AP Lang Vocab #9

Mendicant

a beggar

Harbinger

a forerunner; a signal of

Foible

a minor character flaw

Paradigm

a model or example

Predilection

a natural preference for something

Maverick

a nonconformist; a rebel

Manifesto

a public declaration of beliefs or principles, usually political ones

Proletariat

the industrial working class

Farcical

absurd; ludicrous

Fortuitous

accidental; occurring by chance

Glut

an overabundance

Temerity

boldness; recklessness; audacity

Brevity

briefness

Plebeian

common; vulgar; low class

Bemused

confused; bewildered

Affable

easy to talk to; friendly

Mercurial

emotionally unpredictable; rapidly changing in mood

Nefarious

evil, wicked

Profligate

extravagantly wasteful and, usually, wildly immoral; wanton

Despondent

extremely depressed; full of despair