AP Vocab (14-21) Q3

adulterate (unadulterated)

To make impure by adding something

animosity

Having a feeling of ill-will; bitter hostility

apocryphal

of questionable authority or authenticity

avarice

greed, especially for wealth

coalesce

Come together, unite; fuse together

collaborate

To work together.

cryptic

having a hidden or ambiguous meaning; mysterious

desultory

aimless, random

dissipation

wasteful spending, squandering

edifying

enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement

equivocate

To attempt to lie or obscure the truth

espousing

marrying, giving one's loyalty, adopting or embracing a cause

hedonist

A lover of luxury; a pleasure-seeker

indefatigable

not easily exhaustible, tireless, dogged

interminable

Endless; seeming to be without end

naive

(adj.) innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience

parody

A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.

peripheral

On the edge; not central

portent

an ominous sign or forewarning of coming events

prodigious

(adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree

profane

Showing contempt toward sacred things

respite

A period of relief or rest

sordid

Filthy, corrupt, offensive in detail

surfeited

fed beyond capacity or desire

trifling

Trivial, not very important; so small as to be unimportant; frivolous, shallow

abate

make less active or intense

antecedent

a preceding occurrence or cause or event

arid

lacking sufficient water or rainfall

bane

the cause of ruin, harm, distress, or death

beleaguer

to besiege by encircling (as with an army); to harass

contempt

a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous

cynical

doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives

dexterous

skillful in physical movements

dour

showing a brooding ill humor

exalt

praise, glorify, or honor

felicitous

appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy

impeccable

without fault or error

imperturbable

not capable of being disturbed

malleable

capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

mortify

cause to feel shame, undergo necrosis

obdurate

stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

platitude

a trite or obvious remark

profligate

a recklessly extravagant consumer, recklessly wasteful

pugnacious

ready and able to resort to force or violence

savory

tasty, appetizing; pungent or salty, not sweet; inoffensive, respectable

spurn

reject with contempt

supercilious

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

trite

repeated too often

vociferous

loud and noisy, compelling attention

vulgarity

Something offensive to good taste and refinement

acclaim

enthusiastic approval

amass

collect or gather

anarchist

one who believes in the absence of government or law;, person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority

banter

(v.) to exchange playful remarks, tease; (n.) talk that is playful and teasing

blithe

cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned

cacophonous

harsh sounding

commensurate

equal, proportional

complacency

self-satisfaction; smugness

desiccate

lose water or moisture

diminution

change toward something smaller or lower

elicit

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); , call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

incessant

occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted

jollity

merriment, state of being jolly

kindle

cause to start burning; , call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

parsimony

extreme stinginess

penury

a state of extreme poverty or destitution

perspicacious

mentally acute or penetratingly discerning

pliable

susceptible to being led or directed; , capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

quell

to subdue, put down forcibly

rectify

make right or correct

rue

(v.) to regret, be sorry for; (n.) a feeling of regret

sluggard

a person who is lazy

stealthy

acting in a secret and sneaky way

succinct

Brief, concise in speech or writing

voluminous

of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

abstemious

sparing in consumption of especially food and drink

admonish

to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

amity

a state of friendship and cordiality

bastion

a group that defends a principle, a fortified place, stronghold

callous

emotionally hardened, unfeeling

clemency

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

debunk

to expose falseness while ridiculing

diffuse

cause to become widely known, lacking conciseness

dupe

to deceive; a person who is easily deceived

exorcise

(v.) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive

finesse

(n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness; (v.) to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion

humility

freedom from pride; humbleness; lowliness; modesty

imperious

Overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

larceny

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

mirth

gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter

mollify

make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

neologism

a newly invented word or phrase

orthodox

adhering to what is commonly accepted

plight

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

repertoire

a collection of works that an artist or company can perform

rupture

the act of making a sudden noisy break, a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

solicitous

showing hovering attentiveness

stolid

having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

tempestuous

turbulent, stormy

untenable

(of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified