AP Lang Vocab #12

abate

become less intense or widespread

abet

to encourage or assist

accede

to agree to a demand, request, or treaty

berate

to scold or condemn vehemently and at length

braggart

a person who boasts about achievements

cache

a secure place of storage

catalyst

an agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action

censorious

severely critical of others

dearth

an inadequate supply or scarcity

demagogue

a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires rather than reason

dispassionate

not influenced by strong feeling

effluvia

an unpleasant or harmful odor

emulate

to strive to equal or excel

epochal

uniquely or highly significant

expound

to present and explain a theory or idea systematically and in detail

facile

easily accomplished or attained

fictive

of, relating to, or capable of imaginative creation

flippant

lacking proper respect or seriousness

gauche

lacking social experience or grace

hedonist

a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure

hubris

exaggerated pride or self-confidence

ignoble

not honorable in character

jettison

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

kismet

destiny; fate

lexicon

the vocabulary or a person, language, or branch of knowledge