APEL Vocab List 6

repugnant

repugnant

offensive and completely unacceptable; making somebody feel physically repelled distasteful, disgusting, abhorrent, abominable, revolting, vile

pugnacious

inclined to fight or be aggressive aggressive, combative

impugn

to suggest that something cannot be trusted, relied on, or respected criticize, challenge

cadence

the beat or measure of something such as a dance or a march that follows a set rhythm; the rise and fall of the voice during speech rhythm

lucid

rational and mentally clear especially for a period between episodes of delirium; clear easily understood; emitting light *sensible, clear, light *

luminous

emitting or reflecting light; clear and easy to understand understandable, bright, glowing

loquacious

tending to talk a great deal talkative, chatty

deride

to show contempt for somebody or something disdain, insult, mock

ridicule

to reduce or dismiss the importance or quality of somebody or something in a contemptuous way contemptuous, disdain, mock, satire

ridiculous

completely unreasonable and not at all sensible or acceptable absurd, bizarre

risible

capable of causing laughter laughable, hilarious, funny af

gesticulation

move arms or hands when speaking or express something with movements of the arms or hands hand movement, gesture

gestation

development of an idea or plan in the mind; or the time it takes to develop; the period of development of the offspring during pregnancy evolution, early development

vociferous

shouting in a noisy and determined way loud, insistent, boisterous

irrevocable

impossible to revoke, undo or change irreversible, fixed

unequivocal

allowing for no doubt or misinterpretation clear, definite, positive

equivocate

to speak vaguely or ambiguously especially in order to mislead vague, ambiguous

evocative

prompting vivid memories or images of things not present, especially things from the past suggestive

edifice

a building especially a large or impressive one structure

masticate

to grind and pulverize food inside mouth chew

insuperable

impossible to overcome, get rid of or deal with successfully. impossible, impassable, insurmountable

surreptitious

done in a concealed or underhand way to escape notice secret, sneaky

ostentatious

vulgar display of wealth flashy

imperious

haughty and domineering bossy, overbearing

supplication

humble and sincere appeal to somebody request

sagacity

wisdom

perennial

recurrent constantly recurring, or lasting for an indefinite amount of time enduring, perpetual

orthodox

following the established or traditional rules of a political or religious belief, a philosophy, or way of life traditional, conventional

bereft

deprived

atone

expiate