AP Lang Vocab #3

ephemeral

short lived; fleeting; transitory

relegate

to dismiss; to an inferior person

futile

hopeless; worthless; useless

condone

to forgive; to overlook

tranquility

calmness

dissent

disagreement

conciliate

to soothe; end a dispute; to reconcile

incessant

unceasing; never ending

disparity

inequality; difference

disparage

to speak badly of; to belittle

conventional

ordinary; customary; normal; traditional

rigor

harshness or severity

auspicious

favorable; positive

universal

existing or present everywhere

fickle

unpredictable; capricious; whimsical

furtive

secretive

remorse

sadness; regret

repress

to hold down

gullible

overly trusting; willing to believe anything

respite

a rest; a pause; a break