AP Lang Vocabulary Unit 1

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on the AP Lang Vocabulary Unit 1 lecture materials.

nomenclature (nome>name)

The devising or choosing of names for things, esp. in a science or other discipline; the body or system of such names in a particular field (e.g., of chemical compounds); or the formal term or terms applied to someone or something.

bellicose (belligerent>fight)

An adjective meaning demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.

abjure (jure>jury>renounce)

A formal verb meaning to solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).

xenophobe (phobe>fear)

A noun for a person who holds an intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries.

enfranchise (franchise>business>government>vote)

A verb meaning to give the right to vote to; historically used to mean to free (a slave).

sardonic (donic-demonic>grim)(donic>mimic>mock)

An adjective meaning grimly mocking or cynical.

reciprocal (flipped,return)

(Adjective) Given, felt, or done in return; bearing on or binding each of two parties equally; differing from a given course or bearing by $180$ degrees; or (Mathematics) related to another quantity/function so that their product is one. (Noun) A mathematical expression related so its product with another is one; the quantity obtained by dividing the number one by a given quantity; or a pronoun/verb expressing mutual action.

antebellum (belligerent>bellum>war)

An adjective describing something occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War.

mitosis (mitosis>cell)

A noun referring to a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.

lexicon (words)

A noun meaning the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge; a dictionary (especially of Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, or Arabic); or (Linguistics) the complete set of meaningful units in a language.