AP Vocab 356-534

opaque (adjective)

dark; not transparent

opulence (noun)

wealth

oscillate (verb)

to swing back and forth

ostentatious (adjective)

showy; pretentious

ostracize (verb)

to exclude from a group; to banish

outrageous (adjective)

exceeding all bounds of what is right/proper

ovation (noun)

enthusiastic display of approval; applause

ozone (noun)

poisonous, unstable form of oxygen

pacifist (noun)

one opposed to force; believer in peace

panorama (noun)

a wide, unbroken view

paraphernalia (noun)

personal belongings; equipment

pariah (noun)

an outcasr

parochial (adjective)

limited in scope; relating to a church parish

parsimony (noun)

stinginess

partisan (adjective)

one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party

paucity (noun)

scarcity

pedestrian (adjective)

commonplace; trite

penurious (adjective)

stingy; extremely poor

perfunctory (adjective)

superficial; not thorough

peripheral (adjective)

marginal; outer

pervasive (adjective)

spread throughout; permeating

philanthropist (noun)

lover of mankind; doer of good

phloem (noun)

plant tissue that conducts food from leaves to other parts

piety (noun)

religious devotion; godliness

pilfer (verb)

to steal insignificant items

pinion (verb)

to restrain by binding the arms; to hold fast

pinnacle (noun)

the highest point; a spire

placate (verb)

pacify; conciliate

plateau (noun)

elevated relatively level land

plummet (verb)

to fall or plunge straight downward

pogrom (noun)

an organized persecution or massacre

polyglot (adjective)

using several languages

polygon (noun)

geometric figure bounded by at least 3 lines

ponderous (adjective)

weighty; heavy; unwieldy

posh (adjective)

elegant; fashionable

potable (adjective)

fit to drink

pragmatic (adjective)

practical; concerned w/practical matters

precarious (adjective)

dangerous, risky; dependent on chance

preclude (verb)

to make impossible; eliminate

precocious (adjective)

advanced in development

predilection (noun)

partiality; preference

prevalent (adjective)

widespread; generally accepted

prodigal (adjective)

extravagant; wasteful

profane (verb)

to violate; desecrate

profound (adjective)

deep; not superficial

profusion (noun)

lavish amount

progeny (noun)

offspring; descendants

projectile (noun)

a missile; something thrown

prolific (adjective)

abundantly fruitful

promontory (noun)

 a high point of land or rock projecting into water

prosaic (adjective)

commonplace; uninspired; dull

prostrate (adjective)

lying flat; face down

protagonist (noun)

main character in drama/literary work

protracted (adjective)

drawn-out; lengthy

provincial (adjective)

narrow-minded; unsophisticated

proximity (noun)

nearness

pugilist (noun)

fighter; boxer

pulchritude (noun)

physical beauty

pulverize (verb)

to pound, crush, grind to dust or powder

quandary (noun)

dilemma

quarantine (noun)

confinement or isolation to prevent spread of disease

queue (noun)

a waiting line, esp. of persons/vehicles

quota (noun)

amount of something assigned to be made/sold

random (adjective)

having no specific order

ravenous (adjective)

hungry; very eager

rebuff (verb)

to snub; beat back

recalcitrant (adjective)

stubbornly resistant to authority/restraint

recede (verb)

to move back or away from a limit, point, mark

recluse (noun)

a hermit

rectify (verb)

to correct

redundant (adjective)

superfluous; saying the same thing over

refute (verb)

to disprove; deny

relegate (verb)

to banish; consign to inferior position

remorse (noun)

regret for having done wrong

remuneration (noun)

reward, payment

renaissance (noun)

rebirth, revival (Euro 14^th-16^th cent)

rendezvous (noun)

an appointment; a meeting place

renegade (noun)

1 who rejects a cause, allegiance, religion, etc.

renounce (verb)

to abandon

replicate (verb)

to duplicate; to repeat

repose (noun)

act of resting

reprehensible (adjective)

deserving blame

respite (noun)

a break; a rest

reticent (adjective)

restrained; uncommunicative; reserved

retract (verb)

withdraw; take back

reverberate (verb)

to echo; to resound

revere (verb)

to worship; to honor

reverie (noun)

daydream; being lost in thought

ribald (adjective)

vulgar; rude; coarse; bawdy; lewd

roster (noun)

a list of names

ruminate (verb)

to ponder; to think over

sagacious (adjective)

mentally keen; shrewd; insightful

salutary (adjective)

promoting health; beneficial

sanction (verb)

to approve; ratify

sangfroid (noun)

poise, calmness, especially under strain

satiated (adjective)

fully fed; fully satisfied

satirical (adjective)

mocking

saturnine (adjective)

gloomy; surly

savory (adjective)

tasty; pleasing; attractive; agreeable

scintillate (verb)

to sparkle; to flash