AP Lang words

Leviathan

• A giant sea monster or something very big and powerful.

Furlong

• A distance equal to 1/8 of a mile.

Denigrate

• To say bad things about someone unfairly.

Touted

• Praised or talked about in a positive way.

Laudable

• Deserving praise.

Dale

• A valley.

Vapidly

• In a boring or dull way.

Faculties

• Your mental or physical abilities.

Enterprise

• A project or business.

Transcends

• Goes beyond or rises above.

Interposes

• Gets between two things or people.

Suavely

• Smoothly and politely.

Ulterior motive

• A hidden reason for doing something.

Probity

• Honesty and strong morals.

Rugged

• Rough or strong.

Grandeur

• Impressively great or beautiful.

Tomfoolery

• Silly or foolish behavior.

Convolutions

• Twists and turns; complicated parts.

Rouse

• To wake up or stir into action.

Deposited

• Put something down or put money in a bank.

Vying

• Competing or trying to win.

Bandying

• Exchanging words, often back and forth.

Valetudinarians

• People who worry a lot about their health.

Monotony

• Boredom from doing the same thing.

Innuendo

• A hint or suggestion, usually negative.

Bantering

• Playful teasing.

Disavow

• To say you don’t accept or support something.

Rejoinder

• A quick, clever reply.

Breadth

• Width or range.

Forestall

• To stop something before it happens.

Reconciliation

• Making up after an argument.

Reproachful

• Showing blame or disappointment.

Scrupulously

• Very carefully and honestly.

Wryly

• With dry humor or sarcasm.

Horticultural

• About gardening.

Surreptitiously

• Secretly.

Subsequently

• Later on.

Wrasse

• A colorful fish.

Erratic

• Unpredictable or irregular.

Penchant

• A strong liking for something.