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AP Lang Vocab- Week #11

  1. Austere

    1. severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance (adj) 

      1. She lived simply, she dressed plainly, and she spoke austere.

  2. Corpulent

    1. (of a person) fat (adj)

      1. He ate without hesitation, he moved with difficulty, and he grew increasingly corpulent.

  3. Derisive

    1. expressing contempt or ridicule (adj) 

      1. She rolled her eyes, whispered under her breath, and smirked in a way that was derisive.

  4. Effeminate

    1. having feminine qualities untypical of a man (adj) 

      1. He was too soft to be strong, too graceful to be rough, and too elegant to not be called effeminate.

  5. Jocund

    1. cheerful and lighthearted (adj)

      1. The concert remained jocund, the people stayed jocund, and the atmosphere itself felt jocund.

  6. Manifest

    1. clear or obvious to the eye or mind (adj)

      1. The effects of the storm were manifest, the damage to the town was manifest, and the need for help was manifest.

  7. Ostentatious

    1. characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice (adj) 

      1. The decor was ostentatious, the music was ostentatious, and the entire party felt ostentatious.

  8. Sanguine

    1. optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation (adj) 

      1. The team stayed sanguine despite the loss, the coach remained sanguine in adversity, and the fans continued to be sanguine. 

  9. Strident

    1. loud and harsh; grating (adj)

      1. The noise outside was strident, the chatter in the room was strident, and the alarm rang with a strident sound.

  10. Vehement

    1. showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense (adj) 

      1. The crowd’s support was vehement, the cheers were vehement, and the energy in the atmosphere was vehement.