BAC pt. 1 vocab

english

apartheid(n.)

a social policy of racial segregation

faction(n.)

a dissenting clique

animosity(n.)

a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

catharsis(n.)

purging of emotional tensions

trounce(v.)

defeat in a competition, race, or conflict

obstinacy(n.)

resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

incorrigible(adj. used as adv.)

impervious to correction by punishment

proxy(n.)

a person authorized to act for another

crony(n.)

a close friend or associate

harangue(v.)

address forcefully

subjugate(v.)

make subservient; force to submit or subdue

compendium(n.)

a publication containing a variety of words

rebuke(v.)

to express of criticism

quell(v.)

suppress or crush completely

expatriate(n.)

a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

patron(n.)

a regular costumer

prodigal(adj.)

recklessly wasteful

shaman(n.)

one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit words

pejorative(n. used as adv.)

word or phrase used to express disapproval

talisman(n.)

a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil