AP Lang Vocab week 6

Sordid

Filthy, dirty, immoral, or shameful.

Stasis

A state of not moving, changing, or developing.

Ruminate

To think deeply about something; to ponder or reflect.

Miniscule

Extremely small or tiny.

Sullen

Gloomy, silent, or bad-tempered.

Deplore

To strongly regret, grieve over, or disapprove of something.

Incongruous

Not matching, fitting, or agreeing; out of place or incompatible.

Disenfranchise

When a group or singular person's rights to vote is taken away.

Enumeration

Listing or naming things individually.

Insensate

An absence of physical or emotional feelings, no human feelings.

Vacuous

No thought process or intelligence, devoid of ideas or meaning.

Veracious

Speaking the objectively and accurate truth.

Supercilious

Acting as if you are more superior than other people.

Mereticious

Seeming charming on the surface, but in reality not offering any value.

Surreptitious

Done secretly or without being noticed.

Perspicacity

The ability to understand things quickly and clearly.

Levity

Humor or light hearted attitude, especially during a serious situation.

Erudite

Very knowledgeable or well-educated.

Indigent

Very poor and lacking basic necessities.

Pedagogical

Related to teaching or education.