Vacab #2 AP Lang

Antithesis: The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance; the exact opposite.

Ascend: To move upward.

Austere: Strict, stern, unadorned.

Autonomous: Independent, self-contained.

Banal: Obvious and dull.

Benign: Not dangerous to health, pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence.

Capricious: Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason.

Dawdle: To hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc., to waste time.

Defamation: An abusive attack on a person's character or good name (see slander and libel).

Esoteric: Confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle.

Exacerbate: To make worse, aggravate.

Extol: To praise, glorify, or honor.

Fastidious: Giving and careful attention to detail; excessively worried about cleanliness.

Furtive: Secret and sly or sordid.

Gregarious: Seeking and enjoying the company of others.

Hypocrite: A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold.

Innate: Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary.

Lethargic: Deficient in alertness or activity, sluggish.

Melancholy: A constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed.

Opaque: Not clearly understood or expressed, not transparent.

Prolific: Bearing in abundance especially offspring; intellectually productive.

Reprove: To scold in a mild way.

Symmetry: Balance among the parts of something.

Tranquil: Free from disturbance, calm.

Venerate: To regard with feelings of respect and reverence.