AP Vocabulary Set 45

bigot

one who is utterly intolerant of any creed or belief differing from his own

appreciate

to increase in value

cliché

an overworked expression, a trite statement

chaff

material separated from the seed after threshing, worthless matter

couple

to join or to link together

discretion

ability to act on one's own power of individual decision

fatalistic

belief that events are predetermined and cannot be altered

emollient

something that soothes or softens

idiosyncrasy

a characteristic habit or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual

gamely

in a positive and spirited approach to a task, with unyielding spirit

indices

plural of index, guides

ignominy

disgraceful or dishonorable conduct

ossify

to change or to harden into bone, to be rigidly conventional

infidel

a person who has no religious faith; unbeliever

malinger

to pretend or to feign illness to avoid work or duty

motley

exhibiting great diversity of elements; heterogeneous

pestilence

a deadly epidemic disease; something considered harmful or evil

sophomoric

immature and poorly informed

preciosity

meticulousness, extreme fastidiousness

surly

churlishly rude or bad-tempered; unfriendly, hostile

scurry

to hurry about, to scamper

transgression

violation of a law or command; sin

wheedle

to try to convince by flattery, to coax, to cajole

vent

to give utterance to

verify

to prove the truth of; to confirm; to substantiate