AP Vocab #3

Alacrity

brisk and cheerful readiness.

Aplomb

self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.

Barrage

a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area.

Cognizant

having knowledge or being aware of.

Collusion

secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others.

Deleterious

causing harm or damage.

Hegemony

leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.

Paradigm

a typical example or pattern of something; a model.

Unctuous

(of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily.

Urbane

(of a person) courteous and refined in manner.

Ambulatory

relating to or adapted for walking.

Brazen

bold and without shame.

Churlish

rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.

Diffident

modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

Ennui

a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.

Inscrutable

impossible to understand or interpret.

Prognosticate

foretell or prophesy (an event in the future).

Schism

a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.

Sedition

conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.

Wizened

shriveled or wrinkled with age.

Austere

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

Corpulent

(of a person) fat.

Derisive

expressing contempt or ridicule.

Effeminate

having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly.

Jocund

cheerful and lighthearted.

Manifest

display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.

Ostentatious

characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

Sanguine

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

Strident

loud and harsh; grating.

Vehement

showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

Elegiac

relating to or characteristic of an elegy.

Fecund

producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile.

Infirmity

physical or mental weakness.

Malady

disease or ailment.

Nuance

a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

Profligate

recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

Remonstrance

a forcefully reproachful protest.

Scintillate

emit flashes of light; sparkle.

Terse

sparing in the use of words; abrupt.

Vitiate

spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.