AP Word List 2

31611858	antithesis	a direct opposite, a contrast
31611859	ascend	to move upward, to rise from a lower station
31611860	austere	strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic
31611861	autonomous	independent, self-contained
31611862	banal	common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed
31611863	benign	not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial
31611864	capricious	change suddenly, fickle
31611865	dawdle	to waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner
31611866	defamation	act of harming or ruining another's reputation
31611867	esoteric	understood only by a small group or a select few
31611868	exacerbate	to aggravate, to irritate, to vex
31611869	extol	to praise, to glorify
31611870	fastidious	reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme
31611871	furtive	secret in an underhanded way, stealthy
31611872	gregarious	sociable and outgoing
31611873	hypocrite	one who is insincere or deceitful
31611874	innate	existing from birth, inborn
31611875	lethargic	sluggish, languid
31611876	melancholy	depression of spirits
31611877	opaque	not allowing the passage of light, not transparent; hard to understand
31611878	prolific	abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity
31611879	reprove	to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent
31611880	symmetry	balanced proportions
31611881	tranquil	peaceful, calm
31611882	venerate	to honor, to revere