AP Lang vocab 4

Feckless

lacking purpose or vitality, weak, ineffective, irresponsible

Impasse

a road or passage having no exit, dead end; a position or situation from which there is no escape

Indolent

disinclined to work, habitually lazy

Lugubrious

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

Ribald

vulgar or indecent in language or speech; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent

Adulation

excessive praise, flattery, or admiration

Censure

an expression of blame or disapproval

Dissemble

to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or the real nature of

Dissimulation

the act or process of making or becoming dissimilar; the act of deceiving

Droll

having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality

Expectorate

to eject from the mouth; spit

Palpate

to examine or explore by touching, esp. for the purpose of diagnosing a disease or illness

Peremptory

putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay

Pusillanimous

lacking courage and resolution; cowardly, faint-hearted, timid

Surfeit

to feed or supply to fullness; to suffer from the effects of overindulgence in eating or drinking