AP LANG VOCAB H UNIT 2
Word | Stress mark | Definition | Figure of Speech | Synonyms/ Antonyms |
Aegis | a’egis | Protection; patrongage; sponsorship | noun | synonym: asupices |
Apprise | ap prise’ | to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice | verb | synonym: acquaint Antonyms: keep secret, withhold |
Bibulous | Bib’ u lous | found of or inclinded to drink; absorbent | adjective | synonym: enebrious Antonym: abstemious, temperate |
Claque | claque | a goup of people hired to applaud o performer of performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat | noun | synonym: fan club, flatterers antonyms: critics, detractors, slanders |
Deracinate | de rac’ inate | to pull by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate; to eliminate all traces off | verb | synonoms: extirpate, eradicate, expunge antonyms: implant, nurture, foster, instill |
Exegesis | ex e ge’ sis | an explanation or critical interpretation | noun | synonom: analysis, explication antonym: mystification |
Indigenous | in dig’ e nous | origination in the country or region where found, native | adjective | synonym: endemic, domestic, homegrown antonym: foreign, alien, exoteric |
Lachrymose | lack’ ry mose | given to tears or weeping, causing to shed tears; mournful, lugubrious | adjective | synonyms; tearful, dolefule, dolorous antonyms: dry-eyed, merry, hilarious |
Lexicon | lex’ i con | a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject, a compendium | noun | synonym; wordbook, glossary |
Melee | me’ lee | a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling | noun | synonym: fracas, brawl, scuffle, donnybrook antonyms: friendly chat, peace and quiet |
Microcosm | mi’ cro cosm | a miniature world or universe; a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system | noun | synonym: epitome, world in little antonym: macrocosm, cosmos, totality |
Minuscule | min’ us cule | very small, tiny | adjective | synonym: infinitesimal, insignificant antonym: huge, massive, monumental |
Obfuscate | ob’ fus cate | to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder | verb | synonym; muddy, the waters antonym: elucidate, explicate, clarify |
Paternalism | pa ter’ nal ism | the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children | noun | synonym: benevolence, solicitude, fatherliness |
Polarize | po’ la rize | to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a patter | verb | synonym: split, alienate, estrange Antonym: unite, unify, reconcile |
Purview | pur’ view | the range, extent, or scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute | noun | synonym: orbit |
Solecism | sol’ e cism | a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake | noun | synonym: misusage, blunder |
Vassal | vas’ sal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent; a servant | noun | synonym: minion antonym: overlord |
Vassal | vas’ sal | subservient | adjective | synonym: servile |
Verisimilitude | ve ri si mil’ i tude | the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable | noun | realism, lifelikeness, authenticity |
Sanguine | san’ guine | demure, naturally cheerful | adjective | synonym: flushed, rosy antonym: bloodless, pessimistic |