AP Lang vocab 8-11

enfranchised

to free from obligation

quirk

a peculiar trait

precarious

risky; uncertain

prodigious

enormous

pungent

sharp and piercing

profusion

great wastefulness

propinquity

closeness in time or place

virulent

poisonous

rampart

a defense

redolent

sweet-smelling

redundant

wordy;repetitive

innocuous

harmless

exhume

to unearth/reveal

sedulous

working diligently

succinct

clearly stated/concise

pious

having a religious devotion/sacred

meander

wandering aimlessly

zenith

the highest point

reprobate

to condemn/reject

surfeit

to indulge excessively

diffuse

spread out

tumid

swollen

tumult

a noisy commotion

gamut

a complete range

flippant

disrespectful

dogmatic

making assertions with an arrogant manner

presage

a foreshadowing characteristic

skulk

to move in a stealthy way

diminutive

smaller than average

sundry

various/miscellaneous

quandary

a state of uncertainty/ a difficult situation

attenuate

to thin out

harangue

to talk excitedly

consecrate

to declare sacred

tenacious

holding firmly; persistent

platonic

not amorous or sensual

flux

a continual change

malediction

talking negatively about another

trenchant

cutting; keen or incisive

eclectic

made up of material from various sources

circumspect

considering all circumstances

guffaw

boisterous laughter

ameliorate

to improve or make better

contrite

remorseful

derision

ridicule

frenetic

frenzied

gourmand

one who eats heartily

allocate

to set aside; to designate ; to assign