AHS APlang vocab #16-30

Arbitration

noun

the process in which parties involved in dispute allow an impartial party to settle their differences

verb

arbitrate

noun

arbitrator

Attaché

noun

a person assigned to serve a specific capacity on a diplomatic mission

Consul

noun

a diplomatic official who represents his or her own government's economic interest in a foreign country and assist fellow citizens, living or traveling there

noun

consulate

adjective

consular

Covenant

noun

a binding agreement, a legal contract

Discretion

noun

the quality of using good judgment and self restraint, the quality of acting wisely based on awareness of the potential consequences of one's actions or the ability/power to decide, responsibility

adjective

discrete

adjective

discretionary

Entente

noun

an understanding or agreement between two and more political powers, providing for a common course of action or policy

Insular

adjective

suggestive of the isolated life on an island / having a narrow viewpoint

noun

insularity

verb

insulate

Machiavellian

adjective

cunning, deceitful, and underhanded in business or politics, aiming to maintain power by whatever means necessary

Protocol

noun

a code of correct conduct

Status quo

nou

the existing condition or state of affairs

Culminate

verb

to reach the highest point or degree/to come to completion to end

noun

culmination

Eclipse

verb

to exceed or go beyond to diminish others in importance or fame/to obscure or darken

Epitome

noun

an example, a perfect representative of a type

verb

epitomize

Impeccable

adjective

having no flaws, perfect, incapable of wrongdoing

Inimitable

adjective

impossible to imitate or copy, unique

Optimum

adjective

most favorable or advantageous, best

noun

the point of which something is most favorable

verb

optimize

Peerless

adjective

having no match, incomparable

Quintessence

noun

the pierced essence of something the most typical example

adjective

quintessential

Sublime

adjective

impressive, or inspiring, supreme

noun

something awe inspiring

Zenith

noun

the peak

Affront

verb

to insult, intentionally and openly

noun

an open or intentional offense, slight, or insult

Altercation

noun

a noisy or intense quarrel

Bellicose

adjective

warlike in manner or temperament, eager to fight, aggressive

noun

bellicosity or bellicoseness

Breach

noun

a break in friendly relations and estrangement

noun

a violation of a law, an obligation, or a promise

verb

to violate a law obligation or promise

Contentious

adjective

given to quarreling argumentative/involving or likely to cause argument, controversial

Decimate

verb

to destroy or kill a large part of a group

noun

decimation

Dissension

noun

difference of opinion, disagreement, discord

verb

dissent

noun

dissent

Rancor

noun

bitter, long, lasting, resentment, deep seated ill will

adjective

rancorous

Retribution

noun

something justly deserved/something given or demanded in repayment, especially as punishment or revenge

adjective

retributive

Schism

noun

a separation or division into opposing groups or factions, discord or discontent

Apocryphal

adjective

doubtful, of questionable origin, authorship or authenticity/false, fictitious, or erroneous

Bona fide

adjective

authentic, genuine, not counterfeit or copied/done in good faith without any attempt to deceive, sincere

Candor

noun

honesty, frankness, or sincerity of expression, openness

adjective

candid

Cant

noun

hypocritically, moralistic language/monotonous speech filled with platitudes/the special vocabulary of a sect, group, or profession, jargon

Charlatan

noun

a person who falsely claims to have special knowledge or ability, a quack or a fraud

Chicanery

noun

a deception by trickery, a trick

Feign

verb

to pretend or represent falsely

Insidious

adjective

working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy way/beguiling or alluring, but secretly harmful, treacherous

Rectitude

noun

moral uprightness, righteousness

verb

rectify

Veritable

adjective

real or genuine, actual

verb

verify

Accrue

verb

to increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth

noun

accrual

Arbiter

noun

a person chosen to judge or decide as disputed issue/a person who has the power to judge at will

verb

arbitrate

noun

arbitration

Audit

verb

to examine verify or correct the financial accounts of

noun

a review of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy

verb

to attend a course without requesting or receiving academic credit

Cartel

noun

a group of independent businesses formed to control production, pricing, and marketing of goods

Collateral

noun

property that is pledged as security for a loan, if the loan is not repaid, the property is taken

adjective

serving to support or corroborate

adjective

of a secondary nature, subordinate

Commodity

noun

an item of trader commerce, especially an agricultural or mining product/something or someone valuable and useful

Conglomerate

noun

a corporation made up of a number of companies that operate in different fields

verb

deform or gather into a mass or whole

Liquidate

verb

to settle a debt, claim, or other obligation by selling property or goods/to convert assets into cash

noun

liquidation

Lucrative

adjective

producing wealth, profitable

Security

noun

a document showing ownership or something owed, a stock or bond/something deposited or given an assurance of the fulfillment of an obligation, a pledge, collateral

Adulterate

verb

to make impure by adding improper, inferior or necessary ingredients

noun

adulteration

Bane

noun

a cause of great harm, ruin, or death/a source of constant annoyance or frustration

Boon

noun

a benefit or blessing, especially one that is timely

Inimical

adjective

harmful injurious/unfriendly, hostile

Malevolent

adjective

having or showing ill will, wishing harm to others, malicious/having an evil or harmful influence

noun

malevolence

Panacea

noun

a remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties, a cure-all

Pernicious

adjective

tending to cause death or great harm

noun

perniciousness

Salutary

adjective

helpful or designed to be helpful, remedial/favorable to health, wholesome

Toxic

adjective

poisonous, capable of causing injury or death by chemical means

noun

toxin

noun

toxicity

Vitiate

verb

to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of

Auspices

plural noun

support or protection

Auspicious

adjective

favorable, promising success/marked by success, prosperous

Circumspect

adjective

cautious, prudent, mindful of circumstance, and potential consequences

noun

circumspection

Despicable

adjective

deserving of scorn, contempt, or low opinion

verb

despise

Introspective

adjective

contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings, self-examining

verb

introspect

noun

introspection

Perspicuous

adjective

clearly expressed, easy to understand

noun

perpetuity

Specious

adjective

seemingly true, but actually false

noun

speciousness

Spectacle

noun

an impressive public performance or display/a public display of bad behavior

Specter

noun

a ghost or spirit/a haunting or disturbing image or possibility

adjective

spectral

Spectrum

noun

a band showing different wavelengths of color or sound, arranged in order/abroad range of related qualities or ideas

Complicity

noun

involvement as an accomplice in a crime or wrongdoing

adjective

complicit

Deploy

verb

to position troops or people strategically on systematically/to put into use or action

noun

deployment

Explicate

verb

to explain to make clear the meaning of something

adjective explicable

noun

explication

Explicit

adjective

fully, clearly expressed leaving nothing implied/readily observable

Implicate

verb

to involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly/to have as a consequence to entail

noun

implication

Implicit

adjective

implied or understood though not directly expressed/unquestioning, without doubt or reservation

noun

implication

Inexplicable

adjective

difficult or impossible to explain or account for

Replica

noun

a copy or reproduction of a work of art, especially one made by the original artist/a copy or reproduction, especially one that is smaller than the original

verb

replicate

Supple

adjective

easily bent, limber pliant/changing or yielding rapidly, compliant, adaptable

noun

suppleness

Supplicant

noun

a person who asks praise or begs, humbly and earnestly

verb

supplicate

noun

supplication

Adjudicate

verb

to hear and settle a case through judicial procedure/to settle a dispute

noun

adjudication

Affidavit

noun

a written statement made under oath before an official confidant

Confidant

noun

a person trusted with secrets or private matters

verb

confide

Conjure

verb

to produce or summon as if by magic/to call to mind an image or a memory

noun

conjurer

Fealty

noun

faithfulness, allegiance

Fiancé

noun

a man engaged to be married

fiancée

noun

a woman engaged to be married

Fidelity

noun

faithfulness to obligations, duties, or vows/the egress to which a sound or image is accurately reproduced

Infidel

noun

a person who does not accept a particular faith or religion

Jurisprudence

noun

the philosophy and science of law or a division of the law

Perjure

verb

to deliberately lie or testify falsely under oath

Ambivalence

noun

the presence of conflicting or opposing ideas or feelings/uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow

adjective

ambivalent

Avail

verb

to be of use or advantage to to help down use benefit or advantage

Countervailing

adjective

acting against something so as to cancel its effect, counteractive

verb

countervail

Evaluate

verb

to judge, to determine the value of

noun

evaluation

Evince

verb

to show or demonstrate clearly

Invaluable

adjective

priceless, having a value too great to be measured

Prevail

verb

to be greater in strength or influence to triumph to win out/to be in use or effect, to be current/to persuade successfully

adjective

prevailing

Valedictorian

noun

the student who has the highest academic ranking a class, and who usually delivers the graduation speech

noun

valedictory

adjective

valedictory

Valiant

adjective

brave, possessing courage, boldness

noun

valiance

Vanquish

verb

to defeat, to overcome, conquer, or subdue