AP Comp + Lit Vocab TRI 1

accordant

agreeing with

acquiesce

to accept, to permit

admonish

to firmly scold/rebuke

adroitly

clever/skillfully

adulation

excessive praise

adulterate

contaminate/defile

advent

the a-rival of an important thing/person

aesthetic

concerned with beauty/appearance (look)

akimbo

bent at an odd angle

alacrity

eagerness

albeit

although

allay

reduce

allocation

the action of distributing something

ambivalent

mixed feelings/meh feeling

amity

a friendly relationship

amok

behave wildly and uncontrollably

analogous

comparable in certain ways

antipathy

a deep feeling of dislike

antithesis

the opposite of something

aphorism

a saying that contains a general truth

aplomb

self confidence

arduous

involving or requiring strenuous effort

ascetic

involving severe self discipline/abstaining from all forms on indulgence

assail

to make a violent attack on

assuage

make (a feeling) feel less intense

astute

the ability to notice/understand things clearly (sharp)

auspicious

favorable, a sign of success

austere

stern or strict

avocation

a hobby or minor occupation

banal

boring

barrage

a concentrated bombardment over an area

beget

to sire a child/to be the cause of something

beguile

to charm or enchant

bellicose

demonstrates aggression or willingness to fight

bereft

deprived or lacking

beseech

to beg for something

blasé

unimpressed or indifferent to something

brazen

bold and without shame

brigand

a member of a gang that robs people

cajole

pursude someone to do something

callous

showing cruel disregard for others

candor

the quality of being open + honest

capacious

roomy

capitulate

surrender/give in

capricious

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood and behavior

caustic

sarcastic

cavil

complain

censure

express severe disapproval

chastening

have a restraining or humbling effect (to chastise)

choleric

bad tempered/iritable

churlish

rude in a mean-spirited way

circumspect

wary and unwilling to take risks

clandestine

kept secret or done secretly maybe because of an illegal nature

cognizant

aware

compunction

a feeling of guild that prevents or follows doing something bad

conducive

making a certain situation more likely or possible

copius

abundant

corporeal

relating to a person's body (physical, not spirit)

corpulent

fat (person)

corroborate

confirm/give support to

countenance

a person's facial expressions

crass

stupid

curate

a member of the clergy

deference

humble submission and respect

defray

provide money to

deleterious

causing harm or damage

demur

to raise doubts

deportment

a person's behavior or manners

deposition

the action of overthrowing someone

depreciating

expressing disapproval

derisive

expressing contempt (mocking)

derive

to obtain something from

diatribe

a forceable and bitter verbal attack

dichotomy

a division or contrast between two things

didatic

intended to teach

diffident

shy

din

a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise

dint

an impression in a surface

discourse

written or spoken communication

discursive

rambling (adjective)

disdain

contempt

disingenuous

not sincere

disparage

regard as being of little worth

disparate

different

disparity

a great difference

dissemble

conceal one's true motives

dissimulation

concealment of one's thoughts

dissolute

lacking morals

diurnal

during the day

droll

funny

dubious

hesitant or doubtful

ebullient

cheerful and full of energy

edict

an official order or proclomation

effeminate

(of a man) showing feminine traits (derogatory)

efficacy

the ability to produce a desired result

effusive

expressing feelings of gratitude

egregious

outstandingly bad

elegiac

wistfully mournful

emissary

An agent sent on a mission (usually a diplomat)

empirical

based on verifiable observation