AP LIT 1-125

plaintive

Adj. Expressing sorrow or melancholy.

portentous

Ominously significant or indicative.

semblance

Outward appearance or apparent form.

penury

Extreme poverty or destitution.

desolate

Deserted and bleak; devoid of life.

ascetic

Practicing severe self-discipline and abstention.

engender

To cause or give rise to.

capricious

Given to sudden changes in mood.

countenance

Facial expression or support.

conjecture

An opinion formed without complete information.

inexorable

Impossible to stop or prevent.

sardonic

Grimly mocking or cynical.

sullen

Bad-tempered and sulky.

impetuous

Acting quickly without thought or care.

peremptory

Insisting on immediate attention or obedience.

equivocal

Open to more than one interpretation.

soporific

Causing sleep or drowsiness./ a drug that induces sleep

transitory

Not permanent; temporary.

ludicrous

So foolish it is amusing.

façade

An outward appearance concealing something.

approbation

Approval or praise.

interminable

Endless or seemingly endless.

calumny

A false statement to damage reputation.

acquiesce

To accept something reluctantly but without protest.

propitious

Giving or indicating a good chance of success.

venerate

To regard with great respect.

phlegmatic

Having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.

enigma

an inscrutable or mysterious person

deprecate

To express disapproval of.

noxious

Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

assiduous

Showing great care and perseverance.

solicitous

characterized by showing interest or concern

fastidious

Very attentive to detail; hard to please.

insipid

Lacking flavor or vigor.

inveterate

Having a particular habit or interest that is long-established.

enervate

To weaken or drain of energy.

trepidation

A feeling of fear or agitation.

evince

to display clearly : reveal

ephemeral

Lasting for a very short time.

obscure

Not discovered or known about.

sanguine

Optimistic or positive, especially in difficult situations.

prodigal

characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure

discern

To perceive or recognize.

profligate

wildly extravagant

languid

Weak or faint from illness or fatigue.

sententious

Given to moralizing in a pompous manner.

disposition

prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination

apoplexy

A sudden loss of consciousness or paralysis.

insuperable

Impossible to overcome.

indefatigable

Persisting tirelessly.

capacious

spacious, roomy (adj.)

fervent

Intense, enthusiastic, ARDENT (adj.)

ascertain

to find out for sure; to verify

innocuous

harmless , BENIGN(adj.)

dauntless

brave (adj.)

picayune

measly; of little value; worthless

querulous

whiny; grouchy; hard-to-please

puerile

immature; juvenile CALLOW

indemnity

payment; compensation

effluence

outflow; emission; wordiness VERBOSITY

irascible

Irritable; easily angered; grouchy BILIOUS;PETULANT;QUERULOUS

imbibe

consume; swallow; ingest; absorb

dross

trash; dregs; refuse

physiognomy

outward appearance COUNTENANCE

confabulation

conversation; discussion PALAVER

noisome

offensive; disgusting

conciliate

to calm; to satisfy

automaton

a robot; a gadget

misconstrue (v.)

to interpret incorrectly; (v.)

propinquity (n.)

proximity (nearness in place); kinship (nearness of relation)

asperity (n.)

bitterness; irritability;meanness

tyro (n.)

beginner; newcomer; novice

panegyric (n.)

A speech praising someone,often dead; a eulogy AN ECONMIUM

assuage (v.)

to ease; to lessen CONCILIATE

invidious (adj.)

Offensive; hateful; full of enmity

effrontery (n.)

Shameless boldness; audacity IMPUDENCE

disquieting (adj.)

unsettling; disturbing

rapt (adj.)

wholly absorbed; captivated; immersed

sapient (adj.)

wise; intelligent

mien (n.)

manner; personality

capitulate (v.)

to surrender

preclude (v.)

to prevent; to hinder; to impede

disputatious (adj.)

argumentative; fond of argument

salient (adj.)

significant; remarkable; obvious

facile (adj.)

effortless; deft; hasty

maladroit (adj.)

clumsy; unskillful

fait accompli (n.)

An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed

pedantry (n.)

slavish attention to rules; meticulousness; extreme exactness

ineffable (adj.)

inexpressible; indescribable; unspeakable

salubrious (adj.)

healthful; wholesome; hygienic

misanthropy (n.)

hatred for mankind

eclectic (adj.)

assorted; diversified; MULTIFARIOUS

cursory (adj.)

superficial; careless; haphazard

dissimulate (v.)

To pretend; to deceive; to feign

immutable (adj.)

unchanging; eternal

ameliorate (v.)

to make better; to improve

palliate (v.)

Lessen; soothe; MITIGATE

fetter (v.)

restrain; to curb; to hamper; hinder: TRAMMEL

arrogate (v.)

to take or claim without right; to confiscate

predilection (n.)

a passion; a fondness; A PROCLIVITY