AP Lang Vocab Quiz

Feign -  (verb) to pretend to have a feeling; to pretend to be affected by something 

Anemic - (adj) lacking force, vitality or spirit. Or lacking in substance or quality. 

Hauteur - (noun) pride, arrogance; cockiness

Disdain - (noun) a feeling of contempt fo anything regarded as unworthy’ aloof contempt or scorn; as mutual disdain

Strident - (adjective) loud, harsh, grating or shrill

Toiled (verb) -  to work hard 

Prodigal - (adj) given to wasteful expenditure; addicted to extravagance and waste

Malevolence (noun) - A desire to hurt others, evil

Poignant (adjective) - Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Punctilious (adjective) - Painstaking; meticulous; strict attention to minute details

Retribution (noun) - Something justly deserved; taking revenge or correcting a wrong.

Somnambulatory (noun/adjective) - Sleepwalking

Tactless (adjective) - lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others

Harrowed (verb) - To cause distress

Vestige (noun) - a mark, trace or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence.

Nebulous (adjective) - Hazy, vague, indistinct or confused

Ineffable (adjective) - Incapable of being expressed, indescribable 

Reverie (noun) - A state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a day dream.

Menagerie (noun) - A collection of wild or unusual animals, or an unusual and varied group of people.