APLANG 6 VOCAB

Antiquated

obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable

Arable

Fit for growing crops

Ascendancy

Domination; growing power

Atrophy

To waste away, wither

Clandestine

Marked by, held on, or conducted by secrecy.

Conciliate

To reconcile, to pacify, to renew a damaged friendship

Cursory

Superficial or fastly performed/ produced with little intention

Derision

Ridicule, mockery

Enmity

Absolute hatred

Extricate

To free from a difficult or tangled situation

Forbearance

Patience, not harsh, severe or strict.

Frivolous

Lacking in seriousness or importance

Garrulous

Talkative, rambling

Impetuous

Hasty, rash, impulsive

Industrious

always busy or occupied, hardworking

Infamous

Having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad

Insolence

insulting or contemptuous behavior

Levity

excessive of lacking importance, flippancy

Oblivion

State of being forgotten or not existing

Paradoxical

Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true

Perjury

False testimony under oath

Rancor

angry feeling for someone who's treated you unfairly

Sycophant

person tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage, a flatterer

Vacillating

hesitate/uncertainty in choice of opinions or course

Vivid

having clarity & freshness of immediate experience, distinct, bright