Going the Distance Vocab AP Lit

Obviate – To remove or prevent a need or difficulty.

Impervious – Unable to be affected by something.

Consign – To deliver something to someone else’s care or to assign a specific purpose.

Signalize – To mark or celebrate an important event.

Domicile – A place of residence; a home.

Domesticate – To tame or cultivate plants and animals for human use.

Parochial – Having a narrow or limited outlook.

Ecology – The branch of biology dealing with the relationships between organisms and their environment.

Propinquity – Nearness in place or relationship.

Rapprochement – The re-establishment of friendly relations between people or nations.

Moiety – A half or portion of something.

Intermediary – A person who acts as a mediator or link between parties.

Telegenic – Having an appearance that looks good on television.

Telekinesis – The ability to move objects using only the mind.

Dilatory – Tending to cause delay or procrastination.

Oblation – A religious offering to a deity.

Displace – To force something or someone out of its usual position.

Platitude – A dull or overused statement lacking originality.

Summation – The process of adding things together; a final statement in a legal argument.

Consummate – To complete or perfect something; highly skilled.