Comprehensive Vocab List (AP Lang)

effusive

• emotionally unrestrained; gushy

• reserved and quiet

• calm and collected

• indifferent and aloof

ebullience

• intense enthusiasm

• calm demeanor

• indifference

• mild interest

clandestine

• open

• secretive

• obvious

• public

dubious

• doubtful; of unlikely authenticity

• certain; of proven authenticity

• confident; highly reliable

• clear; easily understood

mollify

• to calm or soothe

• to irritate or annoy

• to confuse or bewilder

• to excite or agitate

benevolent

• well-meaning; generous

• selfish; greedy

• indifferent; apathetic

• hostile; aggressive

tenuous

• having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak

• strong and resilient

• firm and stable

• robust and powerful

arbitrary

• determined by impulse rather than reason

• based on logical reasoning

• following a strict set of rules

• randomly chosen without consideration

gratuitous

• given freely; unearned; unwarranted

• required; necessary; essential

• optional; discretionary; voluntary

• conditional; dependent; contingent

benign

• kind and gentle

• harmful and dangerous

• angry and hostile

• loud and obnoxious