AP English vocab list 9 Flashcards
peccadillo
n. a minor offense
harbinger
n. one that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; forerunner
vitiate
v. to make impure; to pollute
subjugate
v. to subdue and dominate
clemency
n. mercy; forgiveness; mildness
discriminate
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
incongruous
adj. not harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate
myopia
n. nearsightedness; lack of foresight
repudiate
v. to reject; to renounce; to disown
mendicant
n. a beggar
insolent
adj. boldly rude or disrespectful; arrogantly insulting
expedite
v. to speed up or ease the progress of
perfunctory
adj. unenthusiastic; careless; performed merely as a routine duty; superficial
perfidy
n. deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation of trust; treachery
equivocal
adj. ambiguous; intentionally confusing
delineate
v. to describe accurately; to draw an outline
nominal
adj. in name only; insignificant
acerbic
adj. bitter; sour; severe
dialectical
adj. relating to discussions; relating to the rules and methods of reasoning
fastidious
adj. meticulous; demanding; very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
trepidation
n. fear; apprehension
fecund
adj. fertile; productive
adroit
adj. skillful; dexterous; clever; shrewd; socially at ease
complicity
n. participation in wrong-doing; the act of being an accomplice
cogent
adj. powerfully convincing
