AP Lang — Vocab: Set 5

adulation

(n) praise or flattery that is excessive

autonomy

(n) self-government, political control; freedom from external control

blazon

(v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely

caveat

(n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

equitable

(adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice

equivocate

(v) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

extricate

(v) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

filch

(v) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

flippant

(adj) making a comment that is not serious about a serious subject in an attempt to be funny or to appear smart

flout

(v) to mock, treat with contempt

fractious

(adj) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable

irreverent

(adj) an attitude showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously

pretentious

(adj) attempting to impress by trying to sound more important or clever than you are

salutary

(adj) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

scathing

(adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

scourge

(v) to whip, punish severely (n) a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering

straitlaced

(adj) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical

transient

(adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting (n) one who stays only a short time

unwieldy

(adj) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity

vapid

(adj) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force