The Unofficial AP English Language and Composition Vocabulary Guide Week 11
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101484974 | critique | 1. an evaluation or essay that evaluates (analysis, assessment, appraisal) [noun] | |
101484975 | critique | 2. to evaluate, analyze, assess, or appraise critically [verb] | |
101484976 | diatribe | 1. bitter attack, criticism (tirade, denunciation, rant) | |
101484977 | prosaic | 1. dull and unimaginative (banal, mundane, pedestrian) | |
101484978 | prosaic | 2. colorless | |
101484979 | ponderous | 1. cumbersome (weighty, heavy) | |
101484980 | ponderous | 2. extremely dull | |
101484981 | sedentary | 1. settled in, not moving (inactive) | |
101484982 | mundane | 1. boring and dull (routine, everyday, commonplace) | |
101484983 | vindicated | 1. cleared from suspicion and found blameless (correct, right, justified, exonerated) | |
101484984 | assimilation | 1. a part absorbed into the whole (integration, absorption, incorporation) | |
101484985 | derived | 1. resulting (consequential) [adjective] | |
101484986 | derived | 2. coming from a source [verb] | |
101484987 | subdue | 1. to hold back (restrain, suppress) | |
101484988 | subdue | 2. to conquer | |
101484989 | enlighten | 1. make clear or give insight (explain) | |
101484990 | fugitive | 1. a person fleeing [noun] | |
101484991 | fugitive | 2. having run away [adjective] | |
101484992 | fugitive | 3. fleeting [adjective] | |
101484993 | impinge | 1. impose (intrude, interrupt) | |
101484994 | impinge | 2. make an impact | |
101484995 | poignant | 1. strong intellectual interest | |
101484996 | poignant | 2. distressing | |
101484997 | aristocratic | 1. elegant, stylish | |
101484998 | aristocratic | 2. pertaining to an upper-class noble or person in the government | |
101484999 | deportment | 1. behavior (manner, demeanor) | |
101485000 | obeisance | 1. a gesture showing high respect, such as a bow | |
101485001 | obeisance | 2. homage | |
101485002 | implicit | 1. non-direct and implied (unspoken, hidden, embedded) | |
101485003 | implicit | 2. absolute and unquestioning | |
101485004 | acute | 1. intense (heightened, finely-tuned) | |
101485005 | acute | 2. sharp intellect (keen) | |
101485006 | acute | 3. sharply pointed | |
101485007 | acute | 4. serious | |
101485008 | acute | 5. sensitive to detail | |
101485009 | tenacity | 1. perseverance, resolve | |
101485010 | tenacity | 2. stubbornness | |
101485011 | tenacity | 3. cohesiveness | |
101485012 | diametrically opposed | 1. completely dissimilar; opposite | |
101485013 | aspiration | 1. Ambition (goal, aim, desire) | |
101485014 | aspiration | 2. In speech, a puff of air | |
101485015 | fidelity | 1. faithfulness to a spouse | |
101485016 | fidelity | 2. keeping promises (loyalty, faithfulness, trustworthiness) | |
101485017 | fidelity | 3. accuracy, correctness, exactness | |
101485018 | indomitable | 1. not able to be conquered, overcome, or defeated | |
101485019 | succeeding | 1. subsequent (following, later, ensuing) |