AP English 6 -10 Vocab Quizzam

fangmann the goat

Callow

(adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

censure

to criticize harshly

deride

to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

finesse

(n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness; (v.) to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion

gambol

to dance or skip around playfully

Grotesque

comically or repulsively ugly or distorted; malformed

hackneyed

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

imperious

(adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

harbinger

a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another; omen or sign

machination

plot or scheme

nubile

a female suitable for marriage in regard to age and physical development

quagmire

a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation

recondite

difficult to understand; profound

sedulous

(adj.) persistent, showing dedication and diligence.

immolate

to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire

Adulterate

to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

Blanch

to whiten; to make or become pale

Bucolic

pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic or a pastoral poem

Eclectic

selecting from or made up of a variety of sources; broad or wide-ranging

Emanate

to come out from a source; emerge, flow, pour

Garish

obtrusively bright and showy; gaudy/flashy

Grandiose

impressive; showy; magnificent

Gratuitous

uncalled for, lacking good reason; unwarranted, unjustified, unprovoked

Hybrid

anything made from the combination of two different things or being; crossbreed, mixture, blend

idiosyncrasy

a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify; a mannerism

Immutable

(adj.) not subject to change, constant; unchangeable

Masochist

a person who gains satisfaction from suffering physical or psychological pain

onus

used to refer to something that is one's duty or responsibility; obligation, duty

Pejorative

expressing contempt or disapproval

Raiment

clothing, garments

affectation

(noun) unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress

caveat

(noun) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

cessation

(noun) the process of ending or being brought to an end

Defile

(verb) to make unclean, impure; sully, mar, spoil

Delineate

(verb) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially

Desiccate

(verb) to dry out; to remove moisture

elixir

(noun) a magical or medicinal potion; concoction

epitome

(noun) The best or most typical example; the embodiment

fissure

(noun/verb) an opening; a groove; a split

garrulous

(adj.) excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

impious

(adj) not showing respect or reverence, especially for a god

languid

(adj.) drooping; lacking energy, sluggish

redolent

(adj.) fragrant, smelling strong; strongly reminiscent or suggestive of

sapient

(adj.) wise, or attempting to appear wise

scintillate

(verb) sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life

Animosity

(n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility

blandishment

(n.) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, coaxing

debauchery

(n.) excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; corruption, self- indulgence

despicable

(adj.) worthy of scorn, contemptible, deserving hatred

fastidious

(adj.) very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; meticulous

fetish

(n.) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence or a form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object,

garner

(v.) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather, accumulate

gumption

(n.) courage and initiative; common sense

halcyon

(adj.) calm, peaceful

milieu

(n.) the setting, surroundings, environment

offal

(n.) waste parts of a butchered animal; refuse; garbage

paradigm

(n.) a model; an example

Redundant

(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush

Regress

(n.) return to a former or less developed state

Salutary

(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome; advantageous

Bombast

(n.)impressive but meaningless language

Brevity

(n.)concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

Cataract

(n.)clouding of the lens of the eye or a waterfall

Deign

(v.)do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

Empathy

(n.) is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another

Endemic

(adj)(of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area or (of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place.

Impinge

(v.)have an effect or impact, especially a negative one.

Mendacious

(adj.)not telling the truth; lying.

Obsequious

(adj.)obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

Panache

(n.)flamboyant confidence of style or manner.

Paroxysm

(n.)a sudden outburst; a fit

recoil

(v.) suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust. (n.) the act of pulling back

saturnine

(adj.)of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood

savant

(n.)a person of extensive learning; an eminent scholar; intellectual

sentient

(adj.)aware; conscious; able to perceive