Princeton Review Vocab 101-111

A list of vocab words for AP English from the Princeton Review.

122276290	assertion	a declaration or statement
122276291	cogent	convincing; reasonable
122276292	coherent	logically connected
122276293	cohesive	condition of sticking together
122276294	didactic	intended to instruct
122276295	discourse	verbal expression or exchange; conversation
122276296	eloquence	the ability to speak vividly or persuasively
122276297	fluid	easily flowing
122276298	implication	the act of suggesting or hinting
122276299	lucid	easily understood; clear
122276300	rhetoric	the art of using language effectively and persuasively
122276301	arbiter	a judge who decides a disputed issue
122276302	biased	prejudiced
122276303	exculpate	to free from guilt or blame
122276304	impartial	not in favor of one side or the other, unbiased
122276305	incontrovertible	not able to be denied or disputed
122276306	integrity	trustworthiness; completeness
122276307	objectivity	treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
122276308	plausible	seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
122276309	substantiated	supported with proof or evidence; verified
122276310	vindicated	freed from blame
122276311	condescending	treating people as weak or inferior
122276312	contemptuous	feeling hatred; scornful
122276313	despotic	exercising absolute power; tyrannical
122276314	disdain	contempt, scorn, to regard or treat with contempt, to look down on
122276315	haughty	arrogant; vainly proud
122276316	imperious	arrogantly domineering or overbearing
122276317	patronizing	treating in a condescending manner
122276318	convoluted	intricate; complex
122276319	cryptic	difficult to comprehend
122276320	futile	have no useful purpose; pointless
122276321	impede	to slow the progress of
122276322	obscure	relatively unknown, to conceal or make indistinct
122276323	quandary	a state of uncertainty or perplexity
122276324	indolent	lazy
122276325	insipid	uninteresting; unchallenging
122276326	lament	express grief for; mourn
122276327	listless	lacking energy
122276328	melancholy	sadness; depression
122276329	torpor	laziness; inactivity; dullness
122276330	alliance	a union of two or more groups
122276331	disparity	inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference
122276332	impinge	hinder; interfere with
122276333	sanction (econ)	an economic or military measure put in place to punish another country
122276334	servile	submissive; like a servant
122276335	suppressed	subdued; kept from being circulated
122276336	embellish	to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
122276337	florid	describing flowery or elaborate speech
122276338	opulent	exhibiting a display of great wealth
122276339	ornate	elaborately decorated
122276340	ostentatious	describing a showy or pretentious display
122276341	poignant	profoundly moving; touching
122276342	ebullience	intense enthusiasm
122276343	effusive	emotionally unrestrained; gushy
122276344	egregious	conspicuously bad or offensive
122276345	flagrant	extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
122276346	frenetic	wildly excited or active
122276347	gratuitous	given freely; unearned; unwarranted
122276348	superfluous	extra; unnecessary
122276349	alleviate	to ease a pain or burden
122276350	asylum	a place of retreat or security
122276351	auspicious	favorable; promising
122276352	benevolent	well-meaning; generous
122276353	benign	kind and gentle
122276354	mollify	to calm or soothe
122276355	reclamation	the act of making something useful again
122276356	sanction (not econ)	to give official authorization or approval
122276357	dubious	doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
122276358	fabricated	made; concocted to deceive
122276359	hypocrisy	the practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
122276360	slander	false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
122276361	spurious	not genuine
122276362	astute	shrewd; clever
122276363	clandestine	secretive
122276364	coup	a brilliantly executed plan
122276365	disingenuous	not straightforward; crafty
122276366	ruse	a crafty tick
122276367	stratagem	a clever trick used to deceive or outwit
122276368	surreptitiously	done by secretive means
122276369	wary	on guard
122276370	wily	cunning
122276371	ambiguous	open to more than one interpretation
122276372	ambivalent	simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain
122276373	apathetic	feeling or showing little emotion
122276374	arbitrary	determined by impulse rather than reason
122276375	capricious	impulsive and unpredictable
122276376	equivocate	to avoid making a definite statement
122276377	indifferent	not caring one way or the other
122276378	spontaneous	unplanned; naturally occurring
122276379	whimsical	subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
122276380	inconsequential	unimportant
122276381	superficial	concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
122276382	tenuous	having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak
122276383	trivial	of little importance or significance
122276384	assiduous	hard-working
122276385	compelling	forceful; urgently demanding attention
122276386	diligent	marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
122276387	dogged	stubbornly persevering
122276388	endure	to put up with; to survive a hardship
122276389	intrepid	courageous; fearless
125470843	dictatorial	domineering; oppressively overbearing