AP Lang: Vocab Quiz
abstruse (adj)
difficult to understand
apt (adj)
appropriate, inclined
cajole (verb)
coax; persuade
compendious (adj)
succinct; brief
concur (verb)
agree
delineate (verb)
clearly describe or portray
digress (verb)/digression (noun)
stray away from the subject at hand
eludicate (verb)
clarify
embroil (verb)
involve in an argument or conflict
empirical (adj)
based on experimnentation and observation (not theory)
enumerate (verb)
list
epitome (noun)/epitomize (verb)
perfect of an example or type
equivocal (adj)
ambiguous, broad, unclear
exemplar (noun)
representative example
exhort (verb)
encourage
expedient (adj)
convenient and practical
fathom (verb)
understand
flagrant (adj)
obvious
florid (adj)
flushed, flowery
incongruity (noun), incongruous (verb)
inappropriateness, discrepancy, not in equal terms
ineffable (adj)
impossible to express words
innuendo (noun)
implicit suggestion (indirect)
laconic (adj)
concise
lucid (adj)
clear, easily understood
nebulous (adj)
vague
nuance (noun)
subtle difference
paradigm (noun)
clear example
prattle (noun/verb)
babble
pronouncement (noun)
formal declaration
proponent (noun)
supporter
aura (noun)
air, feeling
bombastic (adj)
pompous, loud/high-talk but with zero meaning
buoyant (adj)
cheerful, floating
callous (adj)
insensitive, cruel
cantankerous (adj)
irritable
capricious (adj)
fickle, changeable
caustic (adj)
bitter
convivial (adj)
sociable, lively
demonstrative (adj)
openly emotional
despondent (adj)
sad, depressed
diffident (adj)
diffidence (noun)
shy because of a lack of confidence
discomfit (verb)
embarass, make uncomfortable
disillusioned (adj)
disillusionment (noun)
disenchantment, disappointment
dispassionate (adj)
unemotional
elated (adj)
elation (noun)
joyful