APLAC VOCAB 10

apathetic

Feeling or showing little emotion.

conception

The ability to form or understand an idea.

eloquence

The ability to speak vividly or persuasively.

ephemeral

Lasting for a markedly brief time.

hypothetical

Existing only as an assumption or speculation.

impinge

To encroach in a way that violates another.

laconic

Using few words.

lament

To express grief for; mourn aloud.

medieval

Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned.

mundane

Commonplace; ordinary.

obscure (adj/v)

Relatively unknown; or to conceal or make indistinct.

obsolete

No longer in use; old-fashioned.

parochial

Narrow in scope.

period

Long, complex, grammatically correct sentence.

pervasive

Dispersed throughout.

reprehensible

Deserving of blame.

reticent

Reluctant to speak.

sanction (n)

An economic or military measure used to punish another country.

suppressed

Subdued; kept from being published.

surreptitious

Done by secretive means.

tacit

Implied but not actually expressed.

tenuous

Having little substance or strength; shaky; flimsy.

timorous

Shy; timid.

trepidation

Uncertainty; apprehension.

truncated

Shortened; cut off.

venerated

Highly respected.