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AP Summative Terms

1.      Aloof: not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

2.      Ambiguous: open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.

3.      Ambivalence: the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

4.      Colloquial: used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

5.      Condescending: having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority.

6.      Contemptuous: showing disrespect/scorn

7.      Cynical: believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity: the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

8.      Deference: humble submission and respect.

9.      Disillusioned: disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed.

10.  Dismal: depressing or dreary

11.  Dismay: distress typically that’s caused by something unexpected.

12.  Dogmatic: inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.

13.  Effusive: expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.

14.  Elysian: relating to or characteristic of heaven or paradise.

15.  Emphatic: with emphasis (assertive, wholehearted)

16.  Enigmatic: Mysterious

17.  Ephemeral: lasting for a very short time.

18.  Equanimity: composure, especially in a difficult situation

19.  Erudite: having or showing great knowledge or learning.

20.  Euphemism: the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant

21.  Exhortation: an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something.

22.  Extemporaneous: done without preparation or planning

23.  Frivolous: not having any serious purpose or value.

24.  Impressionistic: based on subjective reactions presented unsystematically.

25.  Ingratiating: intended to gain approval or favor

26.  Innocuous: harmless

1.      Inscrutability: not easily understood

2.      Irreverent: showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.

3.      Judicious: having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense.

4.      Magnanimity: Generosity

5.      Morose: gloomy, ill-tempered

6.      Omnipotent: having unlimited power; able to do anything.

7.      Pedantic: overly scholarly

8.      Polemical: relating to or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech.

9.      Pragmatic: realistic and practical

10.  Prepositions: a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform,” “she arrived after dinner,” “what did you do it for ?” (conveys direction, space, time, location)

11.  Propensity: an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.

12.  Provocative: causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately.

13.  Reverent: feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.

14.  Sanctity: holiness

15.  Self-deprecating: modest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so.

16.  Strident: loud and harsh; grating.

17.  Vindictive: having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.

Zeal: energy/enthusiasm

AP Summative Terms

1.      Aloof: not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

2.      Ambiguous: open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.

3.      Ambivalence: the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

4.      Colloquial: used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

5.      Condescending: having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority.

6.      Contemptuous: showing disrespect/scorn

7.      Cynical: believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity: the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

8.      Deference: humble submission and respect.

9.      Disillusioned: disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed.

10.  Dismal: depressing or dreary

11.  Dismay: distress typically that’s caused by something unexpected.

12.  Dogmatic: inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.

13.  Effusive: expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.

14.  Elysian: relating to or characteristic of heaven or paradise.

15.  Emphatic: with emphasis (assertive, wholehearted)

16.  Enigmatic: Mysterious

17.  Ephemeral: lasting for a very short time.

18.  Equanimity: composure, especially in a difficult situation

19.  Erudite: having or showing great knowledge or learning.

20.  Euphemism: the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant

21.  Exhortation: an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something.

22.  Extemporaneous: done without preparation or planning

23.  Frivolous: not having any serious purpose or value.

24.  Impressionistic: based on subjective reactions presented unsystematically.

25.  Ingratiating: intended to gain approval or favor

26.  Innocuous: harmless

1.      Inscrutability: not easily understood

2.      Irreverent: showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.

3.      Judicious: having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense.

4.      Magnanimity: Generosity

5.      Morose: gloomy, ill-tempered

6.      Omnipotent: having unlimited power; able to do anything.

7.      Pedantic: overly scholarly

8.      Polemical: relating to or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech.

9.      Pragmatic: realistic and practical

10.  Prepositions: a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform,” “she arrived after dinner,” “what did you do it for ?” (conveys direction, space, time, location)

11.  Propensity: an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.

12.  Provocative: causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately.

13.  Reverent: feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.

14.  Sanctity: holiness

15.  Self-deprecating: modest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so.

16.  Strident: loud and harsh; grating.

17.  Vindictive: having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.

Zeal: energy/enthusiasm