Ap Lang Vocabulary list
assertion: a declaration or statement
clarity: clearness in thought or expression
cogent: convincing; reasonable
coherent: logically connected
cohesive: condition of sticking together
didactic: intended to instruct
discourse: verbal expression or exchange; conversation
eloquence: the ability to speak vividly or persuasively
emphasize: to give special attention to something, to stress
fluid: easily flowing
implication: the act of suggesting or hinting
lucid: easily understood; clear
rhetoric: the art of using language effectively and persuasively
arbiter: a judge who decides a disputed issue
biased: prejudiced
exculpate: to free from guilt or blame
impartial: not in favor of one side or the other, unbiased
incontrovertible: not able to be denied or disputed
integrity: trustworthiness; completeness
objectivity: treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
penitent: expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
plausible: seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
substantiated: supported with proof or evidence; verified
vindicated: freed from blame
condescending: treating people as weak or inferior
contemptuous: feeling hatred; scornful
despotic: exercising absolute power; tyrannical
dictatorial: domineering; oppressively overbearing
disdain: contempt, scorn
disdain: to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on
haughty: arrogant; vainly proud
imperious: arrogantly domineering or overbearing
patronizing: treating in a condescending manner
convoluted: intricate; complex
cryptic: difficult to comprehend
futile: having no useful purpose; pointless
impede: to slow the progress of
obscure: relatively unknown
obscure: to conceal or make indistinct
quandary: a state of uncertainty or perplexity
indolent: lazy
insipid: uninteresting; unchallenging
listless: lacking energy
torpor: laziness; inactivity; dullness
alienated: removed or disassociated from (friends, family, or homeland)
alliance: a union of two or more groups
disparity: inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference
servile: submissive; like a servant
suppressed: subdued; kept from being circulated
embellish: to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
florid: describing flowery or elaborate speech
opulent: exhibiting a display of great wealth
ornate: elaborately decorated
ostentatious: describing a showy or pretentious display
poignant: profoundly moving; touching
ebullience: intense enthusiasm
effusive: emotionally unrestrained; gushy
egregious: conspicuously bad or offensive
flagrant: extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
frenetic: wildly excited or active
gratuitous: given freely; unearned; unwarranted
superfluous: extra; unnecessary
alleviate: to ease a pain or burden
asylum: a place of retreat or security
auspicious: favorable; promising
benevolent: well-meaning; generous
benign: kind and gentle
mollify: to calm or soothe
reclamation: the act of making something useful again
sanction: to give official authorization or approval
dubious: doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
fabricated: made; concocted to deceive
hypocrisy: the practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
slander: false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
spurious: not genuine
astute: shrewd; clever
clandestine: secretive
coup: a brilliantly executed plan
disingenuous: not straightforward; crafty
ruse: a crafty trick
stratagem: a clever trick used to deceive or outwit
surreptitiously: done by secretive means
wary: on guard
wily: cunning
ambiguous: open to more than one interpretation
ambivalent: simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain
apathetic: feeling or showing little emotion
arbitrary: determined by impulse rather than reason
capricious: impulsive and unpredictable
equivocate: to avoid making a definite statement