APLAC VOCAB 8

anthology

a collection of literary pieces

arid

describing a dry, rain less climate

candor

sincerity; openess

clandestine

secretive,especially in regard to concealing an illicit purpose

coherent

logically connected

coup

a brilliant and sudden overthrow of a government

curtailed

cut short; abbreviated

discredit

to cause to be doubted

enmity

mutual hatred or ill-will

frank

open and sincere in expression, straightforward

heresy

an opinion that disagrees with established, dearly-held beliefs

hierarchy

a group organized by rank

implacable

impossible to appease

insightful

perceptive

lexicon

a word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary

maverick

one who is independent and resists adherence to a group

mercurial

quick and changeable in mood

nocturnal

of or occurring in the night

parallelism

a grammar construction which two identical syntactic structures are used

pragmatic

practical

pugnacious

combative; belligerent

purist

one who’s particularly concerned with maintaining tradition

rancorous

hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will

rational

logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling

strategem

a clever trick used to deceive or outwit

temperate

moderate; mild

transient

passing away with time; passing from one place to another