American Lit Vocab

Perpetrate

Commit

Consummate

Complete, of the highest degree

Subterfuge

ruse, trick

Concoct

devise

Fallacious

Misleading

Puissant

Powerful

Unabated

without any reduction in intensity or strength

Maudlin

Sentimental

Levity

humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.

Lugubrious

very sad

Lithe

graceful

Obese

very fat

Adherent

backer, supporter

Bliss

Happiness, pleasure

Pathetic

Sad, pitiful, distressing

Prolific

Producing abundantly

Bulwark

Protection

Sedentary

largely inactive, accustomed to sitting

Frugal

sparing or economical with regard to money or food.

Antithesis

Exact Opposite

Vulnerable

open to attack,__susceptible__

Bedlam

confusion, uproar

Cacophony

a harsh discordant mixture of sounds

Exploit (v)

profit by, utilize

Propinquity

nearness in time or place

Pedagogue

Teacher

Enunciate

to utter, proclaim

inordinate

excessive

Irascible

irritable

Introspective

looking into one's own feelings

Obliterate

erase, wipe out

deplorable

sad, pitiable

initiate

start, set going

conflagration

Great Fire

Rue

regret

wheedle

coax, persuade,__cajole__

Rustic

countrified, unpolished

Jubilant

joyful, in high spirits

Decorum

politeness, correct behavior

Charlatan

pretender, fraud

Redolent

strongly reminiscent or suggestive of.

Repose (n.)

state of rest

Omnivorous

Eating any kind of food

Disparate

Different

abstemious

moderate in eating or drinking

congenial

sympathetic, agreeable

hoard (v.)

hide, store, accumulate

sage

wise man, philosopher

aegis

shield, protection, sponsorship

detriment

injury, damage, hurt

paragon

model of excellence

nomadic

wandering

asperity

harshness of temper

epithet

descriptive name

controversial

debatable

Abhor

to detest, to despise

Absurd

Ridiculous

Bigot

a person who is intolerant of other people or ideas

contemptuous

 manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval

Universal

Present everywhere

Indolent

Lazy

Gusto

enthusiasm, enjoyment, zest

Garrulous

talkative, wordy

banal

lacking in originality

Platitude

commonplace or trite saying

parsimonious

frugal

pecuniary

financial

dismantle

to strip of covering, take apart

Sumptuous

splendid, expensive looking

Underwrite

agree to finance

phenomenon

unusual occurrence

decade

ten years

susceptible

easily affected, unusually liable

neurotic

suffering from a nervous disorder

Lethargic

sluggish, apathetic

prevalent

common

Paramount

Supreme, foremost

remiss

negligent

hostile

angry, antagonistic

Megalomania

obsession with the exercise of power

Profligate

wasteful

Strife

discord, disagreement

legion

A large number

Coup

Revolution

mortality

death

Bona fide

genuine

Salvation

deliverance from ruin

Materialism

attention to worldly things and neglect of spiritual things

nurture

to nourish, support

nirvana

freedom from care and pain

Penance

atonement for sin

Ascetic (n.)

a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention.

desultory

occurring by chance, disconnected

Disciple

Follower

Metamorphosis

Change

Reviled

Scolded

Derogatory

__belittling__,__disparaging__

indict

accuse

nebulous

hazy

Pesky

annoying