Going the Distance Vocab AP Lit

Obviate

To remove or prevent a need or difficulty.

Impervious

Unable to be affected by something.

Consign

To deliver something to someone else’s care or to assign a specific purpose.

Signalize

To mark or celebrate an important event.

Domicile

A place of residence; a home.

Domesticate

To tame or cultivate plants and animals for human use.

Parochial

Having a narrow or limited outlook.

Ecology

The branch of biology dealing with the relationships between organisms and their environment.

Propinquity

Nearness in place or relationship.

Rapprochement

The re-establishment of friendly relations between people or nations.

Moiety

A half or portion of something.

Intermediary

A person who acts as a mediator or link between parties.

Telegenic

Having an appearance that looks good on television.

Telekinesis

The ability to move objects using only the mind.

Dilatory

Tending to cause delay or procrastination.

Oblation

A religious offering to a deity.

Displace

To force something or someone out of its usual position.

Platitude

A dull or overused statement lacking originality.

Summation

The process of adding things together; a final statement in a legal argument.

Consummate

To complete or perfect something; highly skilled.