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AP English Vocab 12

QuestionAnswer
camaraderie rapport between friends, comradeship
haughty proud, arrogant
hubris arrogance from excessive pride
imbroglio difficult situation
impetuous impulsive, rash
malinger pretend to be ill or injured to avoid work
peregrination travelling on foot, walking
platitude cliche
sanctimonious flase piety of righteousness
scullion a kitchen servant
wrenching violent, orceful twisting
venerate to respect, worship, or revere
trite hackneyed, cliched, lacking interest
stringent strict, rigorous
sectarian narrowly confined to a particular group
apocryphal of doubtful origin, fictious
Soluble easily dissolved
preamble preliminary statement
Acme the highest point
revere regard with respect awe admiration
superfluous unnecessary excessive
vacillate waver, to sway indecisively
Vitriolic bitterly spiteful caustic
intrinsic basic nature inherent
dessicate dry up completely
efficacious effective, producing the desired outcome
abstemious eating and drinking moderately
vernacular everyday language
catharsis extremely emotional experience
expurgate to remove objectionable words from
dulcet melodious pleasant to hear
Archaic no longer current, antiquated
emollient softening, soothing to the skin
pellucid transparent, clear
patronizing condescending, talk down to
innocuous harmless
lithe graceful in motion, supple
iniquity sin, wicked or evil act
idyllic carefree, simple, nearly perfect
flippancy disrespect
extricate to release, disentangle
coterie small group of people who share interests, clique
conundrum a puzzle of dilemma
consternation dismay or worry
plethora abundance, excess
servile submissive, slavish
incongruous not compatible with the situation or surroundings
ineffable inexpressable, beyond description
perspicacious keen, mentally sharp
foist to pass off as worthy or real
inveterate habitual, continuing
contemptuous scornful,haughty
expiate to atone, make amends
relegate to assign
scapegoat whoever takes the blame for an offense
Truncate to shorten
Florid Rosy colored, reddish
nondescript having no individuality
flay to whip, to remove skin
Abjure to renounce
lugubrious gloomy, mournful
arable fit for cultivation
Brigand robber or bandit
Carte Blanche authority without bound
stentorian extremely loud
donnybrook fight, uproar
incantation charm, recited magical spell
dissipate to waste, exhaust
inundate to cover with, overwhelmed with
kudos praise, fame, glory
putrid partially decayed, decomposed, stinky
interlocutor questioner, on stage speaker
metamorphosis transformation, dramatic change
nomenclature naming system in an art or science
serendipity fortunate discovery made by accident
consomme clear soup
estrange to alienate
propitious favorable, auspicious
rife prevalent, abundant
ubiquitous occuring everywhere, omnipresent
zealous fervant, fanatical
interminable long, tiresome
equanimity stability, calmness
anomaly deviation from the norm, odd or peculiar occurence
cosmopolitan worldly, sophisticated
discerning distinguishing differences
vestige trace evidence
maxim principle, rule, familiar statement
talisman protective magical charm
usurp to take over, seize power
anecdote a short story or account
cerebral relating to the brain
churlish boorish or vulgar; surly
cogent clear reasoning
convoluted intricate dificult to discern overlapping
entreat to ask or petition for; plead
gibberish unitelligible speech
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