AP Lang Unit 4 Vocab

Acuity

n. sharpness particularly of the mind or senses.

syn. keenness; dullness

Ant. Insensitivity, stupidity

delineate

v. to portray,sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail.

syn. depict

Ant. Distort, misrepresent

depraved

adj. marked by evil, and corruption, devoid of moral principles.

syn. perverted

ant. moral

enervate

v. to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring.

Syn. cripple

Ant. invigorate

esoteric

adj. intended for or understood by only a few private, secret.

syn. accult

ant. accessible

fecund

adj. fruitful in offspring or vegetarian, intellectually productive.

syn. fertile

ant. infertile

fiat

n. an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of consciousness.

syn. edict

Ant. Denial, disapproval, veto

figment

n. a fabrication of the mind.

syn. creation

Ant. Fact, reality

garner

v. to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store for future use.

syn. collect

ant scatter

hallow

v. to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctity, honor greatly.

syn. venerate

ant. pesecrate.

idiosyncrasy

n. a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.

Syn. eccentricity

Ant. Conformity

ignominy

n. shame and disgrace.

syn. dishonor

ant. honor

mundane

adj. earthy, morally, relating to oractical and material concerned with what is ordinary.

syn prosaic

ant. heavenly

nuance

n. a subtle or slight variation in color meaning quality or shade of difference.

Syn. difference

Ant. Dullness

overweening

adj. conceited.

syn. arrogant

ant. restrained.

penchant

n. a strong attraction

Syn. proclivity

ant. disinclination

reputed

adj. according to reputation of general belief.

syn. putative

ant. proven

sophistry

n. reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound.

syn. reasoning

Ant. Truth, accuracy

sumptuous

adj. costly rich magnificent

syn lavish

ant skimpy

ubiquitous

adj. present

syn. omnipresent.

ant. restricted