AP English Vocabulary Words (Midterm 2011)
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| adjective: careful; prudent; discreet | ||
| adjective: shrewd; clear-sighted | ||
| adjective: practical | ||
| adjective: instructive | ||
| noun : a clumsy social error; a faux pas | ||
| verb: to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize | ||
| adjective: marked by harshly abusive condemnation | ||
| adjective: indisputable; not open to question | ||
| verb: to infer / estimate by extending known information | ||
| adjective: difficult to understand | ||
| noun : equality, as in amount, status, or value | ||
| adjective: excessively concerned with formal rules and knowledge | ||
| verb: to support with proof or evidence; to verify | ||
| adjective: fawning and servile | ||
| noun: inference; guesswork | ||
| adjective: distinguished; prominent | ||
| verb: to destroy | ||
| verb: to scatter wildly, as in sowing seed | ||
| adjective: exhibiting unusually early maturity or aptitude | ||
| adjective: disparaging, belittling, insulting | ||
| noun : quickness, accuracy; keenness of judgment or insight | ||
| adjective: inclined to keep silent; reserved | ||
| adjective: courageously or generously noble in mind and heart | ||
| adjective: dexterous; deft | ||
| adjective: lying; untruthful | ||
| adjective: carefully attentive to detail; difficult to please | ||
| verb: to expose untruths or exaggerated claims | ||
| adjective: habitually late | ||
| adjective: strongly disinclined | ||
| noun: a small, moderate, or token amount | ||
| verb: to damage or disfigure | ||
| verb: to make something better; to improve | ||
| noun: a false notion; an illogical argument | ||
| verb: to grow or increase rapidly | ||
| verb: to absorb or become absorbed ; to make or become similar | ||
| adjective: predictable; trite; drearily commonplace | ||
| verb: to sway from one side to another; to oscillate | ||
| adjective: extremely wicked; villainous | ||
| adjective: irrelevant; inessential | ||
| verb: to overwhelm as if with a flood; to swamp | ||
| adjective: submissive to instruction; willing to be taught | ||
| adjective: impulsive and passionate | ||
| adjective: inducing sleep | ||
| adjective: plausible or believable but actually false | ||
| verb: to make greater in size or quantity; to supplement | ||
| adjective: insulting in manner or speech | ||
| adjective: stubbornly attached to an opinion; difficult | ||
| adjective: plentiful; having a large quantity | ||
| verb: to misrepresent or disguise | ||
| adjective: brilliant | ||
| verb: to impair the strength of; to weaken | ||
| adjective: feigning piety or righteousness | ||
| adjective: stubbornly attached to insufficiently proven beliefs | ||
| verb: to put down by force; to suppress | ||
| adjective: merely touching or slightly connected; only superficially relevant | ||
| adjective: troublesome or oppressive; burdensome | ||
| adjective: secretive; sneaky | ||
| verb: to ornament or decorate; to exaggerate | ||
| adjective: mournful, dismal, or gloomy | ||
| adjective: extremely complicated or devious | ||
| verb: to free from blame | ||
| verb: to agree | ||
| noun : persistence | ||
| adjective: having to do with the appreciation of beauty | ||
| verb: to praise highly | ||
| adjective: needlessly repetitive | ||
| adjective: calm or quiet; undisturbed | ||
| verb: to place side by side, especially for comparison and contrast | ||
| adjective: prone to engage in lawsuits | ||
| adjective: without decoration; strict | ||
| adjective: displaying great wealth | ||
| verb: to annoy or bother; to perplex | ||
| adjective: made up of a variety of sources or styles | ||
| noun a: disastrous or ludicrous defeat or failure | ||
| adjective: sharing an edge or boundary; touching | ||
| verb: to mutually take or give; to respond in kind | ||
| adjective: fragrant; aromatic; suggestive (of) | ||
| adjective: having no adverse effect; harmless | ||
| adjective: known or understood by only a few | ||
| adjective: disrespectfully casual or humorous | ||
| noun : a representative example of a type | ||
| adjective: being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent | ||
| verb: to grow and flourish | ||
| adjective: arousing disgust or aversion; offensive; repulsive | ||
| noun : a characteristic peculiar to an individual or group | ||
| adjective: deliberatively deceptive | ||
| adjective: friendly; agreeable; good-natured | ||
| adjective: disposed to seek revenge; spiteful | ||
| verb: to level to the ground; to demolish | ||
| noun : the state of being brief in duration | ||
| adjective: gaudy and cheap | ||
| adjective: characterized by deep, extensive learning | ||
| adjective: extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable | ||
| adjective: modest and reserved | ||
| verb: to condemn openly | ||
| adjective: moderate; restrained | ||
| adjective: carefully attentive to detail; difficult to please | ||
| adjective: adhering to the traditional and established, esp. in religion | ||
| noun : a strong inclination or liking | ||
| adjective: appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile |