AP Language Vocabulary
Week 10
1. pander: v. to exploit weakness of others; to cater
to the vice of others
syn: cajole; indulge
2. otiose: adj. useless; futile
syn: unimportant; worthless ant: productive; necessary
3. puerile: adj. childish; juvenile
syn: immature; infantile ant: mature
4. aleatory: adj. dependent on luck or chance
5. asperity: n. roughness or harshness; severity
syn: acerbity; irascibility
ant: mildness; kindness
6. renunciation: n. rejection; refusal to acknowledge
syn: denial; refusal ant: admittance; concession
7. unimpeachable: adj. unquestionable; beyond doubt
syn: trustworthy; infallible ant: questionable; flawed
8. inveigh: v. to disapprove angrily; to protest
syn: berate; condemn; remonstrate ant: commend; laud; praise
9. lionize: v. to assign great social importance to; to treat as a
celebrity
syn: acclaim; exalt; honor ant: ignore; overlook
10. allay: v. to relieve; to alleviate
syn: calm; ease; pacify ant: excite; intensify; agitate
11. vitiate: v. to corrupt morally; to contaminate
syn: defile; devalue; spoil ant: purify; clarify; cleanse
12. recalcitrant: adj. stubbornly resistant; showing opposition
syn: defiant; insubordinate; unwilling ant: agreeable; obedient
13. exegesis: n. an explanation of a text; a critical interpretation
syn: analysis; exposition; commentary
14. ameliorate: v. to make better; to improve
syn: enhance; upgrade ant: weaken; damage; corrupt
15. profligate: adj. wasteful and immoral
syn: licentious; decadent
ant: virtuous; principled