ap lang vocab pt 2

butz (starting from list 3)

embellish

embellish

to decorate or adorn

jejune

not interesting or satisfying

sartorial

of or pertaining to clothes

disparage

to belittle

cursory

hasty

dubious

doubtful

duplicity

deliberate deception

edify

to enlighten

enigma

something that is puzzling

epitome

the perfect example of an entire class or type

exacerbate

to increase the severity of

fickle

capricious, changeable

fortuitous

happening by a lucky chance

garrulous

chatty

hackneyed

worn out by use, banal, trite

histrionic

theatrical

harbinger

a forerunner; an indication of what is to come

idiosyncrasy

a peculiar trait or form of behavior

languid

sluggish or listless

incorrigible

incapable of being corrected, not reformable, delinquent

jocular

fun-loving, jolly

latent

hidden, not apparent

lucid

having full use of one’s mental faculties, clear

malevolent

malicious or spiteful

manacle

handcuff

morose

gloomy or melancholy

imperial

royal

imminent

impending, near at hand

eminent

prominent or notable

knell

tolling of a bell

oblige

to make indebted or grateful

proximity

degree of closeness

manifest

apparent; clear

indigent

poor

lethargy

sluggishness

tempest

a storm

lurid

gruesome; stressing violence or sensationalism

maudlin

excessively sentimental

homage

honor or tribute

imperious

domineering

assail

to attack

jettison

to throw overboard

kinetic

producing motion

lackey

a servile attendant

legacy

anything received by an ancestor, predecessor, or previous era

malediction

curse

xenophobia

fear or hatred of the strange or foreign

miser

someone who is parsimonious

mesmerize

to hypnotize

indolent

idle; disinclined to work

innocuous

harmless

laudable

praiseworthy

mercenary

motivated solely by money or gain

lithe

flexible, supple

meander

to wander aimlessly

missive

letter

nebulous

vague

hubris

pride, arrogance, or excessive self-conceit

apostrophe

the addressing of an absent person

ostracize

to banish disgracefully

obsequious

slavishly attendant; servile

mettle

courage or spirit

inundate

to flood or overwhelm

interment

burial

miscreant

villain

mollify

to soften or appease

lugubrious

mournful

misnomer

wrong name; incorrect designation

luminary

shining light or star; person of brilliant achievements

nadir

lowest point

numismatist

coin collector

obdurate

stubborn

repose

rest

pallid

pale

paramount

supreme