vocab ap lang

Placid

calm, peaceful

Ostensible

stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily is

Equanimity

composure; calmness

Reprehensible

deserving blame or punishment

Copious

abundant; plentiful

Candor

truthfulness; sincere honesty

Idiosyncrasy

a peculiar trait or habit

Benevolent

well meaning and kindly; marked by doing good

Fallacious

based on a mistaken belief

Spurious

false but designed to seem true or plausible

Redolent

strongly reminiscent of; fragrant; tending to arouse memories

Staid

serious and dignified

Trite

overused, lacking originality

Erudite

scholarly, educated

Macabre

grim, horrifying, or related to death

Vilify

to speak ill of, defame, talk bad about

Tenebrous

darky, shadowy, and mysterious - suggesting danger or the unknown

Egregious

outstandingly bad

Phantasmagoria

a sequence of real or imaginary images like those seen in a dream; a surreal, shifting, and often eerie scene

Pretentious

attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or talent than is actually possessed.