APUSH Vocab MP 3

acerbic

acerbic

Sharp or harsh

acumen

a person's ability to make good judgments and quick decisions

adherent

Strong supporter of something

adroit

skillful, clever

adversary

opponent

amphibious

relating to both land and water

anomaly

irregularity

aphorism

a brief statement of an idea

ascetic

practicing strict self-discipline

auspices

support or encouragement

austere

severe or strict self-discipline through psychological teachings

bastion

an institution defending certain standards

bulwark

a strong support or reinforcement

cardinal

crucial

cataclysm

a violent event that causes change to recover

chasten

to correct by means of punishment

clandestine

secretly kept

collegial

marked by equal division of authority

commensurate

to correspond in a suitable amount

consign

to give into the hands of another

consternation

feeling of anger of confusion due to something sudden

cosmopolitan

being multicultural and showing aspects from across the world

deferment

suspension

demarcation

a fixed boundary

denigrate

to condemn unfairly

despondent

feeling extremely discouraged

discretionary income

income remaining after tax reduction and expenses

ecumenical

representing worldwide Christian unity

emaciated

abnormally thin

espionage

use of spies to retain information from enemies

etymology

the study of the origin of words

eulogy

a speech in honor of the deceased

exacerbate

to worsen in quality or increase in violence

furlough

leave of absence

heinous

forceful

iconoclast

a person who criticizes beliefs

impunity

exemption from punishment

incumbent

a person currently holding office

infidel

something with opposing beliefs that do not accept a particular faith

kamikaze

a suicidal mission

libertarianism

a political belief that the government should interfere as little as possible with the people

materiel

military equipment

mitigate

to weaken

moratorium

a designated time period for suspending activity

nostrum

a questionable remedy

odyssey

an epic joir

oligarchy

a government in which only a few people are in command

overleverage

to take on debt

patrician

an aristocrat

privation

the deprivation of human essentials

proponent

argument in favor of something

rancor

bitterness

reconnaissance

a military survey of enemy territory

reforestation

the natural renewal of forests that have been depleted

repercussion

an unwelcome outcome

revile

to criticize abusively

saccharine

overly sweet

shantytown

area around a city that is settled by the poor

squalid

lowly and neglected

symbiotic

mutually beneficial relationship

thermonuclear

relating to a nuclear reaction over high temperatures

vitriolic

malicious