senior vocab

allude

call attention indirectly

quandary

state of uncertainty

keen

eagerness

brevity

concise

lethargy

affected by lethargy: apathetic

rancor

bitter

scrutinize

examine closely

hyperbole

exaggeration

obfuscate

unclear

lucid

clear

fortuitous

fortunate

hapless

unfortunate

malevolent

showing wish to do evil to others

hiatus

gap in sequence

empathy

ability to understand/share feelings

dystopia

imagined dehumanizing society

glib

fluent but insincere

trepidation

fear of future

ambiguous

open to interpretation

mitigate

to make less severe

ubiquitous

found everywhere

foster

encourage development

nonchalant

feeling/looking calm/relaxed

subtext

underlying meaning

perfunctory

minimum effort

capricious

sudden change in mode behavior(ex = capricorn)

cacophony

harsh discord mixture of sounds

gregarious

sociable

obsolete

out of date

zealous

enthusiasm

vilify

write about in abusively disparaging manner

intertextuality

relationship between texts

hegemony

dominance of 1 social group over others

pedantic

concerned w/ minor details

wane

decrease in vigor

wistful

regretful longing

xenophobia

prejudice against from people of other countries

voracious

wanting a lot of food

tirade

long angry speech

fallacy

mistaken belief w/ weak arguement

cliche

overused statement

savvy

shrewd, practical knowledge

pragmatic

realistically dealing with things

opulent

showing off lavishness

frivolous

not having serious value

tenacious

determined

nostalgia

longing for past

kindle

arouse/inspire emotion

pathos

quality evoking pity/sadness

bildungsroman

coming of age story following character growth

candor

quality of being open/honest in expression

ebullient

cheerful + energy

trite

overused/lack orignality/freshness

benevolent

kindly, well meaning

jaded

tired/bored/lacking enthusiasm

persona non grata

unwelcome person

maverick

indepnedent minded person

metaphor

comparison w/o like/as