AP Lang Vocab

204139162	bilk	to cheat someone (especially monetarily)
204139163	ruse	a sly trick (a scheme or subterfuge)
204139164	mute	a device used to soften, stop, or deaden sound
204139165	flag	to weaken in energy or enthusiasm
204139166	gait	a person's characteristic, sometimes unique, way of walking
204139167	stanch	to stop an overflow, flood, or often, a gush of blood from a wound
204139168	arid	very dry, usually used to describe climate
204139169	boor	an unrefined, insensitive, common person; a Philistine
204139170	bard	an older term for a poet or singer
204139171	smug	self-satisfied; condescending; acting superior to others
204139172	plod	to walk or continue a task in a determined but weary manner
204139173	bask	to soak in the warm glow of success, or praise
204139174	lull	a period of calm, to calm
204139175	foil	a character, often minor, inserted in a literary work. A foil'd personal traits help underscore important, usually directly opposite traits of the protagonist. To spoil someone's plans
204139176	balk	to hesitate; to shy away
204139177	rend	to tear, usually with mournful emotion or violence
204139178	dupe	to fool someone or one who has been fooled or easily fooled
204139179	hail	to praise
204139180	dolt	a slow-witted person
204139181	barb	a piercing remark
216148906	salvo	a series of gunshots; an assault, verbal or military
216148907	banter	n: witty, lively, good natured teasing among friends v: to engage in such joshing and ribbing
216148908	cur	a common dog; a mongrel; hence, an insulting epithet
216148909	drivel	n: foolish talk; nonsense; prattle v: to babble or speak foolishly
216148910	snivel	literally, to run at the nose; most often: to whine or complain
216148911	chaff	literally, discarded grain hulls left after threshing; hence, useless waste or leavings
216148912	self-deprecating	describing an attitude of inferiority, often as a result of poor self-esteem, but sometimes intended, as for humorous effect
216148913	apathy	indifference; lack of concern, initiative, or drive
216148914	tiff	a disagreement, spat, or petty quarrel, usually brief
216148915	prattle	n: babble; copious, inconsequential talk, often by or to children v: to talk on and on about nothing
216148916	dirge	a melancholy tune, often played at a funeral
216148917	dingy	appearing drab, dreary, worn
216148918	drone	n: 1. a persistent hum, usually on one note 2. a worker bee, hence, a slavish, lowly, plodding worker- used in this sense as an insult v: to hum monotonously or play a single note on an instrument
216148919	quibble	v: to argue over trifles n: a petty quarrel
216148920	inane	senseless; ridiculous; plainly asinine
216148921	extravagant	lavish; expensive, often wastefully so
216148922	conspicuous	very noticeable; obvious; showy
216148923	vain	1. conceited; egoistic 2. futile; hopeless
216148924	wary	very cautious; suspicious
216148925	scamp	a prankster; a scoundrel