APEngL+L Vocab List 1

martial

(adj.) associated with war and the armed forces

nascent

(adj.) coming into being; in early developmental stages

nebulous

(adj.) vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

neologism

(n.) a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

noxious

(adj.) harmful, injurious

obtuse

(adj.) lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

obviate

(v.) to anticipate and make unnecessary

onerous

(adj.) troubling, burdensome

paean

(n.) a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

perennial

(adj.) recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

perfidy

(n.) intentional breach of faith; treachery 

perfunctory

(adj.) cursory; done without care or interest

perspicacious

(adj.) acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

prattle

(v.) to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

precipitate

(adj.) acting with excessive haste or impulse

predilection

(n.) a disposition in favor of something; preference

prescience

(n.) foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring

prevaricate

(v.) to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

qualms

(n.) misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

recant

(v.) to retract, especially a previously held belief