APLAC Vocab #20

apathetic

feeling or showing little emotion

conception

the ability to form or understand an idea

eloquence

the ability to speak vividly or persuasively

ephemeral

lasting for a markedly brief time

hypothetical

existing only as an assumption or speculation

impinge

to enroach in a way that violates another

laconic

using few words

lament

to express gried for; mourn aloud

medieval

referring to the Middle Ages, old-fashioned

mundane

commonplace; ordinary

obscure

relatively unknown; or to conceal or make indistinct

obsolete

no longer in use; old-fashioned

parochial

narrow in scope

period

long, complex, grammatically correct sentence

pervasive

dispersed throughout

reprehensible

deserving of blame

reticent

reluctant to speak

sanction

an economic or military measure used to punish another country

suppressed

subdued; kept from being published

surreptitious

done by secretive means

tacit

implied but not actually expressed

tenuous

having little substance or strength; shaky; flimsy

timorous

shy; timid

trepidation

uncertainty; apprehension

truncated

shortened; cut off

venerated

highly respected