AP lit second semester words

nefarious

(adj.) wicked or criminal

gnomic

(adj.) expressed in or of the nature of short, pithy maxims or aphorisms

roiling

(adj.) (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence

melancholy

(n.) a feeling of thoughtful sadness

malice

(n.) a desire to see others suffer

dote

(v.) to shower with love; to show excessive affection for

desolate

(adj.) providing no shelter or sustenance

moribund

(adj.) at the point of death

muster

(v.) summon up, call forth, or bring together

clairvoyance

(n.) perceiving future events beyond normal sensory contact

repremand

(n./v.) to call out ad behavior

ineffable

(adj.) too great, powerful, beautiful to be expressed with words

fiat

(n.) decree

calcified

(adj.) inflexible, unchangeable

demagogue

(n.) a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument

countenance

(v.) to tolerate, approve, sanction

miasma

(n.) a highly unpleasant, unhealthy smell or vapor; an oppressive surrounding atmosphere

discourse

(n.) written or spoken communication or debate

modus operandi

(n.) a particular way or method of doing something, especially one that is characteristic or well-established

reticence

(n.) being reserved

narcissism

(n.) excessive interest in or admiration of oneself ando ne's physical appearance

iterate

(v.) perform or utter repeatedly

monolith

(n.) a single great stone often in the form of an obelisk or column; an organized whole that acts as a single unified power or influential force

mercenary

(adj.) one that serves merely for wages

felicity

(n.) great happiness; something that causes happiness

copse

(n.) a dense growth of trees, shrubs, or bushes

indolent

(adj.) disinclined to work or exertion

conflagration

(n.) a very intense and uncontrolled fire

cleave

(v.) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

cipher

(n.) code