AP English Language & Composition Summer Work 2017
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1 May 2017 AP English Language & Composition Summer Work 2017 Dear Prospective 11 th -grade AP English Language & Composition Students: To help you develop new analytical skill that will prepare for next year s course, here are the activities and tasks you must complete before August 14, the first day of the academic year. As an AP English student, you are expected to read meticulously, think critically, and write clearly and persuasively. For your summer reading, we have selected five books, each of which is recognized as a classic in its genre. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell The Things They Carried by Tim O Brien The Handmaid s Tale by Margaret Atwood Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe ASSIGNMENTS: 1. Analyzing a Text s Argument. One of the fundamental tenets of the AP English Language & Composition course is the idea that everything is an argument. This means that anything you read, view, or witness, perhaps every little interaction you have, could be construed as an argument about something. When you listen to certain songs by Kendrick Lamar, he is saying something about life as a young black man in LA. When you watch a Star Wars movie, George Lucas is saying something about the world we live in. One key to figuring out a text s argument is what the author is saying and analyzing how he/she creates and delivers an argument. This is your main AP English Language project for this summer. Directions First, select and read at least TWO of these five books listed above. As you read each book, prepare a two-column Text-Connection Journal. Select 20 key quotes from each book. These quotes should be drawn from the entire book beginning, middle, and end. (For further details on how to do this, see the section on Making Text Connections" on page 2.) When complete, write an essay on ONE of the two books. Your essay should address the following question: What argument is the writer making in this book, and how does she/he create and deliver this argument? In your essay, consider what style choices the writer makes, such as specific details, tone, diction, imagery, figurative language, and rhetorical appeals (logos, ethos, pathos). Tone: Tone conveys the attitude of the author- is the tone sad or comical or mysterious or... For example, one author may have a restrained and serious tone; another is the opposite energetic and often humorous. (See attached list of tone words.) Diction: Diction is the author s choice of words. Similar words can have different effects. For example, one writer might use "falsehood" or
2 "untruth" while another would use "lie." That word-choice decision can affect how the reader reacts. You can see even from this example that diction establishes and conveys "tone." The two are closely related. Imagery: Imagery consists of word pictures. Imagery includes but extends beyond figurative language such as simile and metaphor. A vivid image makes a powerful impression: I saw a cardboard box of baby pictures sitting in a dumpster. As the wind picked up, an abandoned, earthbound, bright blue kite that fluttered and skittered along the ground. Your completed essay must be in correct MLA format. See the Purdue OWL website, for details on this format. On the first day of class in August, you must submit your essay. Your essay will be submitted through a web site called turnitin.com. This will verify that the essay is indeed your own work. Essays that contain any plagiarized passages will receive no credit. Making Text Connections When reading any text (whether it be a book, article, film, TV show, YouTube video, political cartoon, or song), you should try to connect with it in a meaningful way. There are four ways to do this: 1. Text to Self - Discuss the ways that you personally relate to the text. What value was this text to you as an individual? 2. Text to Itself Discuss the major features of a text s style. How does the text go about accomplishing its purpose? (**NOTE: this is the most critical text connection you can make when it comes to the AP Exam) 3. Text to Text Discuss the connections you see between this text and others you have read, seen, or heard. How are the ideas or approaches here similar to others? 4. Text to World Discuss what connections you see between the important aspects of this text and the world around us. How do ideas here relate to current or recent events or social conversations? Select 20 key quotes from each book. These quotes should be drawn from the entire book beginning, middle, and end. As you find each quote, copy it into the first column of journal and discuss 1 of the 4 different types of text connection appropriate for your chosen quote. For example: Quotation 1. In the darkness beyond the campfire, the night was alive with the cries and squeals of animals, the crackle of falling limbs or crushed leaves, and the whisper of the wind through the trees. Text Connection (1 for each quote.) Text to Self: My family does a lot of camping, and this quote reminded me of the sounds I hear while sleeping out in the open around a campfire. 2
3 2. Vocabulary. The attached vocabulary list contains 533 words. A working knowledge of the listed vocabulary words is critically important both to your performance on upcoming national and state exams and to your essay-writing skills. You must commit the enclosed vocabulary words to memory. We ask that you and your parents SIGN THIS LETTER AND THEN RETURN IT TO YOUR PRESENT ENGLISH TEACHER. Keep the second copy for your records. If you or your parents have questions either now or during the summer break, please us at Richard Boling Joseph Ehrlichmann Student Name (printed) Student Signature Parent Name (printed) TO-DO LIST Parent Signature 1. Text-connection journal for each book 2. Complete MLA-formatted essay 3. Vocabulary (AP/SAT list) 3
4 AP English Language & Composition Sample Tone Words (revised ) Angry/bitter Sad Sentimental Detached Informative Humorous Fanciful Wistful Complimentary Personal Condescending Poignant Vibrant Didactic Satirical Sarcastic Nostalgic Restrained Mocking Frivolous Somber Philosophical Dramatic Irreverent Bold Candid Horrific Joyful Shocking Peaceful Frightened Ominous Dreamlike Idolatrous Emotional Realistic Respectful Admiring Excited Apologetic Sympathetic Melancholy Calm Argumentative Dramatic Bombastic Questioning Wistful Objective Enthusiastic Somber Supportive Awestruck Elegiac Provocative Scornful Cheerful Cynical Serious Emotional Critical Sweet Harsh 4
5 [STUDENT/PARENT COPY: PLEASE KEEP] AP English Language & Composition 2017: Summer Work May 2017 Dear Prospective 11 th -grade AP English Language & Composition Students: To help you develop new analytical skill that will prepare for next year s course, here are the activities and tasks you must complete before August 14, the first day of the academic year. As an AP English student, you are expected to read meticulously, think critically, and write clearly and persuasively. For your summer reading, we have selected five books, each of which is recognized as a classic in its genre. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell The Things They Carried by Tim O Brien The Handmaid s Tale by Margaret Atwood Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe ASSIGNMENTS: 3. Analyzing a Text s Argument. One of the fundamental tenets of the AP English Language & Composition course is the idea that everything is an argument. This means that anything you read, view, or witness, perhaps every little interaction you have, could be construed as an argument about something. When you listen to certain songs by Kendrick Lamar, he is saying something about life as a young black man in LA. When you watch a Star Wars movie, George Lucas is saying something about the world we live in. One key to figuring out a text s argument is what the author is saying and analyzing how he/she creates and delivers an argument. This is your main AP English Language project for this summer. Directions First, select and read at least TWO of these five books listed above. As you read each book, prepare a two-column Text-Connection Journal. Select 20 key quotes from each book. These quotes should be drawn from the entire book beginning, middle, and end. (For further details on how to do this, see the section on Making Text Connections" on page 2.) When complete, write an essay on ONE of the two books. Your essay should address the following question: What argument is the writer making in this book, and how does she/he create and deliver this argument? In your essay, consider what style choices the writer makes, such as specific details, tone, diction, imagery, figurative language, and rhetorical appeals (logos, ethos, pathos). Tone: Tone conveys the attitude of the author- is the tone sad or comical or mysterious or... For example, one author may have a restrained and serious tone; another is the opposite energetic and often humorous. (See attached list of tone words.) Diction: Diction is the author s choice of words. Similar words can have different effects. For example, one writer might use "falsehood" or 5
6 "untruth" while another would use "lie." That word-choice decision can affect how the reader reacts. You can see even from this example that diction establishes and conveys "tone." The two are closely related. Imagery: Imagery consists of word pictures. Imagery includes but extends beyond figurative language such as simile and metaphor. A vivid image makes a powerful impression: I saw a cardboard box of baby pictures sitting in a dumpster. As the wind picked up, an abandoned, earthbound, bright blue kite that fluttered and skittered along the ground. Your completed essay must be in correct MLA format. See the Purdue OWL website, for details on this format. On the first day of class in August, you must submit your essay. Your essay will be submitted through a web site called turnitin.com. This will verify that the essay is indeed your own work. Essays that contain any plagiarized passages will receive no credit. Making Text Connections When reading any text (whether it be a book, article, film, TV show, YouTube video, political cartoon, or song), you should try to connect with it in a meaningful way. There are four ways to do this: 5. Text to Self - Discuss the ways that you personally relate to the text. What value was this text to you as an individual? 6. Text to Itself Discuss the major features of a text s style. How does the text go about accomplishing its purpose? (**NOTE: this is the most critical text connection you can make when it comes to the AP Exam) 7. Text to Text Discuss the connections you see between this text and others you have read, seen, or heard. How are the ideas or approaches here similar to others? 8. Text to World Discuss what connections you see between the important aspects of this text and the world around us. How do ideas here relate to current or recent events or social conversations? Select 20 key quotes from each book. These quotes should be drawn from the entire book beginning, middle, and end. As you find each quote, copy it into the first column of journal and discuss 1 of the 4 different types of text connection appropriate for your chosen quote. For example: Quotation 2. In the darkness beyond the campfire, the night was alive with the cries and squeals of animals, the crackle of falling limbs or crushed leaves, and the whisper of the wind through the trees. Text Connection (1 for each quote.) Text to Self: My family does a lot of camping, and this quote reminded me of the sounds I hear while sleeping out in the open around a campfire. 6
7 4. Vocabulary. The attached vocabulary list contains 533 words. A working knowledge of the listed vocabulary words is critically important both to your performance on upcoming national and state exams and to your essay-writing skills. You must commit the enclosed vocabulary words to memory. We ask that you and your parents SIGN THIS LETTER AND THEN RETURN IT TO YOUR PRESENT ENGLISH TEACHER. Keep the second copy for your records. If you or your parents have questions either now or during the summer break, please us at Richard Boling Joseph Ehrlichmann Student Name (printed) Student Signature Parent Name (printed) TO-DO LIST Parent Signature 4. Text-connection journal for each book 5. Complete MLA-formatted essay 6. Vocabulary (AP/SAT list) 7
8 AP English Language & Composition Sample Tone Words (revised ) Angry/bitter Sad Sentimental Detached Informative Humorous Fanciful Wistful Complimentary Personal Condescending Poignant Vibrant Didactic Satirical Sarcastic Nostalgic Restrained Mocking Frivolous Somber Philosophical Dramatic Irreverent Bold Candid Horrific Joyful Shocking Peaceful Frightened Ominous Dreamlike Idolatrous Emotional Realistic Respectful Admiring Excited Apologetic Sympathetic Melancholy Calm Argumentative Dramatic Bombastic Questioning Wistful Objective Enthusiastic Somber Supportive Awestruck Elegiac Provocative Scornful Cheerful Cynical Serious Emotional Critical Sweet Harsh 8
9 Vocabulary Words (9-12 Honors/AP) 1. ABORIGINE (n) an original inhabitant 2. ABSTRACT (adj.) theoretical; not concrete; non-representational 3. ACCENTUATE (v) to give prominence to; to emphasize or intensify 4. ACQUIESCE (v) assent; agree passively; give in to; agree 5. ACUITY (n) sharpness of perception or mind 6. ADJOURN (v) to break up; to recess 7. ADMONISH (v) warn; reprove 8. ADULATION (n) adoration; excessive praise 9. ADVERSARY (n) opponent; enemy 10. ADVOCATE (v) urge or plead for 11. AESTHETIC (adj.) concerning art or beauty 12. AFFABLE (adj.) friendly; agreeable 13. AFFIRMATION (n) positive statement; confirmation 14. ALLITERATION (n) repetition of same sounds (often consonants) 15. ALTERCATION (n) a noisy dispute 16. ALTRUISTIC (adj.) Unselfishly generous; concerned for others 17. AMALGAM (n) a mixture of different elements 18. AMBIGUOUS (adj.) unclear; Doubtful; undecided 19. AMBIVALENCE (n) state of contradictory or opposing emotions 20. AMBROSIAL (adj) delicious, fragrant, divine 21. AMBULATORY (adj) walking or moving; alterable 22. AMELIORATE (v) to improve; make better 23. AMPHIBIOUS (adj) able to function both on land & on water 24. ANALOGY (n) some similarities between things that are unlike 25. ANARCHIST (n) person who rebels against the established order 26. ANARCHY (n) lack of government; chaos 27. ANDROGYNOUS (adj.) unisex; having both male & female traits 28. ANECDOTE (n) a brief, humorous story 29. ANIMOSITY (n) active hatred 30. ANTIBODY (n) protein in blood that provides some immunity 31. ANTITHESIS (n) contrast; direct opposite 32. APATHY (n) lack of caring, emotion, or interest 33. APERTURE (n) an opening; a hole 34. APEX (n) highest point; summit 35. APPARITION (n) an unusual or unexpected sight 36. APPENDAGE (n) something attached to a larger item 37. APPREHENSIVE (adj.) fearful; worried 38. ARBITRARY (adj.) unreasonable or capricious 39. ARCANE (adj.) secret mysterious 40. ARCHETYPE (n) the original pattern or model 41. ARTICULATE (adj.) effective; distinct 42. ASCENDANCY (n) controlling influence; domination 43. ASCETIC (adj.) without indulgence or luxury 44. ASPIRE (v) to desire strongly; to have a great ambition 9
10 45. ASSUAGE (v) to reduce pain 46. ASTUTE (adj.) wise; shrewd; clever; ready witted 47. ATROPHY (v) to waste away from lack of use 48. AUGMENT (v) to add to; to increase 49. AUSTERITY (n) sternness; severity 50. AUTONOMY (n) self-rule; independence 51. AVARICE (n) greed; cupidity 52. BALLYHOO (n) noisy attention-getting demonstration/talk 53. BAMBOOZLE (v) to deceive by elaborate trickery; to hoodwink 54. BANAL (adj.) hackneyed; commonplace; trite; dull; ordinary 55. BASTION (n) a stronghold; a fort 56. BEDLAM (n) uproar; confusion 57. BELLICOSE (adj.) warlike; quarrelsome 58. BENEVOLENT (adj.) generous; charitable; kindly; well-wishing 59. BENIGN (adj.) kindly; favorable; good-natured; not malignant 60. BEQUEATH (v) to leave to someone in a will; hand down 61. BILLET-DOUX (n) a love letter 62. BIZARRE (adj.) out of the ordinary; freakish; eccentric; odd 63. BLASPHEMY (n) cursing; irreverence, sacrilege 64. BOISTEROUS (adj) rough; stormy; loud; violent; lacking restraint 65. BOGUS (adj) make-believe; fake 66. BOMBAST (n) pretentious, inflated speech or writing 67. BONA FIDE (adj.) made in good faith; genuine 68. BOUDOIR (n) a woman s dressing room, bedroom 69. BOYCOTT (v) to protest by refusing to buy/deal with 70. BREVITY (n) conciseness; right to the point 71. BROUHAHA (n) hubbub; uproar; furor 72. BUFFOON (n) a clown; comedian or laughable person 73. BUTTRESS (v.) to support or prop 74. CACOPHONOUS (adj.) harsh sounding; unharmonious 75. CADENCE (n) rhythm 76. CAJOLE (v) coax; wheedle 77. CAMEO (n) raised image on precious stone; a small roll 78. CAMOUFLAGE (n) concealment by appearing part of natural environment 79. CANDOR (n) frankness; honesty 80. CAPRICIOUS (adj.) fickle; incalculable; whimsical; unpredictable 81. CARCINOGEN (n) a substance that causes cancer 82. CARNIVORE (n) a flesh-eating animal 83. CAUCUS (n) closed meeting of a political party/faction 84. CELESTIAL (adj.) heavenly 85. CENSORIOUS (adj.) critical 86. CENSURE (v) severely criticize; blame 87. CERTITUDE (n) certainty; complete assurance 88. CHRONOLOGY (n) the order or sequence of events 89. CIRCUMSPECT (adj) cautious; prudent; vigilant; judicious 90. CIRCUMVENT (v) to avoid by going around; to encircle/outwit 10
11 91. CITADEL (n) a fortress 92. CLEMENCY (n) leniency; mildness (as of weather) 93. COERCION (n) use of force to get someone s compliance 94. COGITATE (v) to ponder or think deeply 95. COMATOSE (adj.) unconscious; inactive 96. COMMEMORATE (v) to honor the memory of someone/something 97. COMPLACENT (adj.) smug; self-satisfied 98. COMPLIANCE (n) conformity (to request or demand); yielding nature 99. CONCILIATORY (adj.) reconciling; soothing 100. CONCISE (adj.) brief; compact 101. CONDONE (v) overlook; forgive 102. CONFLAGRATION (n) a large, destructive fire 103. CONTRETEMPS (n) an embarrassing incident 104. CONTRITE (adj.) thoroughly sorry 105. CONTROVERSIAL (adj) debatable; disputable 106. CONVERGE (v) approach; tend to meet 107. CONVEYANCE (n) a means of transporting; a vehicle 108. CONVICTION (n) firm belief; state of being sure 109. CORONA (n) a halo of light around the sun or moon 110. CORROBORATE (v) to support or to confirm 111. COWER (v) to crouch or draw back; cringe 112. CREDULOUS (adj.) gullible; ready to believe w/o proof 113. CREDULITY (n) believability 114. CRITERION (n) standard of judgement 115. CRYPTIC (adj.) secret; mysterious 116. CUISINE (n) food; style of cooking 117. CURSORY (adj.) rapid; hasty; not detailed 118. CYNIC (n) pessimist; skeptic 119. DAUNT (v) frighten (esp. into giving up purpose) 120. DEBILITATE (v) weaken; enfeeble 121. DEBONAIR (adj.) suave, charming, lighthearted 122. DEBRIS (n) ruins; trash 123. DECANTER (n) a vessel to receive liquid poured from another 124. DECIDUOUS (adj.) shedding at a certain stage 125. DECORUM (n) propriety; proper behavior or conduct 126. DEDUCTION (n) the process of reaching a conclusion by reasoning 127. DEFERENCE (n) a show of respect 128. DEIGN (v) to condescend 129. DELECTABLE (adj) delicious; appetizing 130. DELINEATE (v) to portray 131. DELUDED (adj) deceived; misled; fooled; duped; hoodwinked 132. DEMAGOGUE (n) a leader who promises things to gain power 133. DENOUNCE (v) to speak against publicly 134. DEPRAVITY (n) wickedness; corruption 135. DEPRECATE (v) express disapproval; protest; belittle 136. DERISION (n) contempt; ridicule 11
12 137. DESECRATE (v) to show disrespect; to deface the sacred 138. DESPONDENT (adj.) depressed; gloomy 139. DESPOT (n) tyrant; harsh tyrannical ruler 140. DETERRENT (n) hindrance; something that discourages 141. DEXTROUS (adj.) skillful; adroit 142. DIALOGUE (n) a conversation between 2 or more people 143. DIDACTIC (adj.) intending to teach (pushy, perhaps); instructional 144. DIFFIDENT (adj.) shy; lacking confidence 145. DIGRESSION (n) straying from a topic 146. DIMINUTION (n) lessening; reduction in size 147. DISCERN (v) to distinguish one thing from another 148. DISCERNING (adj.) mentally quick, observant; insightful 149. DISCORDANT (adj.) inharmonious; conflicting 150. DISDAIN (v) to treat with scorn or contempt 151. DISHEVELED (adj.) untidy 152. DISINCLINATION (n) unwillingness 153. DISPARAGE (v) to speak poorly of; belittle 154. DISPARITY (n) difference; inequality 155. DISPERSE (v) scatter 156. DISSEMINATE (v) scatter (like seeds) 157. DISSENT (n) disagreement 158. DISSONANCE (n) harsh sounds 159. DISTAFF (adj.) pertaining to females 160. DISTEND (v) expand; swell out 161. DIVERGENT (adj.) differing; deviant 162. DIVULGE (v) to reveal; to make known 163. DOGGEREL (n) loose irregular verse; inferior poetry 164. DOGMATIC (adj.) stubbornly opinionated; arbitrary 165. DORMANT (adj.) sleeping; inactive 166. DRONE (v) to talk on and on in a dull way 167. DUBIOUS (adj.) doubtful 168. DULCET (adj.) sweet; melodious; soothing 169. DUPLICITY (n) double-dealing; conniving; lying 170. ECCENTRIC (adj.) out-of-the-ordinary; quirky 171. ECLECTIC (adj.) selective in choosing from varied choices 172. EFFERVESCENT (adj.) exuberant; bubbly & excited 173. EGREGIOUS (adj.) flagrant; out of the ordinary 174. ELABORATION (n) addition of details; intricacy 175. ELEGIAC (adj) mournful; plaintive; lamenting; melancholic 176. ELOQUENCE (n) expressiveness; persuasive speech 177. ELUCIDATE (v) to explain; make clear 178. ELUSIVE (adj.) evasive; baffling; hard-to-grasp 179. EMACIATED (adj.) thin and wasted 180. EMBARGO (n) govt. prohibition on trade w/another nation 181. EMBELLISH (v) to adorn 182. EMULATE (v) to imitate or rival 12
13 183. ENCOUNTER (v) to come across; to meet 184. ENERVATE (v) to weaken 185. ENGENDER (v) to cause; produce 186. ENIGMA (n) something puzzling, a riddle 187. ENTHUSIASTIC (adj) showing great interest or excitement 188. EPHEMERAL (adj.) short-lived; fleeting 189. EQUESTRIAN (adj.) related to horseback riding 190. EQULIBRIUM (n) a state of balance 191. EQUIVOCAL (adj.) doubtful; ambiguous 192. ESCALATE (v) to enlarge; to increase 193. ESOTERIC (adj.) known only to a chosen few 194. EULOGY (n) praise (often at a funeral) 195. EUPHEMISM (n) mild expression in place of an unpleasant one 196. EUPHONIOUS (adj.) melodious; pleasant sounding 197. EXACERBATE (v) to make worse; embitter 198. EXEMPLARY (adj.) serving as a model of excellence 199. EXHAUSTIVE (adj.) thorough; comprehensive 200. EXODUS (n) a mass departure 201. EXONERATE (v) acquit; exculpate; prove innocent 202. EXPEDIENT (adj.) advantageous; convenient; suitable; practical; 203. EXPEDITE (v) to quicken; hurry something through a process 204. EXPLETIVE (n) an exclamatory word or phrase, often obscene 205. EXPLICIT (adj.) definite; open; specific 206. EXPONENT (n) one who speaks for, represents, advocates 207. EXPUNGE (v) to strike out, to erase, to remove 208. EXTOL (v) to praise; glorify 209. EXULT (v) to rejoice greatly; be jubilant, triumphant 210. EXTRICATE (v) to free; disentangle 211. FALLACIOUS (adj.) misleading; false 212. FANATICISM (n) excessive zeal 213. FASTIDIOUS (adj.) difficult to please; squeamish; finicky 214. FECUND (adj.) fruitful; productive 215. FERVOR (n) glowing ardor; burning intensity of feeling 216. FESTOON (n) a decorative chain or strip hung in a curve 217. FIASCO (n) a failure 218. FLAMBOYANT (adj.) ornate, showy 219. FLAGRANT (adj.) conspicuously wicked; glaringly wrong 220. FLOURISH (v) to thrive; grow or develop luxuriantly 221. FLOTILLA (n) a fleet of small ships 222. FORMIDABLE (adj.) frightening; dreadful; awe-inspiring 223. FRIVOLITY (n) lack of seriousness 224. FUTILE (adj.) hopeless; without effect 225. GALA (n) festival; celebration 226. GARBLED (adj.) mixed up (as in a message) 227. GARGOYLE (n) a rain spout in shape of grotesque figure 228. GAUNTLET (n) a thick, heavy glove (from a suit of armor) 13
14 229. GERMINATE (v) to begin to grow, sprout 230. GLOB ULE (n) a tiny drop; a small ball 231. GOOGOL (n) 1 followed by 100 zeroes (10 to 100 th power) 232. GOSSAMER (adj.) light, tenuous, delicate 233. GRAVITY (n) seriousness 234. GREGARIOUS (adj.) sociable 235. GUERILLA (n) member of military force not part of army 236. GUILE (n) deceit; duplicity; cunning 237. GURU (n) 1 who is followed as leader, teacher, spiritual leader 238. GYRATE (v) to revolve around a point or axis 239. HACKNEYED (adj.) commonplace; trite 240. HALCYON (adj.) calm, peaceful 241. HAPHAZARD (adj.) random; by chance 242. HARBINGER (n) forerunner; herald 243. HAUGHTINESS (n) pride; arrogance 244. HEDONISM (n) belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life 245. HERESY (n) opinion contrary to popular belief 246. HERITAGE (n) something (tradition) passed down generations 247. HIEROGLYPHIC (n) Egyptian system of writing 248. HIRSUTE (adj.) very hairy 249. HOLOCAUST (n) widespread destruction, especially by fire 250. HOLOGRAM (n) 3 dimensional photographic record 251. HOMOGENEOUS (adj.) of the same kind 252. HYPOCRITICAL (adj.) pretending to be virtuous; deceiving 253. HYPOTHETICAL (adj.) based on assumptions 254. IDOLATROUS (adj) worshipful; reverential; excessively admiring 255. IMMUNE (adj) protected from disease naturally or by vaccine 256. IMMUTABLE (adj.) unchangeable; permanent 257. IMPERTINENT (adj) offensively bold; rude 258. IMPLICATION (n) that which is hinted at or suggested 259. IMPLICIT (adj.) understood but not stated 260. IMPROPRIETY (n) improper conduct; bad manners 261. INADVERTANTLY (adv.) carelessly; unintentionally 262. INAUGURATE (v) to start; initiate; install into office 263. INCARCERATE (v) to put in prison 264. INCESSANT (adj.) uninterrupted; unending; non-stop 265. INCIDENTAL (adj.) not essential; minor 266. INCITE (v) to arouse to action 267. INCLEMENT (adj.) stormy, harsh 268. INCONGRUOUS (adj.) not fitting; absurd 269. INCONTROVERTIBLE (adj.) indisputable 270. INCORRIGIBLE (adj.) uncorrectable 271. INDICT (v) charge; accuse of 272. INDIFFERENCE (adj) disinterest; unconcern 273. INDIFFERENT (adj.) having no preference 274. INDOLENT (adj.) lazy 14
15 275. INDULGENT (adj.) humoring; yielding; lenient 276. INEPT (adj) incompetent; inexpert; clumsy; ham-fisted; bungling 277. INEVITABLE (adj.) unavoidable; bound to happen 278. INFAMOUS (adj.) notoriously bad 279. INFERENCE (n) act of deciding/concluding by reasoning evidence 280. INFILTRATE (v) pass into; penetrate (organization) sneakily 281. INGENUOUS (adj.) naïve; young; unsophisticated 282. INHERENT (adj.) firmly established by nature or habit 283. INNATE (adj.) inborn 284. INNOCUOUS (adj.) harmless; insignificant 285. INNOVATE (v) to make changes; modernize 286. INSIPID (adj.) tasteless; dull; bland; boring 287. INSTIGATE (v) urge; start; provoke 288. INTERMITTENT (adj.) periodic; off and on 289. INTRACTABLE (adj.) unruly; refuses to do something 290. INTREPID (adj.) fearless; bold 291. INTROSPECTION (n) exam of one s thought s and feelings 292. IRASCIBLE (adj.) easily angered; bad-tempered 293. IRONIC (adj.) results in an unexpected & contrary manner 294. IRREPARABLE (adj.) cannot be repaired 295. IRRESOLUTE (adj.) uncertain how to act; weak 296. IRREVERENCE (n) lack of proper respect 297. ITINERARY (n) the route of a journey 298. JAUNTY (adj) showing carefree self-confident air 299. JETTISON (v) to discard, to cast off as an encumbrance 300. JOVIAL (adj) jolly; full of fun and good cheer 301. JUXTAPOSE (v) to place side by side 302. KILOMETER (n) unit of length = 1000 meters (0.62 mile) 303. KINDLE (v) to start a fire; inspire 304. KOWTOW (v) to be overly polite and flattering; to fawn 305. LABYRINTHINE (adj.) complicated; perplexing; mazelike 306. LACONIC (adj.) brief; to the point 307. LAMBENT (adj.) softly bright; flickering 308. LANGUID (adj.) slow & listless 309. LAUD (v) to praise 310. LEGACY (n) a gift made in a will 311. LETHARGIC (adj.) drowsy; dull 312. LEVITY (n) lightness; humor 313. LIBATION (n) a beverage (sometimes religious offering) 314. LICHEN (n) organism w/fungus & algae together 315. LIGHT-YEAR (n) distance light travels in one year (5.88 trillion miles) 316. LINEAGE (n) descent in a direct line from an ancestor 317. LOQUACIOUS (adj.) given to excessive talking 318. LISTLESS (adj.) without energy or enthusiasm 319. LUDICROUS (adj.) laughable b/c of obvious absurdity 320. LUCID (adj.) easily understood 15
16 321. LUGU BRIOUS (adj.) exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful 322. LUMINARY (n) one who is notable in a particular field 323. MAELSTROM (n) a powerful whirlpool; turmoil 324. MAGNANIMOUS (adj.) especially generous 325. MANACLE (n) a handcuff; a restraint 326. MANEUVER (n) planned movement/procedure involving skill/cunning 327. MARSUPIAL (n) mammals w/pouch outside female body for baby 328. MASTICATE (v) to chew; to soften by crushing 329. MAUSOLEUM (n) a large, elaborate tomb 330. MELLIFLUOUS (adj.) smoothly flowing; sweet 331. MENDACITY (n) dishonesty; deceit; falsehood; fabrication 332. METAMORPHOSIS(n) a transformation; a marked alteration 333. METICULOUS (adj.) excessively careful 334. MISERLY (adj.) stingy; mean 335. MITIGATE (v) to appease 336. MONOLITH (n) a single large stone (often column/monument) 337. MONOLOGUE (n) long uninterrupted speech by one person 338. MOROSE (adj.) ill-humored 339. MOSAIC (n) a design/picture made of small colored pieces 340. MUNDANE (adj.) worldly as opposed to spiritual 341. MUTATION (n) change, as in form 342. NADIR (n) the lowest point 343. NEBULA (n) thinly spread bright cloud of gas/dust in night sky 344. NOCTURNAL (adj.) pertaining to the night; active at night 345. NODULE (n) a small lump 346. NOTORIETY (n) disrepute; ill fame 347. NOVEL (adj.) new; interesting 348. NUISANCE (n) a bother; source of inconvenience 349. NULLIFY (v) to make invalid 350. NURTURE (v) to bring up; feed; educate 351. OBDURATE (adj.) hard; unmoved by persuasion 352. OBLIVION (n) forgetfulness 353. OBSEQUIOUS (adj.) fawning; servile 354. OBSCURE (adj.) unclear; clouded; partly hidden 355. OMINOUS (adj) portentous; menacing; ill-omened; threatening 356. OMNIVORE (n) one that eats both plants and animals 357. OPAQUE (adj.) dark; not transparent 358. OPULENCE (n) wealth 359. OSCILLATE (v) to swing back and forth 360. OSTENTATIOUS (adj.) showy; pretentious 361. OSTRACIZE (v) to exclude from a group; to banish 362. OUTRAGEOUS (adj) exceeding all bounds of what is right/proper 363. OVATION (n) enthusiastic display of approval; applause 364. OZONE (n) poisonous, unstable form of oxygen 365. PACIFIST (n) one opposed to force; believer in peace 366. PANORAMA (n) a wide, unbroken view 16
17 367. PARAPHERNALIA (n) personal belongings; equipment 368. PARIAH (n) an outcast 369. PAROCHIAL (adj.) limited in scope; relating to a church parish 370. PARSIMONY (n) stinginess 371. PARTISAN (adj.) one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party 372. PAUCITY (n) scarcity 373. PEDESTRIAN (adj.) commonplace; trite 374. PENURIOUS (adj.) stingy; extremely poor 375. PERFUNCTORY (adj.) superficial; not thorough 376. PERIPHERAL (adj.) marginal; outer 377. PERVASIVE (adj.) spread throughout; permeating 378. PHILANTHROPIST (n) lover of mankind; doer of good 379. PHLOEM (n) plant tissue that conducts food from leaves to other parts 380. PIETY (n) religious devotion; godliness 381. PILFER (v) to steal insignificant items 382. PINION (v) to restrain by binding the arms; to hold fast 383. PINNACLE (n) the highest point; a spire 384. PLACATE (v) pacify; conciliate 385. PLATEAU (n) elevated relatively level land 386. PLUMMET (v) to fall or plunge straight downward 387. POGROM (n) an organized persecution or massacre 388. POLYGLOT (adj.) using several languages 389. POLYGON (n) geometric figure bounded by at least 3 lines 390. PONDEROUS (adj.) weighty; heavy; unwieldy 391. POSH (adj.) elegant; fashionable 392. POTABLE (adj.) fit to drink 393. PRAGMATIC (adj.) practical; concerned w/practical matters 394. PRECARIOUS (adj.) dangerous, risky; dependent on chance 395. PRECLUDE (v) to make impossible; eliminate 396. PRECOCIOUS (adj.) advanced in development 397. PREDILECTION (n) partiality; preference 398. PREVALENT (adj.) widespread; generally accepted 399. PRODIGAL (adj.) extravagant; wasteful 400. PROFANE (v) to violate; desecrate 401. PROFOUND (adj.) deep; not superficial 402. PROFUSION (n) lavish amount 403. PROGENY (n) offspring; descendants 404. PROJECTILE (n) a missile; something thrown 405. PROLIFIC (adj.) abundantly fruitful 406. PROMONTORY (n) a high point of land or rock projecting into water 407. PROSAIC (adj.) commonplace; uninspired; dull 408. PROSTRATE (adj.) lying flat; face down 409. PROTAGONIST (n) main character in drama/literary work 410. PROTRACTED (adj.) drawn-out; lengthy 411. PROVINCIAL (adj.) narrow-minded; unsophisticated 412. PROXIMITY (n) nearness 17
18 413. PUGILIST (n) fighter; boxer 414. PULCHRITUDE (n) physical beauty 415. PULVERIZE (v) to pound, crush, grind to dust or powder 416. QUANDARY (n) dilemma 417. QUARANTINE (n) confinement or isolation to prevent spread of disease 418. QUEUE (n) a waiting line, esp. of persons/vehicles 419. QUOTA (n) amount of something assigned to be made/sold 420. RANDOM (adj) having no specific order 421. RAVENOUS (adj.) hungry; very eager 422. REBUFF (v) to snub; beat back 423. RECALCITRANT (adj.) stubbornly resistant to authority/restraint 424. RECEDE (v) to move back or away from a limit, point, mark 425. RECLUSE (n) a hermit 426. RECTIFY (v) to correct 427. REDUNDANT (adj.) superfluous; saying the same thing over 428. REFUTE (v) to disprove; deny 429. RELEGATE (v) to banish; consign to inferior position 430. REMORSE (n) regret for having done wrong 431. REMUNERATION (n) reward, payment 432. RENAISSANCE (n) rebirth, revival (Euro 14 th -16 th cent) 433. RENDEZVOUS (n) an appointment; a meeting place 434. RENEGADE (n) 1 who rejects a cause, allegiance, religion, etc RENOUNCE (v) to abandon 436. REPLICATE (v) to duplicate; to repeat 437. REPOSE (n) act of resting 438. REPREHENSIBLE (adj.) deserving blame 439. RESPITE (n) a break; a rest 440. RETICENT (adj.) restrained; uncommunicative; reserved 441. RETRACT (v) withdraw; take back 442. REVERBERATE (v) to echo; to resound 443. REVERE (v) to worship; to honor 444. REVERIE (n) daydream; being lost in thought 445. RIBALD (adj) vulgar; rude; coarse; bawdy; lewd 446. ROSTER (n) a list of names 447. RUMINATE (v) to ponder; to think over 448. SAGACIOUS (adj.) mentally keen; shrewd; insightful 449. SALUTARY (adj.) promoting health; beneficial 450. SANCTION (v) to approve; ratify 451. SANGFROID (n) poise, calmness, especially under strain 452. SATIATED (adj.) fully fed; fully satisfied 453. SATIRICAL (adj.) mocking 454. SATURNINE (adj.) gloomy; surly 455. SAVORY (adj.) tasty; pleasing; attractive; agreeable 456. SCINTILLATE (v) to sparkle; to flash 457. SCRUPULOUS (adj.) conscientious; extremely thorough; concerned; proper 458. SEDIMENT (n) matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid 18
19 459. SERAPH (n) an angel 460. SERVILE (adj.) slavish; cringing; overly submissive 461. SIBILANT (adj.) making a hissing sound 462. SILHOUETTE (n) a dark outline against a light background 463. SINEWY (adj.) strong and firm; tough 464. SLOUGH (v) to cast off (like a snake & its skin) 465. SOLEMNITY (n) seriousness; gravity 466. SOLILOQUY (n) speaking when alone (esp. in a play) 467. SOLSTICE (n) when the sun is farthest north or south of equator 468. SOMBER (adj.) gloomy; depressing 469. SOMNAMBULIST (n) sleepwalker 470. SOPORIFIC (adj.) causing sleep 471. SPECTRUM (n) a wide range or sequence 472. SPENDTHRIFT (n) someone who wastes money 473. SQUANDER (v) to waste 474. STAGNANT (adj.) motionless; stale 475. STATIC (adj.) unchanging; not moving 476. STEREOTYPE (n) conventional or oversimplified idea or image 477. STOIC (n) a person indifferent to pleasure or pain 478. STRATEGY (n) a plan of action based on meeting a goal 479. STRUT (n) a self-important walk 480. STUPEFY (v) to make numb; stun; amaze 481. SUCCINCT (adj.) brief; terse; compact 482. SUFFRAGE (n) the right to vote in political elections 483. SUPERCILIOUS (adj) arrogant; condescending; haughty; disdainful 484. SUPERFLUOUS (adj.) excessive; overabundant; unnecessary 485. SURREPTITIOUS (adj.) secret 486. SYCOPHANT (n) servile flatterer 487. SYMPOSIUM (n) a meeting to discuss a particular topic 488. TACITURN (adj.) quiet; uncommunicative; silent 489. TARIFF (n) a tax or duty on imported or exported goods 490. TANTALIZE (v) to tease by keeping something out of reach 491. TECHNIQUE (n) a procedure or method for accomplishing a task 492. TEMPO (n) the speed at which music is played 493. TENTATIVE (adj.) not final; uncertain 494. TERSE (adj.) concise; abrupt; pithy 495. TIMOROUS (adj.) easily frightened; timid 496. TITANIC (adj.) huge; powerful 497. TORPID (adj.) dormant; dull; lethargic 498. TORTUOUS (adj.) winding or twisting; devious 499. TOXIN (n) a poisonous substance produced by a living organism 500. TRANQUILITY (n) calmness; serenity 501. TREPIDATION (n) fear; trembling agitation 502. TRIBUTARY (n) a stream or river flowing into a larger stream/river 503. TRUCULENT (adj.) savage; fierce 504. TRUNCATED (adj.) cut off; shortened 19
20 505. TUMULT (n) noisy, disorderly activity; emotional agitation 506. TUNDRA (n) a cold, treeless, lowland northern area 507. TURBULENCE (n) state of violent agitation 508. UNANIMOUS (adj) sharing the same opinion; in full agreement 509. UNDULATE (v) to move in waves or w/a wavy motion 510. UNKEMPT (adj.) messy; disheveled; w/uncared for appearance 511. UNOBTRUSIVE (adj.) inconspicuous; not obvious 512. VACILLATION (n) fluctuation; wavering 513. VACCINE (n) substance that stimulated cells in immune system 514. VALOR (n) courage; bravery 515. VENERATE (v) to revere 516. VERTEBRATE (n) any of a group of animals w/a backbone 517. VERVE (n) energy; liveliness 518. VIABLE (adj.) capable of maintaining life 519. VIE (v) to strive; compete; contend 520. VILIFY (v) to slander 521. VINTAGE (adj.) classic; outstanding; odd 522. VIRTUOSO (n) highly skilled artist 523. VOTARY (n) a person/thing devoted to something 524. VIRULENT (adj.) extremely poisonous; harmful; deleterious 525. VORACIOUS (adj) ravenous; very hungry 526. WANDERLUST (n) strong impulse to travel 527. WHET (v) to sharpen; to stimulate 528. WRETCHED (adj) miserable; very unhappy or unfortunate 529. WRY (adj) sardonic; dryly humorous; ironic; cynical 530. XENOPHBIA (n) fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners 531. XYLEM (n) plant tissue that carries water from roots to leaves 532. ZEAL (n) enthusiasm 533. ZEALOT (n) fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal 20
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