AP Lang Unit 3 Vocab

Aesthetic

Pleasing to the senses

Catalyst

Something that causes a process

Disparage

To say bad things about

Ingratiate

To flatter someone

Insipid

Boring

Peerless

Without an equal

Propriety

Correctness

Virtuoso

A master performer

Vitriolic

Sharp and bitter

Whimsical

Impulsive

Amicable

Peaceable

Devious

Sneaky

Dissonance

An unpleasant sound

Efface

To remove all traces of

Garrulous

Long-winded

Immutable

Changeless

Ponderous

Weighty

Predecessor

Someone earlier

Rebuff

To treat coldly

Static

Inactive

Acquiesce

To consent

Articulate

Using words effectively

Belittle

To put down

Bombastic

Wordy and pretentious

Conciliatory

Soothing

Delineate

To describe

Diffident

Hesitant

Laconic

Brief

Scanty

Insufficient

Subjugate

To dominate

Anarchy

Disorder

Authoritarian

Favoring firm discipline

Depravity

Wickidness

Meager

Inadequate

Predilection

A liking

Quixotic

Noble but unwise

Salutary

Wholesome

Supress

To keep down

Temerity

Recklessness

Turbulence

Wild disorder

Callous

Unfeeling

Desecrate

To dishonor

Evanescent

Briefly present

Heed

To listen to

Indigent

Needy

Paragon

An ideal example

Provincial

Narrow minded

Steadfast

Faithful

Supercilious

Snobbish

Usurp

To take over