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AP LangVocab List 21
Twenty-first list of 15 words for the 2st semester of AP Lang and Comp
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lachrymose | (adjective) weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; causing or tending to cause tears |
| Ebullient | (adjective) lively, zestfully enthusiastic; boiling or seeming to boil; bubbling |
| Lampoon | (verb) to ridicule or satirize the follies or vices of a people or time (noun) a broad satirical piece that uses ridicule to attack a person, group or institution |
| Sanctimonious | (adjective) hypocritically religious; feigning piety or righteousness; morally smug |
| Effrontery | (noun) impudent, arrogance, or shameless boldness; presumptuous |
| Flabbergast | (verb) to astound; to overwhelm with shock |
| Debacle | (noun) sudden, disastrous downfall or defeat; failure, ruin collapse |
| Mien | (noun) appearance; bearing; manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind |
| Inauspicious | (adjective) ill-omened, unfavorable; predictive of ill luck |
| Pensive | (adjective) deeply often wistfully or dreamily thoughtful; reflective; melancholy |
| Contravene | (verb) to go against or deny; to oppose by action or argument |
| Nonfeasance | (noun) failure to perform (a given duty); inaction in reference to a duty |
| Reprobate | (noun) an unprincipled person; someone who has crossed an accepted line describing sound |
| Upbraid | (verb) to criticize and assign blame (to a person); to scold |
| Auspices | (noun) support, encouragement, or patronage (usually "under the auspices of" -- indication under that entity's encouragement or permission) |