Vocab AP Lit. & Comp 1-15
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| 105731050 | Something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential; an assistant or helper; a valuable quality or characteristic; added or connected in a subordinate capacity; attached to a faculty or staff in an auxiliary capacity. | adjunct | |
| 105731051 | The male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends. | bellwether | |
| 105731052 | To howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel; a harsh or noisy cry; a racket. | caterwaul | |
| 105731053 | Absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible. | chimerical | |
| 105731054 | Lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date. | effete | |
| 105731055 | An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action. | fait accompli | |
| 105731056 | Narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative. | hidebound | |
| 105731057 | Any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class, etc. | hierarchy | |
| 105731058 | A religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship. | liturgy | |
| 105731059 | Something illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion. | mirage | |
| 105731060 | A patch of low, soft, wet, ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand. | morass | |
| 105731061 | Offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious. | noisome | |
| 105731062 | Forgetful; unaware. | oblivious | |
| 105731063 | A base coward. | poltroon | |
| 105731064 | A convert; a disciple. | proselyte | |
| 105731065 | Resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely. | quasi | |
| 105731066 | Good-humored ridicule; teasing. | raillery | |
| 105731067 | Irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent language. | ribald | |
| 105731068 | Lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic. | supine | |
| 105731069 | A short description or sketch; a picture or illustration with edges that gradually shade off; a decorative design on the title page book or at the beginning or end of a chapter. | vignette | |
| 105734893 | Protection; patronage; sponsorship. | aegis | |
| 105734894 | To inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice. | apprise | |
| 105734895 | Fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent. | bibulous | |
| 105734896 | A group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat. | claque | |
| 105734897 | To pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of. | deracinate | |
| 105734898 | Charitable; dependent upon or supported by charity; derived from or provided by charity. | eleemosynary | |
| 105734899 | Originating in the country or region where found, native; inborn; inherent. | indigenous | |
| 105734900 | Given to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful, lugubrious. | lachrymose | |
| 105734901 | A dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject; a compendium. | lexicon | |
| 105734902 | A confused struggle; a violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling. | melee | |
| 105734903 | A miniature world or universe; a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system. | microcosm | |
| 105734904 | Very small, tiny; a lowercase letter. | minuscule | |
| 105734905 | To darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder. | obfuscate | |
| 105734906 | The policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children. | paternalism | |
| 105734907 | To cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern. | polarize | |
| 105734908 | The range, extent, or scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute. | purview | |
| 105734909 | Having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook. | sanguine | |
| 105734910 | A substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake. | solecism | |
| 105734911 | A person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent; a servant; subservient. | vassal | |
| 105734912 | The quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable. | verisimilitude | |
| 105737026 | Subordinate or supplementary. | ancillary | |
| 105737027 | To remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc.) | bowdlerize | |
| 105737028 | To come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner. | condescend | |
| 105737029 | To trick; to cheat or swindle. | cozen | |
| 105737030 | An enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character. | enclave | |
| 105737031 | A person's strong point; what a person does best. | forte | |
| 105737032 | Free; without charge. | gratis | |
| 105737033 | A representation or image of a sacred personage, often considered sacred itself; an image or picture; a symbol; a graphic symbol on a computer monitor display; an object of blind devotion. | icon | |
| 105737034 | A small, narrow space between things or parts of things. | interstice | |
| 105737035 | The universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure or something. | macrocosm | |
| 105737036 | A trickster or swindler; a charlatan. | mountebank | |
| 105737037 | A song of praise, joy, or triumph. | paean | |
| 105737038 | Lighthearted joking, talk, or writing. | persiflage | |
| 105737039 | Overfullness; superabundance; superfluity. | plethora | |
| 105737040 | Concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory; stiff in one's opinions. | pragmatic | |
| 105737041 | Puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal. | quizzical | |
| 105737042 | Inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one's desires by force, extortion, or plunder. | rapacity | |
| 105737043 | A formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile factions. | schism | |
| 105737044 | Having the power to heal or cure; beneficial. | therapeutic | |
| 105737045 | A brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique; masterly or brilliant. | virtuoso | |
| 105739091 | A natural attraction to a person, thing, or activity; a relationship, connection. | affinity | |
| 105739092 | Peevish or irritable; sickeningly unpleasant. | bilious | |
| 105739093 | Closely related in origin, essential nature, or function; such a person or thing. | cognate | |
| 105739094 | A proposition that follows from one already proven; a natural consequence or result; resultant or consequent. | corollary | |
| 105739095 | A blind alley or dead-end street; any situation in which further progress is impossible; an impasse. | cul-de-sac | |
| 105739096 | Valor or heroism; daring deeds or exploits (often used to poke fun at false heroics). | derring-do | |
| 105739097 | The art of predicting the future or discovering hidden knowledge. | divination | |
| 105739098 | A potion once thought capable of curing all ills and maintaining life indefinitely; a panacea; a sweet liquid used as a vehicle in medicines. | elixir | |
| 105739099 | Foolish talk, ideas, or procedures; nonsense; a trifle. | folderol | |
| 105739100 | An entire range or series. | gamut | |
| 105739101 | The common people, the masses. | hoi polloi | |
| 105739102 | Not expressible in words; too great or too sacred to be uttered. | ineffable | |
| 105739103 | Laborious study or thought, especially at night; the result of such work. | Lucubration | |
| 105739104 | Relating to or designed to assist the memory; a device to aid the memory. | mnemonic | |
| 105739105 | Public abuse indicating strong disapproval or censure; disgrace resulting from such treatment. | obloquy | |
| 105739106 | A determining or characteristic element; a factor that shapes the total outcome; a limit, boundary. | parameter | |
| 105739107 | A learned person; one who gives authoritative opinions. | pundit | |
| 105739108 | Pertaining to laughter; able or inclined to laugh; laughable. | risible | |
| 105739109 | Typical or characteristic; being or concerned with a symptom of a disease. | symptomatic | |
| 105739110 | An about-face; a complete reversal. | volte-face | |
| 105741168 | An enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan. | aficionado | |
| 105741169 | To intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully. | browbeat | |
| 105741170 | Equal in size, extent, duration, or importance; proportionate; measurable by the same standards. | commensurate | |
| 105741171 | Very sheer and light; almost completely transparent. | diaphanous | |
| 105741172 | Profit derived from an office or position or from employment; a fee or salary. | emolument | |
| 105741173 | A quick raid, especially for plunder; a venture into some field of endeavor; to make such a raid. | foray | |
| 105741174 | A type, class, or variety, especially a distinctive category of literary composition; a style of painting in which everyday scenes are realistically depicted. | genre | |
| 105741175 | A sermon stressing moral principles; a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse. | homily | |
| 105741176 | To enclose or confine within walls; to imprison; to seclude or isolate. | immure | |
| 105741177 | Blithely indifferent or unconcerned; carefree; happy-go-lucky. | insouciant | |
| 105741178 | A mold; the surrounding situation or environment. | matrix | |
| 105741179 | Funeral rites or ceremonies. | obsequies | |
| 105741180 | A confident and stylish manner, dash; a strikingly elaborate or colorful display. | panache | |
| 105741181 | A character in a novel or play; the outward character or role that a person assumes. | persona | |
| 105741182 | Having lustful desires or interests; tending to arouse sexual desires. | prurient | |
| 105741183 | A bitter verbal attack. | philippic | |
| 105741184 | Very sacred or holy; inviolable; set apart or immune from questioning or attack. | sacrosanct | |
| 105741185 | Of or pertaining to the entire body ; relating to a system or systems. | systemic | |
| 105741186 | Intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine, or cause; biased or partisan. | tendentious | |
| 105741187 | A change, variation, or attention; successive or changing phrases or conditions. | vicissitude | |
| 105743644 | Failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose; only partially or imperfectly developed. | abortive | |
| 105743645 | To spread news, reports, or unsubstantiated rumors. | bruit | |
| 105743646 | Insolent or rude in speech or behavior; insultingly abusive; humiliating. | contumelious | |
| 105743647 | A short saying; an authoritative statement. | dictum | |
| 105743648 | To settle comfortably and firmly in position; to put or hide in a safe place. | ensconce | |
| 105743649 | Attacking or seeking to overthrow popular or traditional beliefs, ideas, or institutions. | iconoclastic | |
| 105743650 | In or into the middle of a plot; into the middle of things. | in medias res | |
| 105743651 | Mutually destructive; characterized by great slaughter and bloodshed. | internecine | |
| 105743652 | Lacking skill or dexterity; lacking tact, perception, or judgment. | maladroit | |
| 105743653 | Excessively or effusively sentimental. | maudlin | |
| 105743654 | To change or vary the intensity or pitch; to temper or soften; to regulate, adjust. | modulate | |
| 105743655 | Foreshadowing an event to come; causing wonder or awe; self-consciously weighty, pompous. | portentous | |
| 105743656 | Knowledge of events or actions before they happen; foresight. | prescience | |
| 105743657 | Something given in exchange or return for something else. | quid pro quo | |
| 105743658 | Conducive to health or well-being; wholesome. | salubrious | |
| 105743659 | Characterized by riotous or unrestrained revelry or licentiousness. | saturnalian | |
| 105743660 | A means of testing worth or genuineness. | touchstone | |
| 105743661 | So shocking to the emotions as to cause lasting and substantial psychological damage. | traumatic | |
| 105743662 | To weaken, debase, or corrupt; to impair the quality or value of. | vitiate | |
| 105743663 | Fond of making jokes; characteristic of a joker; playfully humorous or droll. | waggish | |
| 105745384 | A state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside. | abeyance | |
| 105745385 | Having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something. | ambivalent | |
| 105745386 | To set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass. | beleaguer | |
| 105745387 | Full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion. | carte blanche | |
| 105745388 | A sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge. | cataclysm | |
| 105745389 | To corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; act or occasion of dissipation or vice. | debauch | |
| 105745390 | Dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement). | eclat | |
| 105745391 | Overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted. | fastidious | |
| 105745392 | To jump or skip about playfully. | gambol | |
| 105745393 | To soak or strain thoroughly; to fill the mind. | imbue | |
| 105745394 | Just beginning; not fully shaped or formed. | inchoate | |
| 105745395 | A malicious satire; to satirize, ridicule. | lampoon | |
| 105745396 | Capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced. | malleable | |
| 105745397 | An agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment retribution itself; an unbeatable rival. | nemesis | |
| 105745398 | To make a choice or decision. | opt | |
| 105745399 | Lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; such a person. | philistine | |
| 105745400 | Involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventures. | picaresque | |
| 105745401 | Nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled. | queasy | |
| 105745402 | Stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure. | refractory | |
| 105745403 | The ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence. | savoir-faire | |
| 105745404 | A departure from what is proper, right, expected, or normal; a lapse from a sound mental state. | aberration | |
| 105745405 | For this specific purpose; improvised; with respect to this. | ad hoc | |
| 105745406 | The source or cause of fatal injury, death, destruction, or ruin; death or ruin itself; poison. | bane | |
| 105745407 | The intrusion of commonplace or trite material into a context whose tone is lofty or elevated; grossly insincere or exaggerated sentimentality; the lowest phase, nadir; an anticlimax, comedown. | bathos | |
| 105745408 | Ill-tempered, quarrelsome; difficult to get along or deal with. | cantankerous | |
| 105745409 | The determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by the application of general ethical principles; specious argument. | casuistry | |
| 105745410 | Actually existing or in effect, although not legally required or sanctioned; in reality; actually. | de facto | |
| 105745411 | The act of preying upon or plundering. | depredation | |
| 105745412 | A sympathetic understanding or or identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of someone or something else. | empathy | |
| 105745413 | A forerunner, herald; to herald the approach of. | harbinger |