Ap English language vocabulary

• Veracity:

Conformity to facts; accuracy

• . Utilitarian:

Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.

• Asunder:

Apart; divided.

• Rudimentary:

Involving or limited to basic principles.

• Proclivity:

A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition.

• Ennui:

A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.

• Heed:

To pay attention to; take notice of.

• Whet (not a blade)

To stimulate or sharpen (an appetite or desire).

• Tumult:

A loud confused noise especially one caused by a large mass of people

• Innocuous:

Not harmful or offensive.

• Odium:

General or widespread hatred or disgust directed toward someone as a result of their actions.

• Ostensibly:

Apparently or purportedly but perhaps not actually

• Supplant:

To replace one thing with another.

• Sycophant:

A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.

• Corpulent:

Fat; having a large bulky body

• Rife:

Widespread; of common occurrence.

• Prosaic:

Lacking poetic beauty; commonplace; unromantic.

• Indolence

Avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness.

• Egress:

The action of going out of or leaving a place.

• Grapple:

To engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; to wrestle.

• Caveat:

A warning or provison of specific stipulations; conditions or limitations

• Plenary:

Unqualified; absolute.

• Platitude:

A remark or statement especially one with a moral content that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.

• Altruism:

The belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well- being others.

• Invective

Insulting abusive or highly critical language