AP LANG 91-120 VOCAB

Animus

a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will

corpulent

Having a large bulky body (obese)

corpus

the body of a human or animal especially when dead

corpuscle

a minute particle; living cell

Equanimity

Evenness of mind especially under stress

inanimate

Not animate; not endowed with life or spirit

incorporate

To unite or work into something already existent; to blend or combine thoroughly

Incorporeal

having no material body or form; not corporeal

magnanimous

showing or suggesting a generous and kind nature

pusillanimous

Lacking courage and resolution; marked by contemptible timidity

Abscond

to depart secretly and hide oneself

Bilk

to block the free development of (frustrate)

clemency

an act or instance of leniency (merciful)

Contrite

feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior

Impute

to credit or ascribe (something) to a cause (attribute) often fault or blame

Iniquity

gross injustice (sin;wickedness); wicked act

redress

To set right (remedy); to make up for

Reprehensible

strong criticism, blame because an action is morally wrong; worthy of deserving reprehension;

Restitution

an act of restoring or a condition of being restored

vindicate

To free from allegation or blame; to show someone is not guilty

Atrophy

decrease in size or wasting away of a body part

Debilitate

to impair the strength of

livid

very angry or discolored by bruising

Moribund

being in the state of dying; approaching death

Noxious

Physically harmful or destructive to living beings

Pestilent

Destructive of life (deadly); injuring/ endangering a society

Prostrate

stretched out with face on the ground in submission (lying flat)

Salubrious

favorable to or promoting heath/well-being

scourge

whip; one used to inflict pain or punishment

unscathed

wholly unharmed; not injured