AP Eng Vocab List Four

Cacophonous

adj: involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

Cadaverous

adj: resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony.

Chicanery

n: the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.

Circumlocution

n: the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.

Condign

adj: (of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved.

Desuetude

n: a state of disuse

Flaccid

adj: (of part of the body) soft and hanging loosely or limply, especially so as to look or feel unpleasant OR (of plant tissue) drooping or inelastic through lack of water OR lacking force or effectiveness.

Flamboyant

adj: (of a person or their behavior) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness OR of or denoting a style of French Gothic architecture marked by wavy flame-like tracery and ornate decoration.

Maudlin

adj: self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness.

Plagiarism

n: the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

Peregrination

n: a journey, especially a long or meandering one.

Postulate

v: suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief OR (in ecclesiastical law) nominate or elect (someone) to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority.

Proclivity

n: a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.

Proscribe

v: forbid, especially by law.

Redolent

adj: strongly reminiscent or suggestive of OR fragrant/sweet-smelling.

Repercussion

n: an unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action, especially an unwelcome one OR the recoil of something after impact.

Succulent

adj: (of food) tender, juicy, and tasty OR n: a succulent plant.

Traduce

v: speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation.

Venal

adj: showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery.

Venial

adj: denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace OR (of a fault or offense) slight and pardonable.