APLang Exam Vocab

Assertion

a confident statement or claim

Qualify

to modify a claim (e.g., sometimes true)

Refute

To disprove

Juxtapose

to place side-by-side for contrast

Advocate

To support

Underscore

To emphasize

Infer

to conclude based on evidence

Imply

To suggest indirectly

Allude

To refer indirectly

Illustrate

To show or clarify

Sardonic

Bitterly mocking

Ironic

Opposite of what is expected

Cynical

Distrustful of people’s motions

Didactic

Instructional or preachy

Reverent

Deeply respectful

Condescending

talking down to someon

Pragmatic

Practical

Optimistic

Hopeful

Ambivalent

Having mixed emotions

Indignant

Angry at injustice

Wry

using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor

Laconic

(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words

Melancholy

a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

Reverent

feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.

Laudatory

(of speech or writing) expressing praise and commendation.