AP LIT SEM 2 VOCAB

muster

summon up, call forth, or bring together

clairvoyance

perceiving future events beyond normal sensory contact

reprimand

to call out bad behavior

nefarious

wicked or criminal

ineffable

too great, powerful, beautiful to be expressed with words

fiat

decree

calcified

inflexible, unchangeable

demagogue

a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument.

countenance

to tolerate, approve, sanction

moribound

at the point of death

miasma

a highly unpleasant, unhealthy smell or vapor; an oppressive surrounding atmosphere

discourse

written or spoken communication or debate

modus operandi

a particular way or method of doing something, especially one that is characteristic or well-established

reticence

being reserved

gnomic

expressed in or of the nature of short, pithy maxims or aphorisms

roiling

(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence

melancholy

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

malice

a desire to see others suffer

dote

to shower with love; to show excessive affection for

desolate

providing no shelter or sustenance

narcissism

excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one's physical appearance

iterate

perform or utter repeatedly

monolith

a single great stone often in the form of an obelisk or column; an organized whole that acts as a single unified powerful or influential force

mercenary

one that serves merely for wages

felicity

great happiness; something that causes happiness

copse

a dense growth of trees, shrubs, or bushes

indolent

disinclined to work or exertion

conflagration

a very intense and uncontrolled fire

cleave

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

cipher

code