AP Lang Lexicon #2

273784761	Aboriginal	ADJ: (of human races, animals, and plants) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists; indigenous.
273784762	Altruism	NOUN: the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.
273784763	Apostrophe	NOUN: a punctuation mark ( ' ) used to indicate either possession e.g., Harry's book; boys's coats) or the omission of letters or numbers (e.g., can't; he's; class of '99). ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting the omission of one or more letters): via late Latin, from Greek apostrophos 'accent of elision,' from apostrephein 'turn away,' from apo 'from' + strephein 'to turn.' RHETORIC NOUN: an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem addressed to a person (typically one who is dead or absent) or thing (typically one that is personified). ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek apostrophē 'turning away,' from apostrephein 'turn away' (see apostrophe 1 ).
273784764	Archetype	NOUN: a very typical example of a certain person or thing : the book is a perfect archetype of the genre; an original that has been imitated
273784765	Charlatan	NOUN: a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud.
273784766	Corollary	NOUN: A proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved; a direct or natural consequence or result. ADJ: Forming a proposition that follows one already proved; supplementary.
273784767	Euphemism	NOUN: a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
273784768	Extirpate	VERB: Root out and destroy completely.
273784769	Harbinger	NOUN: a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another; a forerunner to something or someone.
273784770	Imbue	VERB: to inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality.
273784771	Imperative	ADJ: Of vital importance; crucial. NOUN: an essential or urgent thing; a factor or influence making something necessary; a thing felt as an obligation.
273784772	Inexorable	ADJ: impossible to stop or prevent.
273784773	Jargon	NOUN: special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
273784774	Palliate/ Palliation	VERB: make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause; disguise the severity or seriousness of something.
273784775	Permutation	NOUN: a way, esp. one of several possible variations, in which a set or number of things can be ordered or arranged.
273784776	Postulate	VERB: suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief OR (in ecclesiastical law) nominate or elect (someone) to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority. NOUN: a thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.
273784777	Puerile	ADJ: Childishly silly and trivial.
273784778	Sordid	ADJ: involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt; dirty or squalid.
273784779	Tenable	ADJ: able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection; able to be held or used.
273784780	Wanton	ADJ: (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked. VERB: Play frolic; or behave in an immodest or promiscuous way.
273784781	Aggregate	NOUN: a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements. VERB: form or group into a class or cluster.
273784782	Ameliorate	VERB: to make something (bad or unsatisfactory) better.
273784783	Arcane	ADJ: Understood by few; mysterious or secret.
273784784	Assuage	VERB: To make an unpleasant feeling less intense; satisfy or alleviate. *palliate or ameliorate
273784785	Chicane/ Chicanery	NOUN: an artificial narrowing or turn on a road or auto-racing course; the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.
273784786	Dexterous	ADJ: Demonstrating neat skill with the hands; Mentally adroit or clever.
273784787	Exalt	VERB: hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of.
273784788	Fervent	ADJ: having or displaying a passionate intensity.
273784789	Ignominy	NOUN: public shame or disgrace.
273784790	Immutable	ADJ: unchanging over time or unable to be changed.
273784791	Indelible	ADJ: Unable to forgotten or removed.
273784792	Intrepid	ADJ: adventurous; fearless.
273784793	Macabre	ADJ: disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury.
273784794	Pedagogy	NOUN: the method and practice of teaching, esp. as an academic subject or theoretical concept.
273784795	Perennial	ADJ: lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring.
273784796	Propagate	VERB: spread and promote (an idea, theory, knowledge, etc.) widely; cause something spread or grow.
273784797	Semantic	ADJ: relating to meaning in language or logic.
273784798	Tacit	ADJ: understood or implied without being stated.
273784799	Unequivocal	ADJ: leaving no doubt; unambiguous and clear.
273784800	Zealot	NOUN: a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.