AP Vocabulary List Nine

alacrity

noun- cheerful readiness; promptness or willingness

arraign

verb- 1) to call before a court 2) to accuse or change; to criticize

chicanery

noun- trickery or deception

debility

noun- a weakened or enfeebled state; weakness

epitome

noun- something that possesses to the highest degree the features of the whole class; the embodiment; the exemplification; the quintessence

forte

noun- a person's strong suit; a person's talent or skill

gentry

noun- wellborn, well-bred people

grandiose

adj- affectedly grant or important; pompous

intrinsic

adj- belonging to a thing by its nature

iridescent

adj- displaying a play of lustrous colors, like those in a rainbow

microcosm

noun- a little world; the world in miniature

mordant

adj- sharply caustic or sarcastic; biting

ostensible

adj- apparent, perceived; supposed to be

ostracize

verb- to exclude; to banish

petulance

noun- rudeness and irritability

propensity

noun- a natural tendency; a natural inclination

restive

adj- impatient; restless; stubborn, refusing to go forward

reticence

noun- the state of being taciturn or reserved

sanctimonious

adj- giving a hypocritical appearance of piety

verity

noun- the state of truth; according with fact or reality