AP Lang vocab 7

Ambulatory

walking or moving around

Brazen

showing or expressing boldness and a complete lack of shame

Din

a system of standard electrical connections, used especially in television and

audio equipment; a system of numbers used to express the speed of a photographic film

Ennui

weariness and dissatisfaction with life that results from a loss of interest or

sense of excitement

Exonerate

to declare officially that somebody is not to blame or is not guilty of

wrongdoing

Inscrutable

not expressing anything clearly and thus hard to interpret

Prognosticate

to predict or foretell future events

Schism

the division of a group into mutually antagonistic factions

Sedition

actions or words intended to provoke or incite rebellion against

government authority, or actual rebellion against government authority

Wizened

looking wrinkled, shriveled, or dried up

Austere

imposing or suggesting physical hardship

Corpulent

somewhat overweight

Derisive

showing contempt or ridicule

Effeminate

weak through over refinement or an absence of vigorous qualities

Jocund

cheerful and full of good humor