AP Vocab List 3

Question 1

prodigal

Answer 1

extravagant; wasteful

Question 2

assess

Answer 2

to estimate the value of; to measure

Question 3

deter

Answer 3

to prevent; especially by threatening

Question 4

complacent

Answer 4

smug; self-satisfied; overly confident

Question 5

contempt

Answer 5

disdain; hatred

Question 6

virtue

Answer 6

moral excellence

Question 7

vital

Answer 7

essential; necessary

Question 8

guile

Answer 8

cunning; deceitfulness

Question 9

biased

Answer 9

prejudiced; not neutral

Question 10

censor

Answer 10

to delete objectionable material

Question 11

vulnerable

Answer 11

capable of being harmed

Question 12

hypocritical

Answer 12

insincere

Question 13

eccentric

Answer 13

odd; unusual; quirky

Question 14

disdain

Answer 14

contempt; intense dislike

Question 15

abstract

Answer 15

theoretical; lacking substance (the opposite of concrete)

Question 16

valid

Answer 16

founded on fact of evidence

Question 17

subtle

Answer 17

not obvious; hard to spot

Question 18

enigma

Answer 18

mystery

Question 19

inevitable

Answer 19

unavoidable; bound to happen

Question 20

disillusioned

Answer 20

having lost faith or trust in something formerly regarded as good or valuable

Question 21

emphatic

Answer 21

uttered with or marked by emphasis

Question 22

empirical

Answer 22

originating in or based on observation or experience

Question 23

encapsulation

Answer 23

to enclose in or as if in a capsule

Question 24

enigmatic

Answer 24

mysterious

Question 25

equivocal

Answer 25

subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse

Question 26

erudite

Answer 26

having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying

Question 27

excessive

Answer 27

more than what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal

Question 28

exhortation

Answer 28

language intended to incite and encourage

Question 29

explicit

Answer 29

fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent