APLAC Vocabulary List 3 (Word/Definition)

abet (v)

to aid; to act as an accomplice

adumbrate (v)

to give a hint or indication of something to come

arcane (adj)

secret, obscure; known only to a few

bilious (adj)

ill-tempered, sickly, ailing

celerity (n)

speed, haste

consternation (n)

an intense state of fear or dismay

denizen (n)

an inhabitant, a resident

encumber (v)

to weigh down, to burden

fallacious (adj)

tending to deceive or mislead

importunate (adj)

troublesomely urgent; extremely persistent in request or demand

internecine (adj)

mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides

lexicon (n)

a dictionary; a stock of terms pertaining to a particular subject or vocabulary

microcosm (n)

a small scale representation of a larger system

novel (adj)

new and not resembling anything formerly known

pandemic (adj)

occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting a large portion of the population

phlegmatic (adj)

having a sluggish, unemotional temperament

progenitor (n)

an ancestor in the direct line, forefather; founder

spartan (adj)

highly self-disciplined; frugal, austere

tautological (adj)

having to do with needless repetition, redundancy

voluble (adj)

talkative, speaking easily, glib