AP Language Vocabulary

remove blame or suspicion

• nullify

• curtail

• debunk

• vindicate

Peter has a (an) _________________ air about him; when he speaks to his colleagues, it's as if he addresses them from up on a big, high horse.

• swaggering

• braggart

• narcissism

• disdainful

To prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false

• refute

• approve

• endorse

• support

a riddle or a mystery; a puzzling person

• enigma

• maverick

• aesthetic

• belligerent

Because Abby came from a wealthy family, it was not surprising she looked at homeless people with _____

• profound

• tenacious

• contempt

• arrogant

What other adjective is most similar to Prodigal?

• Cautious

• Moral

• thrifty

• Lavish

It's _________________ to say mean things behind someone's back, and then to act nice when you want something from her

• biased

• hypocritical

• trivial

• benevolent

At times, the grayness of the place was consumed by its own_____________ noise, of bars clanging, of inmates being led through the corridors, of guards yelling out orders …

— Benjamin Weiser

• eccentric

• riveting

• monotonous

• interesting

A narrow-minded person would be described as ____________.

• provincial

• eccentric

• receptive

• perceptive

The going was painfully slow, but Chickenhound consoled himself on the long journey by boosting his own ego. "Maybe a silly bunch of rats could put one over on Sela. Huh, she was old and had lost a lot of her____________. Not like me! They hadn't reckoned with a smart intelligent young fox like I am.

— Brian Jacques

• virtue

• diligence

• guile

• benevolence