Vocabulary for AP English Language and Composition
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- perennially
- in a repeated manner
- curtailed
- to reduce the limit of something
- retrospect
- present thought of past events
- breach
- act in disregards for laws or rules, failure to perform promised action
- Mantra
- a sacred word used repeatedly in prayer
- ideology
- imaginary or visionary theorization
- fraught
- marked by distress
- inert
- unable to move or resist motion
- perpetrator
- culprit, someone who did the wrongdoing
- brazenness
- behavior marked by bold defiance or lack of shame
- plausible
- seeming to be reasonable or probable but not proved
- invariably
- always the same
- inherent
- existing in something as a natural or permanent characteristic
- conciliatory
- to overcome anger or hostility of, to win the good will of
- self-deprecating
- tending to undervalue oneself and one's abilities
- lucid
- clearly expressed, easy to understand
- intrinsically
- belonging to the basic nature of a person or thing
- reciprocate
- to give and receive, to make a return for something done or given
- contentious
- quarrelsome
- Myriad
- constituting a very large indefinite number
- Reticent
- inclined to keep one's thoughts , feelings to oneself
- variance
- differing or of being in conflict with
- incongruity
- lack of compatability
- taboo
- a ban or inhibition resulting from social custom
- esoteric
- intended for or understood by only a particular group
- cynicism
- an attitude of scornful or jaded negativity
- Insidious
- working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner
- synthesized
- to combine so as to form a new, complex product
- exhortation
- a speech or discourse that urges, encourages, incites, or earnestly advises
- adage
- a saying that sets forth a general truth and that has gained credit through long use
- commiserating
- to feel or express sorrow or pity for, sympathize
- impasse
- situation that is so difficult that no progress can be mand
- chronic
- of long duration
- retorted
- to reply quickly
- haggard
- appearing worn and exhausted
- travails
- work especially when arduous or involving painful effort
- plethora
- a superabundance
- archetype
- an original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
- gamut
- a complete range or extent
- anomalous
- deviating from the normal or common order
- apathetic
- feeling or showing lack of interest or concern
- bemuse
- to cause to be bewildered
- congruous
- corresponding in character or kind
- disarm
- to deprive of the means of attack or defense
- discourse
- verbal expression in speech or writing, verbal exchange
- incredulous
- skeptical, disbelieving
- oblique
- devious misleading indirect or evasive
- pivotal
- Being of vital or central importance; crucial
- sarcasm
- a cutting, often ironic remark
- speculative
- marked by inquisitive interest
- tempered
- to modify by the addition of a moderating element
- implements
- A means of achieving an end; an instrument or agent
- callous
- Emotionally hardened; unfeeling
- irate
- Extremely angry; enraged
- jovial
- Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer
- gaffe
- public place of entertainment, especially a cheap or disreputable music hall or theater.
- proximity
- The state, quality, sense, or fact of being near or next; closeness
- petty
- Lesser; minor.
- diplomatic
- Using or marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others.
- exoticism
- The quality or condition of being exotic.
- coup
- A brilliantly executed stratagem; a triumph. A sudden appropriation of leadership or power