AP Lang Vocab list 2

Allay

Diminish/put to rest.

relieve or alleviate

Analogous

Something that is similar and allows for a comparison to be made

Appease

make a person content,calm,ease,pacify,soothe, etc

Astute

A person who has the knowledge/skill to make good choices.

Clever,wise,good judgement

Balk

to check/stop by

to refuse/ stop

Bombastic

writing that has exaggerated importance given from empty means (confident in a way that seems powerful but does not have any real effect)

Calumny

A false statement made to injure another's reputation

Caucus

Meeting of a political party where members register their preference or select delegates for a convention

(Assembly,conference,congress,etc)

Circumlocution

Writing something using more words than needed

Cloying

Something that's unpleasant due to it being too sweet/sentimental

Colossus

A giant statue

A person or thing that is very important

Confound

to confuse or perplex a person by sudden surprise/ disturbance

(daze,disorder,amaze,etc)

Constituent

A part of a whole(element)

dearth

Inadequate supply/scarcity (Famine,lack,etc)

Deride

To laugh at or insult someone/thing because you think they are "dumb" or "useless"

Debase

(v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate

Deleterious

causing harm or damage

Delineate

Describe or portray (something) precisely.

Depravity

corruption; wickedness

Deprecate

To express strong disapproval of