APLAC VOCAB 10

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 encroach in a way that violates another

laconic: using few words

lament: to express grief for; mourn aloud

medieval: referring to the Middle Ages, old-fashioned

mundane: commonplace; ordinary

obscure (adj/v): 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 (n): an economic or military measure used to punish another country

supressed: 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