Unit 3 Ap Lang

Buoyant

Able to float or rise.

Enervate

To weaken.

Incorrigible

Not capable of being corrected or reformed.

Inexorable

Not capable of being influenced.

Irrefutable

Impossible to disprove.

Marred

Made less perfect through injury.

Parochial

Close minded; Restricted to narrow outlook.

Partisan

Strongly supporting a specific party, cause, or person.

Pique

A feeling of resentment or anger because of wounded pride.

Satirical

Attacking human vice or foolishness through irony or wit.

Cajole

To plead with.

Capitulate

To yield.

Egregious

Obviously bad.

Premonition

A warning in advance.

Prestigious

Highly valued.

Reverent

Respectable/worshipable.

Stupor

A drowsy state.

Sycophant

A flatterer.

Urbane

Refined; well-mannered

Zany

Absurdly funny.

Aberration

Something different from what is expected.

Composure

Calmness in attitude.

Congenital

Condition present since birth.

Elusive

Hard to identify; catch; remember.

Extol

To praise highly.

Formidable

Very challenging.

Inscrutable

Difficult to interpret.

Precocious

Super smart early in life.

Trepidation

Alarm or dread.

Virulent

Very injurious; lethal; deadly.

Accommodate

To provide with something needed.

Clairvoyant

Having the supposed power to see things not perceived by the normal senses.

Contiguous

Sharing an edge or a boundary.

Debilitate

To deprive of strength or energy.

Obliterate

To destroy or erase completely.

Officious

Offering unwanted services

Preclude

To make impossible in advance.

Spurn

To reject or refuse with scorn.

Stealthy

Moving or acting in a cautious way.

Taciturn

Habitually nontalkative, uncommunicative.

Cordial

Warm and friendly.

Defame

To damage the reputation of.

Discordant

Lacking agreement.

Grueling

Physically or mentally exhausting.

Indict

To charge with an offense.

Indoctrinate

To teach a point of view excluding opinions.

Submissive

Angelo

Sullen

Quietly resentful; bitter.

Thwart

To oppose and defeat.

Wanton

Senseless.