AP Vocabulary Set 19

adjunct

something joined or added to a thing but not necessarily a part of it

anomalous

out of place, abnormal

belligerent

waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness; bellicose, pugnacious, combative, quarrelsome

censure

to blame or to condemn; denounce, reprehend, reprobate

compliance

a yielding; acquiescence

defile

to make dirty, to desecrate, to pollute; taint; contaminate

diligent

characterized by steady, attentive and energetic effort in a pursuit or study

expedient

appropriate for a purpose but not necessarily moral, right, or just

flout

to treat with contempt; scoff, jeer, gibe, sneer, mock, insult

galling

very irritating

heralded

announced or publicized

incantation

a spell, written or recited formula of words designed for a particular effect

indigenous

native to a certain area; aboriginal, endemic, native

luscious

very pleasant to the taste

nomadic

characterized by moving about from place to place as nomads; transient

parry

to deflect or to ward off a blow

precipitate

to cause to speedily occur, to throw headlong

pungent

sharp or irritating to the taste or smell, acrid; piquant, poignant, racy

ratify

to give formal approval

sagacious

wise, shrewd, very discerning

slovenly

messy, untidy, careless

spiteful

full of spite or malice; malicious; malevolent; vengeful, cruel, rancorous

tangential

slightly connected, divergent

taper

to decrease in thickness or width

vagrant

a wanderer who does not have a home