AP Lit Vocab - Grade 12, List 3

alacrity

liveliness and eagerness

bearing

a person’s manner or way of conducting himself or herself

circuitous

deviating from a straight course

conciliatory

intended to placate

consternation

sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion

diffident

lacking self-confidence

enjoin

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something

estimable

deserving of honor and respect

forbearance

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

iconoclast

someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions

lassitude

a feeling of lack of interest or energy

obstreperous

noisily and stubbornly defiant

pique

call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response

profligate

recklessly wasteful

quotidian

found in the ordinary course of events

rancorous

showing deep-seated resentment

specious

plausible but false

supplication

a humble request for help from someone in authority

trite

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

vicarious

experienced at secondhand