proprieties

Standards of proper behavior.

Rune

An ancient Germanic letter, often associated with magic.

Venerable

Deserving great respect.

Vexed

Annoyed or frustrated.

Vehemently

Forcefully; passionately.