Pre- ap Vocabulary Lesson 7

Covering completely or

broadly

Comprehensive

A scarcity or lack

Dearth

Lacking an essential quality

Deficient

An amount by which something

falls short

Deficit

Testing all possibilities; thorough

Exhaustive

Essential for completeness; not

fractional

Integral

Meager; insufficient; worthless

Paltry

Superabundance; excess

Plethora

To fill or make complete again

Replenish

Being just short of full measure;

inadequate

Scant

Pre- ap Vocabulary Lesson 8

ABNORMAL

Not normal

CONVENTIONAL

Customary; conforming to standards

IDIOSYNCRASY

An unusual habit or mannerism

ORTHODOX

Adhering to commonly accepted tradition

PRECEDENT

An action that serves as an example

PREVALENT

Widespread; commonly occurring

PROSAIC

Ordinary; lacking in imagination

QUAINT

Charmingly old-fashion

RARITY

Something special or uncommon, usually valued

SINGULAR

Out of the ordinary; peculiar

PRE-AP VOCABULARY LESSON 9

AmbiguousHaving two or more meanings;

unclear

BaffleTo cause uncertainty in; puzzle

ConvolutedCoiled or twisted; complicated

DilemmaSituation forcing a choice

between two alternatives

EnigmaSomething that is hard to figure

out

IntricateHaving a complicated structure;

complex

Labyrinth A confusing network of passages;

a maze

QuandaryA state of uncertainty or doubt

SolubleCapable of being solved;

dissolvable

TacticA method of achieving a goal; a

strategy