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AP Vocab 1st semester test
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| diverse | varied |
| articulate | speaking well |
| benevolent | good/kind-hearted/generous |
| pious | deeply religious |
| skeptical | doubting |
| provincial | narrow-minded, unsophisticated |
| illuminate | to light up, make clear |
| anarchy | lack of govt, chaos |
| miser | one who saves greedily |
| monotonous | without variety, tiresomely uniform |
| trivial | unimportant, insignificant |
| profound | deep, insightful |
| enhance | to improve |
| phenomenon | an observable fact or occurrence |
| enduring | lasting |
| solitude | the state of being alone |
| contemporary | living at the same time, modern |
| provacative | attracting attention, exciting |
| adversary | an opponent, enemy |
| gravity | seriousness |
| banal | common, dull, ordinary |
| extol | to praise |
| erratic | irregular, without direction |
| euphony | pleasant sound |
| arbitrary | subject to individual judgment |
| austere | severe, without frills |
| heresy | an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs |
| compromise | to settle by conclusion or surrender |
| condescend | to talk down to |
| arrogant | acting superior to others; snooty |
| compatible | able to co-exist |
| dubious | doubtful |
| solicit | to ask for, seek |
| static | stationary, not moving |
| ironic | satiric unexpected |
| irrational | unreasonable, unexpected |
| dogmatic | stubbournly opinionated |
| flagrant | shocking, outstandingly bad |
| frivolous | not serious, trivial, silly |
| taciturn | quiet, saying little |
| infamous | notorious, scandalous |
| redundant | repetitive, unnecessary |
| authoritarian | like a dictator |
| exhaustive | thorough, complete |
| profuse | flowing freely; generous, excessive |
| philanthropy | a desire to help mankind |
| astute | perceptive, clever |
| authentic | real, genuine |
| relevant | pertinant, important to know |
| incoherant | impossible to understand, chaotic |
| reprehensible | shameful, bad |
| lethargic | tired, languid, weak |
| fanatic | one who is very devoted to a cause or idea |
| novel | new, unusual |
| solemn | serious, grave |
| ambivalent | undecided |
| alleviate | to lighten or relieve |
| endorse | to approve of, give support |
| negligence | carelessness, neglect, indifference |
| futile | hopeless, worthless, useless |
| condone | to forgive, overlook |
| tranquility | calmness |
| dissent | disagreement |
| universal | existing or present everywhere |
| furtive | secretive |
| repress | to hold down |
| gullible | overly trusting, willing to believe anything |
| fickle | unpredictable, capricious, whimsicle |
| concise | briefly and clearly stated |
| stoic | indifferent to pleasure and pain, brave |
| benign | harmless |
| tedious | boring, painstaking |
| laud | to praise |
| atrophy | to waste away from lack of use |
| prodigious | of enormous size or quantity |
| marred | damaged, bruised |
| instigate | to start trouble |
| heed | obey |
| virtuoso | accomplished musician |
| predecessor | the person that came before another |
| extreneous | irrelevant, extra, unncecessary |
| digress | to stray away from the subject |
| sage | a wise person |
| stanza | a section of a poem |
| levity | humor |
| saccharine | overly sweet |
| jeopardy | danger |
| blithe | free-spirited, carefree |
| voluminous | large, spacious |
| hedonistic | pleasure-seeking, indulgent |
| amity | friendship |
| verbose | wordly, over-talkative |
| trepidation | fear |
| avarice | greed |
| lax | careless, not diligent |
| cryptic | mysterious, puzzling |
| hinder | to obstruct |
| merger | a joining, uniting |
| neutral | not taking sides |
| desecrate | to profane a holy place |
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