AP English Language (Period 1) Assignments

Your vocab test is this Friday. Study, study! DON'T FORGET YOUR VOCAB CARDS!!

Study 1-50 for Thursday!

100 Top SAT Words

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1. abbreviate: shorten, abridge
2. abstinence: act of refraining from
3. adulation: high praise
4. adversity: misfortune
5. aesthetic: pertaining to beauty
6. amicable: agreeable
7. anachronistic: out-of-date
8. anecdote: short account of event
9. anonymous: nameless
10. antagonist: opponent
11. arid: extremely dry
12. assiduous: hard-working
13. asylum: sanctuary
14. benevolent: friendly, helpful
15. camaraderie: trust among friends
16. censure: to criticize harshly
17. circuitous: indirect, roundabout
18. clairvoyant: able to see the future
19. collaborate: to work together
20. compassion: sympathy, mercy
21. compromise: to settle differences
22. condescending: patronizing
23. conditional: provisional, contingent
24. conformist: follower of customs
25. congregation: crowd of people
26. convergence: joining of parts
27. deleterious: harmful
28. demagogue: rabble-rousing leader
29. digression: straying from main point
30. diligent: hard-working
31. discredit: dishonor, disgrace
32. disdain: to regard with scorn
33. divergent: variant, moving apart
34. empathy: sharing of feelings
35. emulate: follow an example
36. enervating: tiring, weakening
37. enhance: improve, augment
38. ephemeral: momentary, fleeting
39. evanescent: short-lived, as an image
40. exasperation: irritation, frustration
41. exemplary: outstanding
42. extenuating: guilt diminishing
43. florid: flushed, ornate
44. fortuitous: lucky
45. frugal: thrifty
46. hackneyed: overused, cliched
47. haughty: arrogant, condescending
48. hedonist: pleasure seeker
49. hypothesis: theory requiring proof
50. impetuous: rash, impulsive
51. impute: to attribute to someone
52. incompatible: unable to work together
53. inconsequential: trivial
54. inevitable: unavoidable, certain
55. integrity: honesty, decency
56. intrepid: fearless, adventurous
57. intuitive: instinctive, untaught
58. jubilation: joy, exultation
59. lobbyist: persuader of legislators
60. longevity: long life
61. mundane: ordinary, common
62. nonchalant: calm, casual
63. novice: beginner
64. opulent: wealthy
65. orator: speaker
66. ostentatious: displaying wealth
67. parched: dried up
68. perfidious: disloyal
69. precocious: talented beyond one's age
70. pretentious: pompous, self-important
71. procrastinate: to delay unnecessarily
72. prosaic: run-of-the-mill
73. prosperity: wealth, success
74. provocative: inflammatory
75. prudent: wise, careful, cautious
76. querulous: irritable
77. rancorous: hateful
78. reclusive: withdrawn, hermit-like
79. reconciliation: agreement after a quarrel
80. renovation: state of being renewed
81. resilient: quick to recover
82. restrained: controlled, restricted
83. reverence: profound respect
84. sagacity: wisdom
85. scrutinize: to observe carefully
86. spontaneity: impulsive action
87. spurious: phony, false
88. submissive: meek
89. substantiate: to verify, confirm
90. subtle: elusive, sly, ambiguous
91. superficial: lacking in depth
92. superfluous: more than enough
93. suppress: to end an activity
94. surreptitious: secret, stealthy
95. tactful: diplomatic, polite
96. tenacious: persistent, resolute
97. transient: temporary, fleeting
98. venerable: respectable due to age
99. vindicate: to clear from blame
100. wary: watchful, alert