ap lang lesson 3 vocab

adamant

Insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion

Ameliorate

To make better or tolerable

Apathetic

Displaying little or no interest concern or emotion

Beguile

To engage the interest or lead by deception

contentious

Likely to cause disagreement or argument

Defamation

Act of communicating false statements about a person that injure the reputation of that person

Effrontery

Shameless boldness

Effusive

Excessive emotion or enthusiasm

Enervate

Lacking physical, mental, or moral strength

Formidable

Causing fear, dread, or apprehension; very difficult to deal with

Ignoble

Characterized by baseless, lowness, or meanness; low character

Imploring

To request someone

Ingratiate

To gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort

Nebulous

Indistinct or vague

Parochial

Of or relating to a church parish

Pedantic

Qualities of someone who is excessively concerned with minor details und rules or with displaying learning

Rectify

To set right, or to correct by removing errors

Reproach

An expression of disapproval

Rescind

To take away, back, or remove

Vindictive

Disposed to seek revenge, anguish, or hurt