AP Lang Vocabulary 1

Prudent

marked by sound judgment

cynical

believing the worst of human nature and motives

aesthetic

characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

erudite

having or showing profound knowledge

laudatory

full of or giving praise

elegiac

resembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead

equivocate

be deliberately ambiguous or unclear

flagrant

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

gratuitous

unnecessary and unwarranted

mollify

cause to be more favorably inclined

ostentatious

intended to attract notice and impress others

pervasive

spreading or spread throughout

alienate

arouse hostility or indifference in

amenable

disposed or willing to comply

candor

the quality of being honest and straightforward

cogent

powerfully persuasive

coherent

marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts

copious

large in number or quantity

disparage

express a negative opinion of

enumerate

specify individually

elicit

call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response

manifest

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

Juxtaposition

the act of positioning close together

enunciate

express or state clearly

exacerbate

make worse