AP Lang Chapter One Vocab

Affinity

A preference

Fledgling

New

Hackneyed

Worn out

Incessant

Nonstop

Opulence

Riches

Proximity

Nearness

Sagacious

Intelligence

Supplant

Replace

Unassailable

Undeniable

Voluminous

Large

Brusque

Blunt

Dispassionate

Unemotional

Effervescent

Lively

Indefatigable

Never getting tired of

Misanthrope

An anti-social person

Morose

Gloomy

Nonchalance

Lack of concern

Progeny

Offspring

Stoic

Showing no distress

Voracious

Greedy

Coalesce

To join

Decadence

A decline

Exemplary

Excellence

Exuberance

Joy

Incidental

Secondary

Insolvent

Without money

Parsimonious

Stingy

Prodigal

Extravagant

Surreptitious

Secret

Writhe

Squirm

Brevity

Briefness

Clemency

Mercy

Frivolous

Lighthearted

Heist

A theft

Lampoon

To make fun of

Querulous

Discontented

Respite

Time off

Torpor

Drowsiness

Unscathed

Unhurt

Reproach

Disapproval

Copious

Plentiful

Dearth

A shortage

Eloquent

Stirring

Jargon

Technical language

Levity

Lightheartedness

Meander

To wander

Peripheral

A little importance

Substantiate

To prove

Unobtrusive

Not noticeable

Vacillate

To hesitate