AP English vocab list 6

Question 1

homage

Answer 1

n. special respect or honor

Question 2

mollify

Answer 2

v. to soothe; to pacify

Question 3

precipitate

Answer 3

v. to cause to happen abruptly

Question 4

magnate

Answer 4

n. a rich, powerful, or very successful business person

Question 5

diffident

Answer 5

adj. timid; lacking in self-confidence

Question 6

edify

Answer 6

v. to enlighten; to instruct

Question 7

malfeasance

Answer 7

n. an illegal act, especially by a public official

Question 8

exonerate

Answer 8

v. to free completely from blame

Question 9

vilify

Answer 9

v. to say vile things about; to defame

Question 10

derogatory

Answer 10

adj. disapproving; degrading

Question 11

gregarious

Answer 11

adj. sociable; enjoying the company of others

Question 12

facetious

Answer 12

adj. humorous; not serious

Question 13

despondent

Answer 13

adj. extremely depressed; full of despair

Question 14

choleric

Answer 14

adj. hot-tempered; quick to anger

Question 15

loquacious

Answer 15

adj. talkative

Question 16

deride

Answer 16

v. to laugh at contemptuously; to ridicule

Question 17

indolent

Answer 17

adj. lazy

Question 18

rhetoric

Answer 18

n. the art or study of using language effectively and persuasively

Question 19

impugn

Answer 19

v. to attack, especially especially the truth or integrity of something

Question 20

nefarious

Answer 20

adj. evil; flagrantly wicked

Question 21

equanimity

Answer 21

n. composure; calm

Question 22

labyrinth

Answer 22

n. a maze; something like a maze

Question 23

conciliatory

Answer 23

adj. making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through good will

Question 24

intransigent

Answer 24

adj. uncompromising; stubborn

Question 25

recondite

Answer 25

adj. hard to understand; over one’s head