APLang Vocab Unit 7

Acrimony

bitterness or ill feeling

• Ex

In the midst of one particularly acrimonious dispute with his girlfriend, Kevin yelled, “Id rather be a monk than keep dating you!”

After the soccer team lost by 10 points, the acrimony in the locker room was unbearable.

Amalgamate

Combine to form one organization/structure

• Ex

The student council president was able to amalgamate the various cliques and subgroups of the student body to create a more unified school community.

Critics described the new novel as” an enchanting amalgamation of fairy tale, murder mystery, and love story.”

Beguile

Charm/enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way

• Ex

The expert conman beguiled the tourists into buying from him counterfeit tickets to the opera

Censure

express serve disapproval

• Ex

Hoping to avoid censure, the politician dodged questions about the most controversial topics

The conductor censured the oboe section section for playing too seductively during the slow movement

Consolation

Comfort received by a person after a loss/disappointment

• Ex

When Erica found out that her best friend was reeling from a bad breakup, she consoled her by taking her out to the movies.

In my darkest hours, music is my only real consolation.

Eminent

Famous and respected within a sphere/profession

• Ex

I am thrilled to announce that Jason Baxter, an eminent Dante scholar, will be visiting our school next week to present a lecture on Dante’s Divine Comedy

Fidelity

faithfulness to a person/cause/ belief demonstrated by loyalty and support

• Ex

The priest served his parishioners with great humility and fidelity

Mollify

appease the anger/anxiety of someone

• Ex

After losing the man’s luggage, the airline company mollified the angry customer by giving him a free round-trip flight to anywhere in the U.S.

Nefarious

Typically a (action) wicked or criminal

• Ex

What makes treason such a nefarious crime if that it exploit and then breaks the bonds of human love and friendship

Spurious

false or fake

• Ex

The spurious argument persuaded all but the most discriminating listeners