AP English Vocab Sections 1-3

208488260	appellation	identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
208488261	diphthong	a speech sound that consists of either two vowels or a vowel and a semivowel contained in a single syllable
208488262	eponym	a person for whom something is or is thought to be named
208488263	linguistics	the study of human speech, especially its components, structure, and nature, and how it changes
208488264	neologism	a newly made-up word, phrase, or expression
208488265	parlance	a particular manner or kind of speech
208488266	patois	a dialect other than the standard dialect of a language, especially a regional or uneducated form of speech; the distinctive language of a particular group
208488267	polyglot	consisting of many groups speaking different languages; speaking or writing several languages; containing elements or material from different languages
208488268	solecism	the ungrammatical usage of a word or construction of a sentence; a violation of good manners or good taste; something out of the normal or proper order
208488269	vulgar	spoken by or using the language spoken by the common people rather than literary, cultured, or learned people; vernacular; lacking taste or delicacy; coarse; conspicuous and excessive; pretentious
208488270	amulet	an object worn to bring luck or to protect against evil or injury; charm
208488271	capricious	characterized by or subject to sudden, unpredictable changes; fickle
208488272	fatalism	the belief that all events are determined in advance by fate and cannot be changed by human means
208488273	incantation	a set of words spoken as a magic charm or to cast a magic spell
208488274	propitious	Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious
208488275	providential	resulting from or seeming to result from divine will; fortunate; opportune
208488276	quirk	a peculiarity of behavior; an unaccountable act or event
208488277	serendipity	the ability to make valuable discoveries by chance; luck
208488278	vagary	a wild or unpredictable notion or action; odd fancy
208488279	vicissitude	one of the sudden or unexpected changes or shifts often encountered in one's life, activities, or surroundings. A change or variation
208488280	continuity	the condition of being without a stop or interruption; an uninterrupted succession or flow
208488281	converge	to approach the same point from different directions; meet; to move toward a common conclusion or result
208488282	crux	the basic or essential feature of something; a baffling or puzzling point that is difficult to explain
208488283	initiate	to being; originate; cause to begin; to admit into membership; beginner; novice
208488284	pivotal	central or crucial to something; very important; pertaining to a pivot, shaft about which a related part rotates or swings
208488285	sequel	something that follows; continuation; a result or consequence; a literary work that, while complete in itself, continues an already existing narrative
208488286	subordinate	one subject to the authority of another; of a lower class or rank; inferior; to put in a lower class or rank; make inferior
208488287	tangenital	only superficially relevant or related
208488288	terminate	to bring to an end
208488289	ultimate	last; coming at the end; farthest; extreme; greatest possible