2nd set of AP VOCABULARY

1. Hypocrisy - The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
a. The preacher was accused of hypocrisy, when he was found doing something he preached against.
2. Slander – False spoken statements about someone that ruins their reputation.
a. Kanye West was seen as a rude person after he slandered Taylor Swift music video, at the music awards.
3. Spurious - Not genuine or fake
a. Spurious rumors went around campus that Rykeem was a girl.
4. Astute - Shrewd; clever
a. The teacher was astute to figure out the motive for the thief.
5. Clandestine – Secretive
a. Her husband arranged clandestine meetings with the jeweler to buy her an engagement ring.
6. Coup - A brilliantly executed plan
a. Our lasted second play to win the state championship was quite a coup.
7. Disingenuous - Not straightforward; crafty
a. Ray was quite disingenuous when he was asking the seniors how the day went; he was really trying to figure out what happened when we all argued with Ryan.
8. Ruse - A crafty trick
a. When the school offered free lunch Saturday it was a ruse to get students to clean up the campus.
9. Stratagem - A clever trick used to deceive or outwit
a. General Roc stratagem was ineffective, because one of his soldiers leak out is clever trick to attack general Pie.
10. Surreptitiously - Done by secretive means
a. In order to become apart of the secret service Jack had to try out surreptitiously.
11. Wary - On guard
a. Jack becomes wary when his daughter invites her boyfriend to the house.
12. Wily - Cunning
a. Every year the cunning seventh graders come up with new ways to give their dorm captains headache.
13. Ambiguous - Open to more than one interpretation
a. His facial expression was very ambiguous, nobody knew whether he mad or happy.
14. Ambivalent - Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain
a. After going to court for a half a year, Reggie became ambivalent. He didn’t know whether he was going to be convicted or not.
15. Apathetic - Feeling or showing little emotion or showing little concern
a. Apathetic slackers, who don’t do their work, will not be promoted to the 12th grade.
16. Arbitrary - Determined by impulse or personal choice rather than reason
a. My mother made the arbitrary decision not to let me go to Africa.
17. Capricious - Impulsive and unpredictable
a. Whether my cousin came to Christmas was capricious, sometimes he’ll show and sometimes he is a no show.
18. Equivocate - to avoid making a definite statement
a. Whenever I ask my mom whether I could go out, she equivocates by saying, “Maybe”.
19. Indifferent - not caring one way or the other
a. Ray was indifferent about the matter; he didn’t care whether we order chicken or popcorn chicken.
20. Spontaneous - Unplanned; naturally occurring
a. Whenever Mauricio goes to talk to girls, his lines are spontaneous. He never plans what he is going to say.
21. Whimsical - Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
a. Joshi’s behavior was whimsical, teachers never knew whether he was going to go to class and pay attention or play around. His actions were unpredictable.
22. Inconsequential – Unimportant
a. Whether he went to jail was inconsequential to John because he knew his father had enough money to bail him out.
23. Superficial - Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
a. My mother is very superficial, she only cares about the things she can see.
24. Tenuous - Having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak
a. After playing five games in a row, my father was tenuous. He was unable to support himself when he stood.
25. Trivial - Of little importance or significance
a. Whether or not he made the last second shot was trivial because they were already wining by 50.
26. Assiduous - Hard-working
a. Johnathan is assiduous student; he is always working and helping others out.
27. Compelling - Forceful; urgently demanding attention
a. My mother’s facial expression was very compelling. She demanded me to go to bed.
28. Diligent - Marked by painstaking effort; hard working
a. Due to their diligent effort, they were able to paint the entire gym in less than a week.
29. Dogged - Stubbornly persevering
a. His dogged efforts allowed him to master the game of golf. He failed many times, but kept trying till he was able to come out on top.
30. Endure - To put up with; to survive a hardship
a. It was difficult to endure with the pain of the lost of his grandmother. It was hard for him to put his feelings aside.
31. Intrepid - Courageous; fearless
a. The intrepid point guard always attacked the rim no matter how tall the centers were. He was not scared to go up with people twice his height.
32. Maverick - One who is independent and resists adherence to a group
a. According to the teachers, Jack was a maverick; he secluded himself from group project and did everything his way.
33. Obdurate - Stubborn; inflexible
a. I tried to persuade the teacher to take me out to eat, but he was obdurate. I was unable to convince him.
34. Obstinate - Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action
a. I begged my mom for three weeks to let me go to California, but she was obstinate to her disapproval. No matter what I did, her answer was no.
35. Proliferate - To grow or increase rapidly
a. Since Tallow trees have proliferated across the United States, scientists have been trying to develop chemicals to kill off the tree in the U.S.
36. Tenacity – Persistence
a. Due to his tenacity, he was able to play ball with the Rockets. He called the Rocket’s manager everyday for a two months, to get the chance to play with them.
37. Vitality - Energy; power to survive
a. When I woke up Saturday morning, I didn’t have the vitality to go to SAT class because I had stayed up the night before.
38. Assimilation - To absorb; to make similar
a. The assimilation of golf and Frisbee, created a new sport called Frisbee gold.
39. Consensus - General agreement
a. After debating whether or not I should buy blue or red shoes, I came to a consensus with my mom to buy white shoes because they matched with everything.
40. Context - Circumstances of a situation
a. According to the context of his statement, Doug was expecting a child in March.
41. Derived - Copied or adopted from a source
a. My synthesis essay derived from the novel, Palace Walk.
42. Incumbent - Imposed as a duty; obligatory
a. It was incumbent upon me that all the students pass the task, since I was the teacher.
43. Inevitable - Certain to happen, unavoidable
a. Whether it rained to was going Saturday was inevitable, the forecast said it was an 100% chance of rain.
44. Malleable - Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
a. Clay is malleable; you can easily shape it or form it to the way you want.
45. Subdue - To restrain; to hold back
a. After the teacher yelled at the class, the student subdued to arguing back.
46. Acquired - Developed or learned; not naturally occurring
a. After going to college, he acquired the ability to build cars.
47. Conception - The ability to form or understand an idea
a. It’s a common conception that homosexuals are born in their condition, but there is no correlation between genes and orientation
48. Conviction - A fixed or strong belief
a. His conviction about the world was unable to be turned. No matter what people told him he was inflexible.
49. Dogmatic - Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs
a. The lawyer was dogmatic in court by laying down evidence that help him in court.
50. Enlightening - Informative; contributing to one's awareness
a. The videos about drugs enlighten the students how bad drugs really were.
51. Impression - A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
a. Often times when someone lies to me, they leave a bad impression.
52. Intuition - The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
a. Due to his intuition, he was able to take his money out stock. He has a sharp insight.
53. Misconception - An incorrect understanding or interpretation
a. It’s a common misconception that white are superior to minorities in intellect, because as we’ve seen, minorities do hold high intellectual capacity
54. Perception - Awareness; insight
a. The teacher’s perception of students, allowed him to catch the student cheating.
55. Perspective - Point of view
a. After people get to know me, their perspective of me changes.
56. Profound - Having great depth or seriousness
a. Javi’s profound statement about was very meaningful. He went into great depth on the situation of why men act the way they do.
57. Inherent - Inborn; built-in
a. It’s funny that there are people who believe that Latino people have an inherent ability to play soccer.
58. Innate - Possessed from birth, inborn
a. Humans have an innate ability to hear.
59. Inveterate - Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
a. For many years now, Rykeem has been know as a inveterate scholar.
60. Omnipotent - All-powerful
a. Hitler was very omnipotent back in the day when he was alive.
61. Proximity – Closeness
a. It is dangerous to ride on the highway in close proximity to other cars, so be sure to stay in your lane.
62. Elusive - Difficult to capture, as in something actually fleeting
a. I hate hunting rabbits due to the fact that they are elusive creatures. They are very hard to capture, because of their quickness.
63. Emigrate - To leave one country or region and settle in another
a. Every year thousands of people emigrate to the United States.
64. Transient - Passing away with time; passing from one place to another
a. Rock stars live a very transient life; they are always on the go from one place to another.
65. Transitory - Short-lived or temporary
a. Her memories were only transitory, as soon as the week went by everybody forgot about her.
66. Affable - Easy-going; friendly
a. Lauren is far from being affable; she is no way near to be consider friendly.
67. Amenable - Responsive; agreeable
a. The school was amenable to Ray’s decision to be let out of school early every Monday.
68. Camaraderie - Good will between friends
a. Among the 2010 class there is great camaraderie, everybody is cool with one another.
69. Cordial - Friendly; sincere
a. When I enter Chinquapin, I received a cordial welcome from Morris. From that point on I could tell it was going to be a good experience.
70. Facetious - Playfully humorous
a. Due to his facetious behavior, nobody can ever tell when he is being serious; he is always joking around.