Vocab #3

AP LANG V#3

Debilitate

To weaken

Ebb

To decline

Embroil

To involve in a quarrel

Fallacy

A false idea; mistaken belief

Impartial

Fair; just; showing no favoritism

Inscrutable

So mysterious that it cannot be understood

Lethargic

Drowsy; dull; sluggish; indifferent

Sobriety

Seriousness, gravity or solemnity; absence of alcoholic intoxication

Tactless

Not having or showing a sense of what to do or say

Trepidation

A trembling, apprehension; a state of alarm and dread

Alienate

To turn away from normal feelings of fondness toward anyone; to estrange

Arduous

Hard to do; strenuous

Chimerical

Absurd; wildly fanciful

Colloquial

Conversational; used in informal speech or writing

Disdain

A feeling of contempt for anything that is regarded as unworthy; scorn

Garbled

Confused; mixed up (facts, statements, letters)

Meticulous

Very careful about details; fussy

Pompous

Self-importance; stately; magnificent excessively ornate

Respite

A temporary cessation or postponement, usually of something disagreeable; interval of rest

Scoff

To mock or jeer at; to make fun of