APLAC Vocabulary List 3 (Word/Example)

abet (v)

While Darrin robbed the bank, Marvin _ his friend by pulling up the getaway car.

adumbrate (v)

Her constant complaining about the job _ her intent to leave.

arcane (adj)

The _ rituals of the sect were passed down through many generations.

bilious (adj)

The party ended early when the _ 5-year old tried to run off with the birthday gifts.

celerity (n)

The celebrity ran past his fans with great _.

consternation (n)

One would never think that a seasoned hunter would display such _ when a grizzly bear lumbered too close to camp.

denizen (n)

The _ of the state understandably wanted to select their own leaders.

encumber (v)

The distractions of the city _ her attempts at writing.

fallacious (adj)

The _ statement “the Earth is flat” misled people for many years.

importunate (adj)

Her _ appeal for a job caused me to grant her an interview.

internecine (adj)

Though it looked as though there was a victor, the _ battle benefited no one.

lexicon (n)

The author coined the term Gen-X, which has since entered the _.

microcosm (n)

This department is in fact a _ of the entire corporation.

novel (adj)

Piercing any part of the body other than the earlobes was _ in the 1950’s, but now it is quite common.

pandemic (adj)

_ alarm spread throughout Columbia after the devastating earthquake.

phlegmatic (adj)

His writing was energetic but his _ personality wasn’t suited for television, so he turned down the interview.

progenitor (n)

Though he had been born here, his _ were from India.

spartan (adj)

When he was in training, the athlete preferred to live in a _ room so he could shut out all distractions.

tautological (adj)

I know he was only trying to clarify things, but his _ statements confused me even more.

voluble (adj)

The _ man and his reserved wife proved the old saying that opposites attract.