AP-Level Vocabulary Words

Latitude

Scope for freedom of action or thought

Cosmic

Relating to the universe or cosmos, especially as distinct from the earth/inconceivably vast

Dismally

In a way that makes you feel very sad and without hope, or that shows someone is sad and without hope

Brazen

Bold without shame

Prevail

To gain ascendancy through strength or superiority; triumph/to use persuasion successful

Retina

The light-sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye that receive images

Prostrate

Lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward

Lunar

Of, determined by, or resembling the moon.

Vindicate

Clear (someone) of blame or suspicion

Silhouette

The dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light

Apprehension

Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen

Insubstantial

Lacking strength and solidity; imaginary

Bondage

The state of being a slave

Token

A thing serving as a visible or tangible representation of a fact, quality, feeling, etc.

Wary

Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems

Sinister

Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen

Inevitability

The quality of being certain to happen

Eeriness

Strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear

Whimsical

Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way

Plumage

A bird's feathers collectively