AP English 11 - Vocab 1

126149882	acquiesce	to comply passively, to give in
126149883	advocate	to support, to be in favor of
126149884	aesthetic	concerned with or appreciative of beauty
126149885	affinity	sympathy, attraction, kinship
126149886	agenda	program, things to be done
126149887	aggrandize	to make great
126149888	allusion	an indirect reference
126149889	altruistic	unselfish concern with the welfare of others
126149890	abdicate	to step down from a position of power
126149891	abridge	to shorten, condense, or lessen in length
126149892	absolve	to forgive or free of blame
126149893	abysmal	extremely wretched, bottomless
126149894	amnesty	an official pardon for a group of people who violate a law
126149895	animosity	ill will, active dislike
126149896	anomalous	irregular, abnormal, unusual
126149897	karma	a good or bad emanation of force from someone or something; in Hinduisn, and Buddhism, the force created by someone's actions to perpetuate reincarnation
126149898	laconic	brief in speech, using very few words
126149899	lament	to mourn, to express regret
126149900	latent	present but not visible or apparent, dormant, potential
126149901	laud	to praise, to applaud, to extol
126149902	lax	careless, too relaxed
126149903	legacy	something handed down from the past, to bequest
126149904	levity	lack of seriousness, frivolity
126149905	jargon	a specialized vocabulary of a group, an obscure language
126149906	jaunt	a short pleasure trip
126149907	jeopardy	exposure to danger, peril
126149908	judicious	wise, showing judgement, cautious
126149909	junction	a place of meeting or joining, a linkup
126149910	juxtapose	to place side by side
126149911	liaison	connection between different groups, a close bond, an illicit sexual relationship