ap eng vocab 6

arrogate

take or claim (something) without justification

banal

so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

dereliction

the state of having been abandoned and dilapidated / the shameful failure to fulfill one’s obligations

egregious 

outstandingly bad

euphemism

a mild or indirect word substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt

expletive

an oath or swear word / serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse

fission

the action of dividing something into two or more parts

indemnify

compensate someone for harm or loss / secure someone against legal liability for their actions

intransigent

unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something

lambent

glowing, gleaming, or flickering with a soft raiance

macabre

disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury

mulct

extract money from (someone) by fine or taxation / a fine or compulsory payment

orthography

the conventional spelling system of a language / another term for orthographic projection

ostracize

exclude (someone) from society or group

prolix

wrong or containing too many words ; tediously lengthy

pseudonym

a fictitious name, especially one used by an author

quintessence

the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class

regurgitate

bring (swallowed food) up again to the mouth / repeat information without analyzing it

stertorous

(of breathing) noisy and laboured

viviparious 

(of an animal) bringing forth live young that have developed inside the body of the parent