AP Vocab List 1

What does the word "Lament" mean?

• A formal prayer or religious service with a repetitive form.

• A passionate expression of sorrow or mourning.

• A disagreement or argument.

• A temporary relief of something negative.

Which word describes a situation or behavior that is not in harmony with the surroundings or other aspects?

• Fervor

• Incongruous

• Idyllic

• Superficial

The term "Vacillate" is best defined as:

• To express opinions or criticism forcefully.

• To inspire great admiration or awe.

• To waver in one's opinions or decisions.

• To show a warlike or aggressive nature.

What does "Sublime" refer to?

• A temporary relief or postponement of something negative.

• A favorable opinion or judgment.

• Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.

• A vulgar or pretentious display intended to attract attention.

Ostentatious:

• Characterized by a vulgar or pretentious

• •  Showing strong and intense feeling; passionate, forceful, or fervent.

•  An expression of grief, sorrow, or regret; a passionate expression of sorrow or mourning.

• • Likely to cause disagreement or argument; characterized by a tendency to quarrel or dispute.

Vehement

• Showing strong and intense feeling; passionate, forceful, or fervent.

• • An expression of grief, sorrow, or regret; a passionate expression of sorrow or mourning.

• • Likely to cause disagreement or argument; characterized by a tendency to quarrel or dispute.

• •  Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects; out of place, inconsistent.

Litany

• A prolonged or repetitive recitation or listing; a formal prayer or religious service with a repetitive form.

• • An expression of grief, sorrow, or regret; a passionate expression of sorrow or mourning.

• • Likely to cause disagreement or argument; characterized by a tendency to quarrel or dispute.

• •  Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects; out of place, inconsistent.

Lament

• Showing strong and intense feeling; passionate, forceful, or fervent.

• • An expression of grief, sorrow, or regret; a passionate expression of sorrow or mourning.

• • Likely to cause disagreement or argument; characterized by a tendency to quarrel or dispute.

• •  Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects; out of place, inconsistent.

Contentious

• Showing strong and intense feeling; passionate, forceful, or fervent.

• • An expression of grief, sorrow, or regret; a passionate expression of sorrow or mourning.

• • Likely to cause disagreement or argument; characterized by a tendency to quarrel or dispute.

• •  Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects; out of place, inconsistent.

Incongruous

• Showing strong and intense feeling; passionate, forceful, or fervent.

• • An expression of grief, sorrow, or regret; a passionate expression of sorrow or mourning.

• • Likely to cause disagreement or argument; characterized by a tendency to quarrel or dispute.

• •  Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects; out of place, inconsistent.