AP Humanities group 7

Abet

To encourage or assist, usually in an offense against the law.

Aplomb

complete and confident composure or self-assurance: POISE

Ascertain

To find out definitively; to determine.

Blandishment

Flattery intended to persuade someone to do something.

Chasten

To discipline or correct behavior through punishment.

Cognizant

knowledgeable of something especially through personal experience: MINDFUL

Collusion

secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose

Congenial

Characterized by friendly sociability.

Deft

Skillful and adroit in movement or action.

Desolate

Deserted; without inhabitants; barren.

Din

Loud and discordant noises; cacophony.

Dispatch

To send away with promptness or speed.

Dissuade

To advise against; to talk out of.

Embroil

To entangle or throw into confusion or strife.

Enervation

Weakness.

Expurgate

To remove obscene or objectionable material, usually before publication.

Fitful

Convulsive, spasmodic.

Garner

To gather together or store up.

Iconoclast

One who attacks established beliefs or institutions.

Indelible

Cannot be removed, washed away, or erased.

Irreproachable

Faultless or not discreditable.

Obliterate

To remove all traces of; to do away with; to destroy completely.

Paucity

Scarcity; fewness of number; dearth.

Piety

Devotion and reverence to God.

Precarious

Dangerous, risky; not a secure situation.