AP Lang Ch11+12
aesthetic adjective
having a sense of buety giving an impression of beauty artistic
catalyst noun
a person or thing that brings about change
disparage verb
to speak i’ll of criticize put down
ingratiate verb
to charm win favor make oneself agreeable
insipid adjective
dull tasteless un exciting
peerless adjective
so superior to be without equal incomparable unsurpassed
propriety noun
appropriateness
virtuoso noun
an expert particularly in the arts
virtriolic adjective
sharply harsh critical biting
whimsical adjective
determined by impulse odd arbritrary
rebuff verb
to reject bluntly; snub
devious adjective
not straightforward; tricky; shifty
immutable adjective
never changing or varying
ponderous adjective
heavy; labored; massive; lacking grace
predecessor noun
a person who comes before another in time
amicable adjective
friendly; showing goodwill
static adjective
not moving or progressing; still
efface verb
to wipe out; erase; remove completely
dissonance noun
a harsh; disagreeable combination of sounds
garrulous adjective
talkative to an annoying degree