AP Seminar Unit 13 Vocabulary

Sim (root)

Same

Facsimile (vocabulary)

An exact copy, especially of written or printed material.

Similar (vocabulary)

Resembling without being identical.

Simulate (vocabulary)

Imitate the appearance or character of.

Assimilate (vocabulary)

Take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully.

Dissimilar (vocabulary)

Not alike; different.

Plac (root)

Please

Implacable (vocabulary)

Unable to be placated.

Placate (vocabulary)

Make (someone) less angry or hostile.

Complacent (vocabulary)

Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.

Placid (vocabulary)

Not easily upset or excited; calm and peaceful.

Placebo (vocabulary)

A harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed more for the psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect.

Noc (root)

Harm

Innocuous (vocabulary)

Not harmful or offensive.

Inoculation (vocabulary)

The action of inoculating or of being inoculated; vaccination.

Noxious (vocabulary)

Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

Innocent (vocabulary)

Not guilty of a crime or offense; free from moral wrong; not corrupted.

Obnoxious (vocabulary)

Extremely unpleasant.

Tang (root)

Touch

Tangible (vocabulary)

Perceptible by touch.

Tangent (vocabulary)

A completely different line of thought or action.

Tactile (vocabulary)

Of or connected with the sense of touch.

Intangible (vocabulary)

Unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence.

Contingent (vocabulary)

Subject to chance.

Trench (root)

Cut

Trenchant (vocabulary)

Vigorous or incisive in expression or style.

Salient (vocabulary)

Most noticeable or important.

Trench (vocabulary)

A long, narrow ditch.

Entrench (vocabulary)

Establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.

Intrench (vocabulary)

To place within or surround with a trench especially for defense.