APLAC Vocab Quiz 16

ambiguous

open to more than one interpretation

ample

describing a large amount of something

anachronism

something out of place in time or sequence

arbiter

a judge who settles a disputed case

burgeoning

expanding or growing wildly

capacious

roomy; spacious

chiasmus

an inversion in the second of two parallel phrases (“Ask not what your country can do for you…”)

copious

plentiful; having a large quantity

discourse

verbal expression or exchange; conversation

gesticulating

making gestures while speaking

harbinger

one that indicates what is to come; a forerunner

impromptu

not planned in advance; spur of the moment

inconsequential

unimportant

integrity

trustworthiness; completeness

itinerant

traveling from place to place

ominous

menacing; threatening

paradigm

an example or model

permeated

spread or flowing throughout

portend

to serve as an omen or a warning of

prodigious

enormous

prophetic

foretelling or predicting future events

putrid

rotten

remote

located far away

replete

absolutely supplied; filled to capacity

theoretical

lacking application or practical use

transitory

short-lived or temporary