AP English vocab list 9

Question 1

peccadillo

Answer 1

n. a minor offense

Question 2

harbinger

Answer 2

n. one that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; forerunner

Question 3

vitiate

Answer 3

v. to make impure; to pollute

Question 4

subjugate

Answer 4

v. to subdue and dominate

Question 5

clemency

Answer 5

n. mercy; forgiveness; mildness

Question 6

discriminate

Answer 6

v. to notice or point out the difference between two or more things; to make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people

Question 7

incongruous

Answer 7

adj. not harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate

Question 8

myopia

Answer 8

n. nearsightedness; lack of foresight

Question 9

repudiate

Answer 9

v. to reject; to renounce; to disown

Question 10

mendicant

Answer 10

n. a beggar

Question 11

insolent

Answer 11

adj. boldly rude or disrespectful; arrogantly insulting

Question 12

expedite

Answer 12

v. to speed up or ease the progress of

Question 13

perfunctory

Answer 13

adj. unenthusiastic; careless; performed merely as a routine duty; superficial

Question 14

perfidy

Answer 14

n. deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation of trust; treachery

Question 15

equivocal

Answer 15

adj. ambiguous; intentionally confusing

Question 16

delineate

Answer 16

v. to describe accurately; to draw an outline

Question 17

nominal

Answer 17

adj. in name only; insignificant

Question 18

acerbic

Answer 18

adj. bitter; sour; severe

Question 19

dialectical

Answer 19

adj. relating to discussions; relating to the rules and methods of reasoning

Question 20

fastidious

Answer 20

adj. meticulous; demanding; very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

Question 21

trepidation

Answer 21

n. fear; apprehension

Question 22

fecund

Answer 22

adj. fertile; productive

Question 23

adroit

Answer 23

adj. skillful; dexterous; clever; shrewd; socially at ease

Question 24

complicity

Answer 24

n. participation in wrong-doing; the act of being an accomplice

Question 25

cogent

Answer 25

adj. powerfully convincing