AP Lang Unit 7 Part 2 Vocab

• implausible


  not believable
• antonym- implausible


  antonym- believable
• incongruity


  nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility
• antonym- incongruity


  antonym-agreement
• insularity


  qualities of an island; narrow-mindedness of opinion
• antonym- insularity


  antonym- broad, open minded
• morose


  being sully or gloomy
• antonym- morose


  antonym- cheerful
• placate


  to appease or to pacify by making concessions
• antonym- placate


  antonym- to antagonize
• poignant


  piercing, incisive, and keen
• antonym- poignant


  antonym- dull
• provincial


  lacking sophistication, narrow-minded
• antonym- provincial


  antonym- sophisticated
• reiterate


  to repeat
• antonym- reiterate


  antonym- to fail to repeat
• spontaneous


  having no external cause, acting on impulse
• antonym- spontaneous


  antonym- planned
• synthesis


  combining parts into a whole
• synthesis


  antonym- disjoining
• toxic


  poisonous
• antonym- toxic

  antonym- healthful, harmless
• vigilant


  very alert, watchful
• voluble


  ability to use words easily, fluent and glib
• antonym- voluble


  antonym- taciturn
• Provincial


  Narrow-minded, unsophisticated, lacking in education or worldly experience