AP English 11 List 15 Vocabulary

AP English 1111 Reference Data

  • Course Level: AP English 1111

  • Topic: Vocabulary Study Guide

  • Identifier: List 1515

  • Source Page Reference: Page 11

Vocabulary Definitions: Items 11 Through 55

  • 1.1. anomaly (noun):  - Definition: Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

  • 2.2. abstruse (adjective):  - Definition: Difficult to understand; obscure.

  • 3.3. antediluvian (adjective):  - Definition: Extremely old-fashioned or out of date.

  • 4.4. charlatan (noun):  - Definition: A person falsely claiming to have special knowledge or skills; a fraud.

  • 5.5. elicit (verb):  - Definition: To draw out or bring forth; evoke.

Vocabulary Definitions: Items 66 Through 1010

  • 6.6. impudent (adjective):  - Definition: Disrespectful; rude.

  • 7.7. obtuse (adjective):  - Definition: Annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.

  • 8.8. peccadillo (noun):  - Definition: A small, relatively unimportant offense or sin.

  • 9.9. platitude (noun):  - Definition: A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.

  • 10.10. prattle (verb):  - Definition: To talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.

Vocabulary Definitions: Items 1111 Through 1515

  • 11.11. quagmire (noun):  - Definition (Physical): A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.  - Definition (Metaphorical): A complex or hazardous situation.

  • 12.12. sacrosanct (adjective):  - Definition: Regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.

  • 13.13. *termagant (noun / adjective):  - n. (Noun Definition): A harsh-tempered or overbearing woman.  - adj. (Adjective Marker): [No adjective definition provided in the source material; marker as follows: adj. - ].

  • 14.14. umbrage (noun):  - Definition: Offense or annoyance.

  • 15.15. verisimilitude (noun):  - Definition: The appearance of being true or real.