Ap Lang Vocab 276-300

abate

(v.) to become less intense or widespread

abet

(v.) to encourage or assist

accede

(v.) to agree to a demand, request, or treaty

berate

(v.) to scold or condemn vehemently or at length

braggart

(n.) a person who boasts about achievements

Cache

(n.) a secure place of storage

catalyst

(n.) an agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action

censorious

(adj.) severely critical of others

dearth

(n.) an inadequate supply or scarcity

demagogue

(n.) a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires rather than reason

dispassionate

(adj.) not influenced by strong feeling

effluvia

(n.) an unpleasant or harmful odor

emulate

(v.) to strive to equal or excel

epochal

(adj.) uniquely or highly significant

expound

(v.) to present and explain a theory or idea systematically and in detail

facile

(adj.) easily accomplished or attained

fictive

(adj.) of, relating to, or capable of imaginative creation

flippant

(adj.) lacking proper respect or seriousness

gauche

(adj.) lacking social experience or grace

hedonist

(n.) a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure

hubris

(n.) exaggerated pride or self-confidence

ignoble

(adj.) not honorable in character

jettison

(v.) to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

kismet

(n.) destiny; fate

lexicon

(n.) the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge