AP English Vocab - List 4

Canard

n. a deliberately misleading story
SYN: lie, pretense, sham
ANT: fact, truth, reality

Cortege

n. a group of attendants; a retinue
SYN: entourage, followers

Solecism

n. a deviation or error in speech, manners, or deeds
SYN: mistake, faux pas, blunder

Simian

adj. related to or resembling an ape or monkey

Impresario

n. an entertainment producer or manager
SYN: organizer, proprietor

Bulwark

n. a defensive wall or embankment
SYN: fortification, barrier

Malaise

n. vague bodily or emotional discomfort or uneasiness
SYN: illness, distress
ANT: comfort, relief, peace

Disingenuous

adj. insincere, calculating
SYN: duplicitous, cunning, shifty
ANT: honest, sincere, candid

Intransigent

adj. uncompromising; refusing to moderate
SYN: determined, immovable, obdurate
ANT: flexible, yielding

Dogged

adj. unrelenting; persistent
SYN: driven, steadfast, unwavering
ANT: hesitating, wavering, weak

Propensity

n. a tendency
SYN: inclination, predisposition, penchant
ANT: aversion

Compunction

n. an uneasiness caused by guilt, a qualm
SYN: regret

Sepulcher

n. a tomb or burial chamber
SYN: crypt, catacomb, mausoleum

Bellicose

adj. warlike in manner, inclined to fight
SYN: pugnacious, belligerent, hostile
ANT: mild, passive, peaceful

Pulchritude

n. physical beauty
SYN: loveliness, allure
ANT: ugliness, repulsiveness

Wizened

adj. shriveled or withered from age or illness
SYN: shrunken, gnarled
ANT: sturdy, robust, stalwart

Physiognomy

n. facial features
SYN: countenance, visage

Voluble

adj. talkative
SYN: garrulous, fluent
ANT: quiet, introverted

Umbrage

n. feeling of offense; resentment
SYN: displeasure, ire, anger
ANT: delight, pleasure

Epiphany

n. a revelation; a sudden knowledge or insight