AP Lit Vocab 2

Efficacy

n. The power to produce an effect

Mutability

n. prone to, or capable of change or being changed

Inscrutable

adj. Not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood

Amenable

adj. open and responsive to suggestion

Intrinsic

adj. Belonging naturally; essential. Inborn.

Emaciated

adj. Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or lack of food.

Vehemence

n. The display of strong feeling; passion

Countenance

n. A person’s face or facial expression

Propound

v. put forward (an idea, theory, or point of view) for consideration

Erudition

n. The quality of having or showing great knowledgeor learning; scholarship

Abasement

n. Humiliation or degradation

Palliate

v. make (a disease or it’s symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause: alleviate, moderate

Odious

adj. Extremely unpleasant; repulsive

Machination

n. A plot or scheme, usually intended to cover up or decieve.

Impalpable

adj. Unable to be felt by touch, not easily comprehended

Defunct

adj. no longer existing or functioning

Scurrilous

adj. Making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.

Malevolence

n. evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; maicious

Semblance

n. The outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when reality is different

Ethereal

adj. extremely delicate and lightin a way that seems to perfect for this world.

Efficacy

the drug's _______ in curing TB was celebrated

Mutabiliity

the very diversity of his fans suggest his ________.

Inscrutable

Newspaper stories see the light of day for all sorts of strange and _________ reasons.

Amenable

I think you will find us _______ to reason

Intrinsic

she believes in the _______ superiority of home cooked food

Emaciated

Looking at his weight to see if he's malnourished or ________ in any way.

Vehemence

they speak with starry _______ about their project.

Countenance

She was giving her specific _______ to the occasion.

Propound

These works actively ______ the belief that the unexamined death is not worth dying.

Erudition

They fancied themselves learned and assumed airs of _______.

Abasement

She allows us to examine our own appetites for public _______ without feeling guilty.

Palliate

They tried to ______ the hardship of their lives.

Odious

he's one of the most ______ people you could ever meet

Machination

After being caught running a _______ against his political rival, the ruthless candidate lost the election.

Impalpable

The markets, as we know, function with that ________ factor called confidence.

Defunct

a now ________ technology that only people over a certain age remember

Scurrilous

These _______ and totally unfounded allegations will be proven false in a court room.

Malevolence

No cache of arms has been found, no plans for future ________.

Semblance

she tried to force her thoughts back into some _______ of order

Ethereal

_________ music could be heard coming through the chapel window