SHS AP Lang Vocab 6

abstruse

difficult to understand, recondite, concealed

alchemist

one who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold

amenable

open or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable

effervescent

showing high spirits

gentility

state of refinement, member of the upper class or gentry

portal

a doorway (especially a large one)

precipice

a very steep cliff or mass of rock, the being of something dangerous

primeval

ancient, relating to the earliest ages

prolific

abundantly fruitful, marked by great opportunity

stalwart

one who supports a cause within a firm partisanship