AP English vocab list 5

Question 1

mitigate

Answer 1

v. to moderate the effect of something

Question 2

approbation

Answer 2

n. approval; praise

Question 3

hyperbole

Answer 3

n. an exaggeration used as a figure of speech

Question 4

surreptitious

Answer 4

adj. sneaky; secret

Question 5

doggerel

Answer 5

n. comic, trivial, often satirical poetry; words badly written or expressed

Question 6

intractable

Answer 6

adj. uncontrollable; stubborn

Question 7

penchant

Answer 7

n. strong taste or liking for something; a predilection

Question 8

prodigal

Answer 8

adj. wastefully extravagant

Question 9

vacillate

Answer 9

v. to be indecisive; to waver

Question 10

promulgate

Answer 10

v. to proclaim; to publicly or formally declare something

Question 11

supplant

Answer 11

v. to displace, to substitute for another

Question 12

circumscribe

Answer 12

v. to draw a line around; to set the limits; to define

Question 13

vapid

Answer 13

adj. without liveliness; dull; spiritless

Question 14

inert

Answer 14

adj. inactive; sluggish; not reacting chemically

Question 15

insidious

Answer 15

adj. treacherous; sneaky and crafty

Question 16

reparation

Answer 16

n. paying back; making amends

Question 17

turpitude

Answer 17

n. shameful wickedness

Question 18

fulsome

Answer 18

adj. offensively flattering or insincere

Question 19

hone

Answer 19

v. to sharpen; to make perfect

Question 20

inveterate

Answer 20

adj. habitual; firm in habit; deeply rooted

Question 21

sanctimonious

Answer 21

adj. pretending to be devout

Question 22

saccharine

Answer 22

adj. sweet; excessively or disgustingly sweet

Question 23

vicissitude

Answer 23

n. one of the sudden or unexpected changes or shifts often encountered on one’s life, activities, or surroundings

Question 24

abject

Answer 24

adj. hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated

Question 25

strife

Answer 25

n. a bitter conflict; discord