<p> AP Princeton Vocabulary List</p><p>Assertion- a declaration or statement</p><p>Clarity- clearness in thought or expression</p><p>Cogent- convincing; reasonable</p><p>Coherent- logically connected</p><p>Cohesive- condition of sticking together</p><p>Didactic- intended to instruct</p><p>Discourse- verbal expression or exchange; conversation</p><p>Eloquence- the ability to speak vividly or persuasively</p><p>Emphasize- to give special attention to something, to stress</p><p>Fluid- easily flowing</p><p>Implication- the act of suggesting or hinting</p><p>Lucid- easily understood; clear</p><p>Rhetoric- the art of using language effectively and persuasively</p><p>Arbiter- a judge who decides a disputed issue</p><p>Biased- prejudiced</p><p>Exculpate- to free from guilt or blame</p><p>Impartial- not in favor of one side or the other, unbiased</p><p>Incontrovertible- not able to be denied or disputed</p><p>Integrity- trustworthiness; completeness</p><p>Objectively- treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices</p><p>Penitent- expressing remorse for one’s misdeeds</p><p>Plausible- seemingly valid or acceptable; credible</p><p>Substantiated- supported with proof or evidence; verified</p><p>Vindicated- freed from blame Convoluted- intricate; complex</p><p>Cryptic- difficult to comprehend</p><p>Futile- having to useful purpose; pointless</p><p>Impede- to slow the progress of</p><p>Obscure- relatively unknown, to conceal or make indistinct</p><p>Quandary- a state of uncertainty or perplexity</p><p>Indolent- lazy</p><p>Insipid- uninteresting; unchallenging</p><p>Listless- lacking energy</p><p>Torpor- laziness; inactivity; dullness</p><p>Alienated- removed or disassociated from</p><p>Alliance- a union of two or more groups</p><p>Disparity- inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference</p><p>Servile- submissive; like a servant</p><p>Suppressed- subdued; kept from being circulated</p><p>Embellish- to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate</p><p>Florid- describing flowery or elaborate speech</p><p>Opulent- exhibiting a display of great wealth</p><p>Ornate- elaborately decorated</p><p>Ostentatious- describing a showy or pretention display</p><p>Poignant- profoundly moving; touching</p><p>Ebullience- intense enthusiasm </p><p>Effusive- emotionally unrestrained; gushy</p><p>Egregious- conspicuously bad or offensive Flagrant- extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable</p><p>Frenetic- wildly excited or active</p><p>Gratuitous- given freely; unearned; unwarranted</p><p>Superfluous- extra unnecessary</p><p>Alleviate- to ease a pain or burden </p><p>Asylum – a place of retreat or security </p><p>Auspicious – favorable; promising </p><p>Benevolent – well-meaning; generous </p><p>Benign – kind and gentle </p><p>Mollify – to calm or soothe </p><p>Reclamation – the act of making something useful again </p><p>Sanction – to give official authorization or approval </p><p>Dubious – doubtful; of unlikely authenticity </p><p>Fabricated – made; concocted to deceive </p><p>Hypocrisy – the practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity </p><p>Slander – false charges and malicious oral statements about someone</p><p>Spurious – not genuine </p><p>Astute – shrewd; clever </p><p>Clandestine – secretive </p><p>Coup – a brilliantly executed plan </p><p>Disingenuous – not straightforward; crafty </p><p>Ruse – a crafty tick </p><p>Stratagem – a clever trick used to deceive or outwit </p><p>Surreptitiously – done by secretive means </p><p>Wary – on guard Wily – cunning </p><p>Inherent – inborn; built-in </p><p>Innate – possessed from birth; inborn </p><p>Inveterate – long established; deep-rooted; habitual </p><p>Omnipotent – all-powerful </p><p>Proximity – closeness </p><p>Elusive – difficult to capture, as in something actually fleeting </p><p>Emigrate – to leave one country or region and settle in another </p><p>Transient- passing away with time; passing from one place to another </p><p>Transitory – short-lived or temporary </p><p>Affable – easy-going; friendly </p><p>Amendable – responsive; agreeable </p><p>Camaraderie – good will between friends </p><p>Cordial – friendly; sincere </p><p>Facetious – playfully humorous </p><p>Impinge – hinder; interfere with </p><p>Lament – express grief for; mourn </p><p>Melancholy – sadness; depression </p><p>Sanction – an economic or military measure put in punish another country </p><p>Truncated – shortened; cut off </p><p>Aesthetic – having to do with the appreciation of beauty </p><p>Anthology – a collection of literary pieces </p><p>Contemporary – current, modern; from the same time </p><p>Dilettante – one with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge </p><p>Eclectic – made up of a variety of sources or styles Excerpt – a selected part of a passage or scene </p><p>Genre – describing a category or artistic endeavor </p><p>Medley – an assortment or a mixture, especially of musical pieces </p><p>Mural – a large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface </p><p>Narrative – characterized by the telling of a story, (n.) a story </p><p>Parody – an artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect </p><p>Realism – artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy </p><p>Virtuoso – a tremendously skilled artist </p><p>Ingrate – an ungrateful person </p><p>Insolent – insulting in manner or speech </p><p>Notorious – known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous </p><p>Pugnacious – combative; belligerent </p><p>Reprehensible – worthy of blame </p>