APEL Vocabulary List 6

repugnant

offensive and completely unacceptable; making somebody feel physically repelled

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***offensive, appalling, awful***

pugnacious

inclined to fight or be aggressive

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***combative, aggressive***

impugn

to suggest that something cannot be trusted, relied on, or respected


***challenge, question, dispute***

cadence

the beat or measure of something such as a dance or a march that follows a set rhythm; __the rise and fall__ of the voice during speech;

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***rhythm, beat***

lucid

rational, and mentally clear, especially only for a period between episodes of delirium or psychosis; clear and easily understood; emitting light

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***clear, understandable, coherent***

luminous

emitting or reflecting light;

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***bright, glowing***

loquacious

tending to talk a great deal

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***talkative***

deride

to show contempt for somebody or something

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***mock, jeer at***

ridicule

to reduce or dismiss the importance or quality of somebody or something in a contemptuous way

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***deride, mock***

ridiculous

completely unreasonable and not at all sensible or acceptable

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***unreasonable, unsensible, absurd***

risible

capable of causing laughter

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***laughable, amusing***

gesticulation

to move the arms or hands when speaking, or express something with movements of the arms or hands

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***gesture, body language***

gestation

the development of an idea or plan in the mind, or the time it takes to develop; the period of development of the offspring during pregnancy

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***development, pregnancy***

vociferous

shouting in a noisy and determined way

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***outspoken, vocal***

irrevocable

impossible to revoke, undo, or change

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***irreversible***

equivocate

to speak vaguely or ambiguously, especially in order to mislead

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***prevaricate, ambiguous***

unequivocal

allowing for no doubt or misinterpretation

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***clear***

evocative

prompting vivid memories or images of things not present, especially things from the past

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***suggestive***

edifice

a building, especially a large or impressive one

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***structure***

masticate

transitive and intransitive verb to grind and pulverize food inside the mouth, using the teeth and jaws

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***chew***

insuperable

impossible to overcome, get rid of, or deal with successfully

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***insurmountable, impossible***

surreptitious

done in a concealed or underhand way to escape notice, especially disapproval

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***secret, sneaky***

ostentatious

marked by a vulgar display of wealth and success designed to impress people

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***flashy***

imperious

haughty and domineering

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***commanding, imperial***

supplication

a humble and sincere appeal to somebody who has the power to grant a request

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***request***

sagacity

profound knowledge and understanding, coupled with foresight and good judgment

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***wisdom***

perennial

recurrent constantly recurring, or lasting for an indefinite time

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***recurrent, ceaseless***

orthodox

following the established or traditional rules of a political or religious belief, a philosophy, or a way of life

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***conventional***

bereft

deprived of somebody or something loved or valued; lacking in something desirable or necessary

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***deprived, lacking***

atone

to make reparation for a sin or a mistake

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***expiate***