AP English vocab list 4

Question 1

whimsical

Answer 1

adj. capricious; erratic; oddly out of the ordinary; subject to sudden change

Question 2

contrite

Answer 2

adj. admitting guilt; especially feeling remorseful

Question 3

moribund

Answer 3

adj. approaching death; about to die; on the verge of becoming obsolete

Question 4

callow

Answer 4

adj. immature

Question 5

metamorphosis

Answer 5

n. a magical change in form; a striking or sudden change

Question 6

odious

Answer 6

adj. arousing hatred or repugnance

Question 7

chimera

Answer 7

n. an illusion; a foolish fancy

Question 8

decadent

Answer 8

adj. decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals

Question 9

egregious

Answer 9

adj. extremely bad or offensive

Question 10

verbose

Answer 10

adj. using too many words

Question 11

deduce

Answer 11

v. to conclude from evidence; to infer

Question 12

exalt

Answer 12

v. to raise high; to glorify

Question 13

disdain

Answer 13

v. to reject with contempt or scorn / n. feeling of expression or contempt or scorn

Question 14

sloth

Answer 14

n. laziness; sluggishness

Question 15

peremptory

Answer 15

adj. final; categorical; dictatorial

Question 16

circuitous

Answer 16

adj. round-about; not following a direct path

Question 17

gesticulate

Answer 17

v. to make gestures, esp. when speaking or in place of speaking

Question 18

ebullient

Answer 18

adj. boiling; bubbling with excitement

Question 19

conjecture

Answer 19

v. to guess; to deduce or infer on slight evidence / n. a guess, a deduction

Question 20

parsimonious

Answer 20

adj. stingy

Question 21

placid

Answer 21

adj. calm; serene

Question 22

anomaly

Answer 22

n. deviation or departure from the normal

Question 23

sedition

Answer 23

n. treason

Question 24

salient

Answer 24

adj. sticking out; conspicuous; important and prominent

Question 25

docile

Answer 25

adj. easily taught; obedient; easy to handle