APLAC Vocabulary List 5 (Word/Examples)

abnegate (v)

After his retirement, the former police commissioner found it difficult to ___ authority.

affected (adj)

The ___ hairdresser spouted French phrases, though she had never been to France.

certitude (n)

The witness’ ___ about the night in question had a big impact on the jury.

diffuse (v)

They turned on the fan, but all that did was ___ the cigarette smoke throughout the room.

epochal (adj)

The Supreme Court’s ___ decision will no doubt affect generations to come.

feckless (adj)

Anja took on the responsibility of caring for her aged mother, realizing that her ___ sister was not up to the task.

grandiloquence (n)

The headmistress was notorious for her ___ at the lectern and her ostentatious clothes.

impudent (adj)

Considering the judge had been lenient in her sentence, it was ___ of the defendant to refer to her by her first name.

intimation (n)

Abby chose to ignore Babu’s intimation that she wasn’t as good a swimmer as she claimed.

misanthrope (n)

Scrooge was such a ___ that even the sight of children singing made him angry.

obfuscate (v)

Benny always ___ the discussion by bringing in irrelevant facts.

paradigm (n)

The new restaurant owner used the fast-food giant as a ___ for expansion into new locales.

plaintive (adj)

The ___ cries from the girl trapped in the tree were heard by all.

promulgate (v)

The publicist ___ the idea that the celebrity had indeed gotten married.

recapitulate (v)

After the long-winded president had finished his speech, his assistant ___ for the press the points he had made.

sacrilegious (adj)

It’s considered ___ for one to enter a mosque wearing shoes.

sportive (adj)

The lakeside vacation meant more ___ opportunities for the kids than the culinary tour through France.

temerity (n)

I offered her a ride since it was late at night, but she had the ___ to say she’d rather walk.

unconscionable (adj)

After she promised me the project, the fact that she gave it to someone else is ___.

wanton (adj)

Painting graffiti on the statue of the town founder was a ___ display of disrespect.