AP Language Arts Vocab 1
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210393551 | Acrimonious | (adjective) sharp, biting, sarcastic | |
210393552 | Soporific | (adjective) so boring as to put one to sleep | |
210393553 | Panacea | (noun) a remedy for all disease or ills, a cure-all | |
210393554 | Evanescent | (adjective) vanishing, fading away quickly, fleeting | |
210393555 | Ennui | (noun) dissatisfaction and boredom resulting from inactivity, feeling of discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest | |
210393556 | Facetious | (adjective) not meant to be taken seriously, witty or joking at an inappropriate time | |
210393557 | Maelstrom | (noun) violent, stormy, confusion | |
210393558 | Maudlin | (adjective) tearfully and excessively sentimental | |
210393559 | Adroitly | (adjective) skillful, cleverly skillful and resourceful | |
210393560 | Sardonic | (adjective) bitter, scornful | |
210393561 | Indifferent | (adjective) without interest or concern; not caring; neutral, uninspired, | |
210393562 | Benevolent | (adjective) expressing goodwill or kind feelings to others, desiring to help others, humane, generous | |
210393563 | Abstract | (adjective) thought apart from concrete realities, specific objects or actual instances | |
210393564 | Fallacious | (adjective) deceptive, logically unsound, misleading | |
210393565 | Conciliatory | (adjective) regaining goodwill or favor; tending to placate | |
210393566 | Discernible | (adjective) ability to perceive something obscure or concealed; discriminating | |
210393567 | Aesthetic | (adjective) pertaining to a sense of beauty in nature and art | |
210393568 | Inquisitive | (adjective) questioning, eager to learn, given to examination, intellectually curious | |
210393569 | Reticent | (adjective) disposed to be quiet or not speak freely; reserved, reluctant or restrained | |
210393570 | Complacent | (adjective) self-satisfied; unconcerned; content to a fault, pleased with oneself | |
210393571 | Dogmatic | (adjective) asserting opinions in a dictatorial or arrogant manner | |
210393572 | Plausible | (adjective) having the appearance of truth, reliability or reason, worthy of confidence or trust | |
210393573 | Diligent | (adjective) constant and earnest in effort and application; persistent in doing something | |
210393574 | Capricious | (adjective) subject to changing ones mind without much thought; erratic; whimsical | |
210393575 | Pertinent | (adjective) relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand | |
210393576 | Devious | (adjective) departing from the most direct way; circuitous; roundabout | |
210393577 | Meticulous | (adjective) taking or showing extreme care about minute details; painstaking; thorough, finicky, fussy | |
210393578 | Eccentric | (adjective) unconventional, deviating from accepted practice, irregular, erratic, peculiar, odd |