apelac major vocab test

ambiguous

having more than one possible meaning

amiable

friendly; agreeable; good-natured

crass

Coarse, crude, and unrefined

discursive

Rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly

docile

easy to teach or manage, passive

estrange

to alienate, to separate

exonerate

to free from blame

gratuitous

given freely; unearned; unwarranted

hypothesize

to reach a conclusion based on an assumption, or something not proven

indignation

anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean

induce

to bring on or to bring about; to generalize

intractable

stubborn, difficult to manage

introspective

examining of one's own thoughts and feelings, inward-looking

lucid

mentally sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

meticulous

marked by extreme care in treatment of details

misanthrope

a person who hates or despises people

munificent

extremely generous, lavish

plagiarize

use ideas or writings of another and present them as one's own

profuse

very abundant; given or flowing freely

recluse

(n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world

sated

satisfied fully

stupefy

make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation

terse

concise

transient

enduring a very short time; one who stays for a short time

virtuoso

one skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician, a savant

abstracted

Removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one's own mind

adulation

(n.) praise or flattery that is excessive

adversity

A state of misfortune or affliction

burgeon(ing)

to grow and flourish

chimera

A grotesque product of the imagination

culpable

Deserving blame

decadent

(adj) decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals

entreaty

A plea, an earnest request

fatuous

(adj.) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way

humane

(adj.) kind, merciful

indulgent

Characterized by excessive generosity; overly tolerant

ineptness

lack of competence or judgment

ingrate

An ungrateful person

inundate

to overwhelm; to cover with water

miser

a cheap or stingy person

nefarious

(adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

prattle

To speak in a foolish manner; to babble incessantly

predilection

A preference toward someone or something

procrastinate

(v.) to delay, put off until later

stoic

One seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain

suffrage

(n) the right to vote in political elections

summon

To call together, to send for or to request to appear

transparent

(adj.) allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood; easily seen through or detected

turbulence

a violent disturbance, high velocity winds or air currents

viable

capable of living, functioning, or developing adequately

abet

assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

agile

moving quickly and lightly, mentally quick and lively

antidote

a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

ascertain

find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

benevolence

kindness, generosity, charity

desolate

made uninhabitable

din

a loud harsh or strident noise

dissuade

turn away from by persuasion

distend

swell from or as if from internal pressure

enervation

lack of vitality

eulogy

a formal speech praising a person who has died

fitful

intermittently stopping and starting

indelible

cannot be removed, washed away or erased

inert

unable to move or resist motion

malevolence

ill will or evil intentions

obliterate

remove completely from recognition or memory

ornate

marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details, rococo

paucity

an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth

piety

religious devotion; great respect toward something, especially parents

precarious

fraught with danger

prosaic

not fanciful or imaginative

quiescent

not active or activated

scintillating

marked by high spirits or excitement

squalid

foul and run-down and repulsive

vexation

discomfort or distress

abridge

condense or shorten

alacrity

cheerful willingness

antipathy

an intense dislike

augment

to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity

bombastic

(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

decry

express strong disapproval of

enhance

to increase the value or beauty of something

euphonious

having a pleasant sound

fervid

characterized by intense emotion

impecunious

not having enough money to pay for necessities

ingratiate

(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)

luxuriant

produced or growing in extreme abundance

paltry

contemptibly small in amount

pedantry

a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details

placid

not easily irritated

preclude

keep from happening or arising

promontory

a high point of land extending into water

raze

to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out

secular

worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal

static

not active or moving

tact

consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence

torpid

slow and apathetic, inactive, sluggish, dull

vindicated

freed from any question of guilt

vindictive

showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt

descry

catch sight of (something distant)