HOD AP vocab list #2

Luminous

Luminous

Full of shedding light - bright, shining or radiant; emitting or reflecting light.

Interminable

Endless (often used hyper-bolically)

Ascetic

Suggesting the practice of severe self disciplineDia

Diaphanous

Light, delicate, and translucent fabric or material.

Venerable

Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.

Lurid

Very vivid in color, unnatural or shocking.

Somnambulist

A person who walks while asleep; a sleepwalker.

Imperturbably

Unable to upset or excite

Sententiously

Moraling in a pompous or affected manner,

Enigma

A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling to understand

Lugubrious

Looking or sounding sad and dismal.

Recrudescence

The resurgence of an undesirable condition or situation after a period of inactivity.

Declivity

A downward slope or incline.

Insidious

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.

Philanthropic

Seeking to promote the welfare of others

Propitiatory

Intended to appease, reconcile, or please someone

Moribund

At the point of death

Inscrutable

Impossible to understand or interpret

Rout

A disorderly retreat or flight of troops, often resulting in a complete defeat.

Insolence

Rude or disrespectful behavior

Rapacity

Charm or enchant someone; sometimes in a deceiving way