1. AP Lang
Vocabulary Week 2

2. Bastion Noun Roots: bastille - fortress, tower, fortified
Def: A stronghold or fortification

3. Bastion Variations: bastionary (adj), bastioned (adv)
Connotation: Neutral; can be positive or negative

4. Bastion Castle Rock (Jack) The Mountain (Ralph)
The school is known to be a bastion of rigor, integrity, and excellence.
Once known for widespread pollution, the city is now heralded as a bastion of green progress.
Bastion of literature (Shakespeare’s Works).
Male bastion of Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, etc.).

5. Declivities Noun – plural form of declivity
Roots: de (down) cliv (cliff)
Def: Downward slopes, as of a hill or mountain

6. Declivities Variations: declivitous (adj)
Connotation: can be negative – associated with danger, heights, falling, etc.

7. Tacit Adj Roots: tacere (silent)
Def: Not spoken; implied by actions or statements

8. Tacit Variations: taciturn (adj), tacitly (adv), tacitness (noun)
Connotation: Neutral – can be positive (twins having a tacit understanding) or negative (tacit agreements can be dangerous)

9. Festoon Noun and Verb Roots: festa (feast)
Def: To hang in a decorative curve between two points

10. Festoon Variations: festive, festivity
Connotation: Positive – associated with parties and celebrations