AP Lang Vocab List 1

Salutary

Beneficial; productive; favorable; healthful; advantageous.

Ruminate

To meditate; to think deeply; to chew over; to contemplate; to muse.

Remonstrate

To protest; to object; to argue.

Contravene

To oppose; to deny; to disobey; to violate; to trespass; "to mess with."

Surfeit

An excess; a surplus; to satiate; to overindulge; to gorge.

Paroxysm

A spasm; an outburst; a fit; sudden expression of emotion.

Complacent

Self-contented; self-satisfied; smug; apathetic; unconcerned; disinterested.

Mortification

Humiliation; shame; embarrassment.

Gratification

Contentment; satisfaction.

Lassitude

Fatigue; lethargy; apathy; weariness.

Vitriolic

Malicious; caustic; bitter; harsh.

Vapid

Uninteresting; dull; unimaginative.

Ignominious

Shameful; disreputable; degrading.

Magnanimous

Chivalrous; altruistic; generous; courageous in spirit.

Belligerent

Hostile; savage; combative; warlike.

Pugnacious

Spirited and combative; "fighting spirit."

Cacophonous

Harsh; unharmonious; dissonant.

Pacific

Peaceful; calm; tranquil.

Irate

Angry; irritated.

Choleric

Cranky; irritable; acrimonious.

Euphonious

Harmonious; melodious.

Pertinacious

Stubborn; obstinate.

Sundry

Many; several.

Predatory

Rapacious; voracious; plundering; fierce.

Vicarious

Second-hand; sympathetic participation; empathetic connection.

Veritable

Verifiable; legitimate; authentic; undeniable.

Ulterior

Hidden; covert; concealed.

Decorous

Civilized; seemly; proper; decent.

Necromancer

Magician; sorcerer; witch.

Philatelist

Stamp collector.