AP Vocab #3

  1. Alacrity - (noun) brisk and cheerful readiness.

  2. Aplomb - (noun) self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.

  3. Barrage - (noun) a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area.

  4. Cognizant - (adj.) having knowledge or being aware of.

  5. Collusion - (noun) secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others.

  6. Deleterious - (adj.) causing harm or damage.

  7. Hegemony - (noun) leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.

  8. Paradigm - (noun) a typical example or pattern of something; a model.

  9. Unctuous -  (adjective) (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily.

  10. Urbane - (adjective) (of a person) courteous and refined in manner.

  11. Ambulatory - (adj.) relating to or adapted for walking.

  12. Brazen - (adj.) bold and without shame.

  13. Churlish - (adj.) rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.

  14. Diffident - (adj.) modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

  15. Ennui - (noun) a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.

  16. Inscrutable - (adj.) impossible to understand or interpret.

  17. Prognosticate - (verb) foretell or prophesy (an event in the future).

  18. Schism - (noun) a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.

  19. Sedition - (noun) conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.

  20. Wizened - (adj) shriveled or wrinkled with age.

  21. Austere - (adj.) severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

  22. Corpulent - (adj) (of a person) fat.

  23. Derisive - (adj.) expressing contempt or ridicule.

  24. Effeminate - (adj.) ​​ having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly.

  25. Jocund - (adj) cheerful and lighthearted.

  26. Manifest - (verb) display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.

  27. Ostentatious - (adj.) characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

  28. Sanguine - (adj.) optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

  29. Strident - (adj.) loud and harsh; grating.

  30. Vehement - (adj.) showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

  31. Elegiac - (adj.) relating to or characteristic of an elegy.

  32. Fecund - (adj.) producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile.

  33. Infirmity - (noun) physical or mental weakness.

  34. Malady - (noun) disease or ailment 

  35. Nuance - (noun) a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

  36. Profligate - (adj.) recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

  37. Remonstrance - (noun) a forcefully reproachful protest.

  38. Scintillate - (verb) emit flashes of light; sparkle.

  39. Terse - (adj) sparing in the use of words; abrupt.

  40. Vitiate - (verb) spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.