semester one vocab ap language.

acuity

sharpness; keenness

adept

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

admonish

to warn, scold, or caution

ambiguous

unclear meaning, two possible interpretations.

apocalyptic

involving or portending widespread devastation or ultimate doom

apocryphal

of questionable authenticity

appellation

a name, title, or designation

artifice

pretense or ploy

ascertain

to determine; to find out

assiduous

diligent, persistent

baize

a type of coarse woolen cloth, often green, usually used for covering card tables.

bastion

a well-fortified position

berate

to rebuke, reprimand, or scold.

bourgeoisie

the middle class, in Marxist theory, the social group opposed to the proletariat.

calumny

slander; a false statement maliciously made to injure another’s reputation

cant

tedious talk; monotonous talk filled with platitudes.

censure

to reprimand; to excommunicate

charismatic

charming, compelling, appealing personality.

coarse

lacking refinement or rough grained texture.

confute

to prove to be wrong or in error

connoisseur

a person with expert knowledge or training

corporeal

having physical substance, material form d

decorous

well behaved, particularly according to social norms

defer

to submit or yield to another’s wish or opinion

deliquesce

to disappear as if by melting

dilatory

inclined to waste time and lag behind

disparage

to criticize someone

dogmatic

strict; inflexible devotion to adhere to a systemic belief

draught

a current of unpleasantly cold air

dray

a low carriage with four wheels pulled by horses

dyspeptic

always angry or easily annoyed

elicit

to call forth or provoke

enfranchised

empowered

engender

to create

espionage

the act of spying

explicit

clear; precise; overly stated

facile

easy; effortless

faux

false; fake

feign

to pretend; misrepresent

fester

to become infected

festoon

draped, decorated as if for a parade

fledgling

a new and inexperienced

fobs

to employ trickery, to pass off as fake or genuine

genuflect

to bow as before a priest

grandeur

magnificent, splendid, vast beauty

grudging

done in an unwilling way

hack

a reporter, artist or writer whose work is not very good

husband

to use something carefully so that you do not use all of it

illicit

contrary to accepted morality or convention

illusory

not real

imbibe

to drink, especially alcohol

impracticable

not possible, unusable

inexorable

without end

ingenuity

cleverness; resourcefulness

introspection

examination of and attention to your own thoughts, ideas and feelings

kowtow

to show an inappropriate amount of respect to someone, to suck up

languid

without energy

magnanimity

great generosity of spirit or money

malevolent

ill will, maliciousness

mutton

meat from a sheep

orthodoxy

a belief or orientation agreeing with traditional standards

paramount

supreme or dominant

parochial

provincial; country-like or of a church, community, or region

pathos

the quality of emotion in a work of art or literature

pecuniary

relating to money

permeate

to spread throughout

pernicious

deadly

pious

godly, reverent, holy

plait

to braid

porter

a railroad employee who assists passengers

prattle

to talk endlessly and without meaning

precipitate

done without thought

precocious

characterized by early development or maturity

prerogative

privilege, right

profligate

wasteful, extravagant

prostrate

to lay face down on the ground in humility, etc.

prudent

careful and sensible

qualm

an uncomfortable feeling of doubt about whether you are doing the right thing

randy

sexually aroused

recitation

an event where one orally recites a literary work

reputed

alleged, presumed

resonant

having a strong or deep tone

rheumatism

any painful disorder of the joints or muscles

scant

barely sufficient

schizoid

relating or having a personality disorder

seethe

to burn with anger

self abasement

to put oneself down

skirmish

a clash or battle

sodden

drenched or soaked

synergy

interaction, parts working together

throes

conditions of agonizing struggle or conflict

timorous

fearful, shy, timid

torpor

without energy

torrent

an overwhelming amount

transcendent

beyond ordinary

tremulous

quivering as from weakness or fear

turbid

churned up, cloudy, muddy, murky

unabashed

not embarrassed

unimpeachable

impossible to discredit without fault

variegated

having streaks marks or patches of a different color