AP Language & Composition Vocabulary Trimester 2
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| 267621684 | adder | noun, a small venomous snake | |
| 267621685 | ague | noun, an illness involving fever, chills, and shivering; a fever or shivering fit | |
| 267621686 | anachronism | noun, a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, esp. a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned; an act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not belong | |
| 267621687 | carrion | noun, the decaying flesh of dead animal | |
| 267621688 | chastise | verb, rebuke or reprimand severely; punish, esp. by beating | |
| 267621689 | cogitation | noun, the action of thinking deeply about something; contemplation | |
| 267621690 | dank | adj, disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold | |
| 267621691 | exigent | adj, pressing; demanding | |
| 267621692 | extenuating | adj, making (guilt or an offense) seem less serious or more forgivable | |
| 267621693 | firmament | noun, the heavens or the sky, esp. when regarded as a tangible thing | |
| 267621694 | fray | noun, a situation of intense activity, typically one incorporating an element of aggression or competition; a battle or fight | |
| 267621695 | interpose | verb, place or insert between one thing and another; intervene between parties; say (words) as an interruption; exercise or advance (a veto or objection) so as to interfere | |
| 267621696 | peevish | adj, easily irritated, esp. by unimportant things | |
| 267621697 | redress | verb, remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation); set upright again; noun, remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance | |
| 267621698 | ruse | noun, an action intended to deceive someone; a trick | |
| 267621699 | sepulchral | adj, of or relating to a tomb or interment; gloomy; dismal | |
| 267621700 | unassailable | adj, unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated | |
| 267621701 | vaunting | adj, boasting about or praising (something), esp. excessively | |
| 267621702 | wrangle | noun, a dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated; verb, have such a dispute or argument | |
| 267621703 | whelp | noun, a young dog, boy, or girl | |
| 303461969 | abnegate | verb, deny or surrender; renounce or reject (something desired, valuable, or indulgent) | |
| 303461970 | brusque | adj, abrupt or harsh; blunt or rude in speech or manner | |
| 303461971 | circumlocution | noun, the use of many words where fewer would do, esp. in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive | |
| 303461972 | cloy | verb, overindulge; disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment | |
| 303461973 | crabbed | adj, (of style) contorted and difficult to understand or decipher; ill-humored | |
| 303461974 | dither | verb, be indecisive; noun, indecisive behavior; a state of agitation | |
| 303461975 | ebullient | adj, cheerful and full of energy | |
| 303461976 | fillip | noun, something that acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity; verb, stimulate or urge (someone or something) | |
| 303461977 | gambol | verb, run or jump about playfully; noun, gay or lighthearted recreational activity for amusement | |
| 303461978 | glib | adj, (of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere, thoughtless, and shallow | |
| 303461979 | inimical | adj, tending to obstruct or harm; unfriendly or hostile | |
| 303461980 | littoral | adj, of, relating to, or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake | |
| 303461981 | petulance | noun, the quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered | |
| 303461982 | preen | verb, (of a person) devote effort to making oneself look attractive and then admire one's appearance; congratulate or pride oneself | |
| 303461983 | proclivity | noun, a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing | |
| 303461984 | querulous | adj, complaining in a petulant or whining manner | |
| 303461985 | solipsistic | adj, of or pertaining to the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist | |
| 303461986 | scruple | noun, a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action; verb, hesitate or be reluctant to do something that one thinks may be wrong | |
| 303461987 | squalid | adj, (of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, esp. as a result of poverty or neglect; showing or involving a contemptible lack of moral standards | |
| 303461988 | vituperative | adj, bitter and abusive; castigatory | |
| 302093139 | append | verb, add (something) as an attachment or supplement | |
| 302093140 | arraign | verb, call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge; accuse | |
| 302093141 | arrant | adj, complete, utter; without qualification | |
| 302093142 | autodidact/autodidactic | adj, relating to or having characteristics of a self-taught person | |
| 302093143 | betoken | verb, be a sign of; indicate; be a warning or indication of (a future event) | |
| 302093144 | bona fide | adj, genuine; real | |
| 302093145 | divest | verb, deprive (someone) of power, rights, or possessions; deprive (something) of a particular quality; rid oneself of something that one no longer wants or requires, such as a business interest or investment | |
| 302093146 | evanescent | adj, soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing | |
| 302093147 | fetter | verb, restrict or restrain (someone) in an unfair or undesirable fashion; noun, a restraint or check on someone's freedom to do something, typically one considered unfair or overly restrictive | |
| 302093148 | folderol | noun, trivial or nonsensical fuss; a showy but useless item | |
| 302093149 | gerontic | adj, of or relating to old age, elderly people, or the end of an era | |
| 302093150 | neoteric | adj, recent; new; modern; noun, a modern person; a person who advocates new ideas | |
| 302093151 | odium | noun, general or widespread hatred or disgust directed toward someone as a result of their actions | |
| 302093152 | peripatetic | adj, traveling from place to place, esp. working or based in various places for relatively short periods; itinerant | |
| 302093153 | privation | noun, a state in which things that are essential for human well-being (such as food and warmth) are scarce or lacking; the loss or absence of a quality or attribute that is normally present | |
| 302093154 | pulchritudinous | adj, physically beautiful | |
| 302093155 | sapience | noun, great wisdom or sound judgment; intelligence | |
| 302093156 | spasmodic | adj, occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts; caused by, subject to, or in the nature of a spasm or spasms | |
| 302093157 | stratagem | noun, a plan or scheme, esp. one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end; skill in devising such plans or schemes; cunning | |
| 302093158 | turbid | adj, (of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter; confused or obscure in meaning or effect | |
| 309632559 | amatory | adj, relating to or induced by sexual love or desire | |
| 309632560 | acrimony | noun, bitterness or ill feeling; animosity or hostility | |
| 309632561 | accretion | noun, the process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter; a thing formed or added by such growth or increase | |
| 309632562 | benignant | adj, kindly and benevolent; having a good or beneficial effect | |
| 309632563 | circuitous | adj, (of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way | |
| 309632564 | cursory | adj, hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed | |
| 309632565 | countervail | verb, oppose the effect of contrary actions | |
| 309632566 | enervating | adj, causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality | |
| 309632567 | espouse | verb, adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life) | |
| 309632568 | hapless | adj, (esp. of a person) unlucky and unfortunate; deserving of pity | |
| 309632569 | impute | verb, represent (something, esp. something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute | |
| 309632570 | incredulous | adj, (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something | |
| 309632571 | involution | noun, the process of involving or complicating, or the state of being involved or complicated | |
| 309632572 | legerdemain | noun, skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks; deception; trickery | |
| 309632573 | noxious | adj, harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant | |
| 309632574 | penurious | adj, extremely poor; poverty-stricken; characterized by poverty or need; parsimonious; thrifty or frugal; mean | |
| 309632575 | proscribe | verb, forbid, esp. by law; denounce or condemn; outlaw (someone) | |
| 309632576 | spurious | adj, not being what it purports to be; false or fake; (of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid | |
| 309632577 | turpitude | noun, depravity; wickedness | |
| 309632578 | winsome | adj, attractive or appealing in appearance or character |
