APLIT List 5 Vocab

pecuniary

adjective: relating to money; involving a financial penalty or payment.

plight

noun: a difficult, unfortunate, or dangerous situation.; verb: to pledge or give in marriage (archaic).

presumptuous

adjective: failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate; overly bold or forward.

subversive

adjective: seeking to undermine or overthrow an established system or institution; noun: a person who attempts to undermine authority or institutions.

vacuous

adjective: showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless; empty.

perjury

noun: the offense of willfully telling a lie in court after taking an oath; lying under oath.

perspicuity

noun: clarity of expression; clearness in speech or writing.

preposterous

adjective: absurd, ridiculous, completely contrary to reason or common sense.

trepidation

noun: fear, anxiety, or apprehension about something that may happen.

voluble

adjective: speaking easily and at length; talkative; fluent in conversation.

avocation

noun: a hobby or minor occupation done aside from one’s main job.

callous

adjective: emotionally hardened; unfeeling; insensitive to others’ suffering; verb: to make hard or insensitive.

capricious

adjective: impulsive; unpredictable; subject to sudden changes in mood or behavior.

disparity

noun: a great difference or inequality between things.

efficacy

noun: the ability to produce a desired or intended result; effectiveness.

epistle

noun: a letter, especially a formal or elegant one; a book of the New Testament in letter form.

erroneous

adjective: incorrect; containing errors; mistaken.

impetus

noun: a driving force; something that stimulates or speeds up activity or progress.

moribund

adjective: near death; in a dying or stagnant state; not progressing.

vacillate

verb: to waver between options; to be indecisive; to sway back and forth.

kakorrhaphiophobia

noun: an abnormal fear of failure.