AP Lang Vocab Quiz #13

Loquacious

Tending to talk a great deal

Malapropism

The usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase

Malfeasance

Wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official

Misnomer

A wrong name or inappropriate designation

Necromancy

The supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future

Nihilism

The rejection of all religious and moral principles, in belief that life is meaningless

Nomenclature

The devising or choosing of names for things

Olfactory

Of or relating to the sense of smell

Opprobrious

Expressing scorn or criticism

Ostracize

To exclude from a group by common consent

Palatial

Resembling a palace

Paramount

Superior to all others

Patrician

Belonging to or characteristic of the aristocracy

Polyglot

A person who knows and is able to use several languages

Prestidigitation

Magic trick performed as entertainment

Recapitulate

To retell or restate briefly

Refute

To prove wrong by argument or evidence; to show to be false or erroneous

Repose

A state of resting after exertion or strain

Resilient

Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions

Revile

To criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner

Scrupulous

Having moral integrity; acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper

Sedition

Incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority

Sinecure

An office or position that requires little to no work and that usually provides an income

Tawdry

Cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality

Tenacious

Persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired