vocab list 21 AP LANG!

amity

friendship

blandishment

flattery

callous

hardened; indifferent unsympathetic

carping

finding fault

clemency

leniency

dilatory

delaying, slow

esteem

estimate value; approval and respect often blended with fondness

finesse

delicate skill

heretical

contrary to church doctrine or accepted beliefs or standards

imperious

extremely overbearing

insatiable

incapable of being sastified

irreproachable

faultless, not discreditable

mirth

gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter

orthodox

conforming to established standards; conventional

pious

marked by showing zealous devotion to the rites of religion

plight

difficult or adverse situation

rancid

having a foul or offensive smell or taste

repugnant

disgusting, offensive

rancous

loud, boisterous, harsh, disorderly

spiteful

full of spite of malice, malicious; malevolent