Ap English 3 Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 profuse | a lot of |
| ossify | harden, stiffen |
| salubrious | healthy, helpful, salutary |
| discursive | rambling, changing from subject to subject |
| obdurate | has duration, not changing |
| viscous | oily |
| salacious | R related in sexuality |
| abject(poverty) | totally without resources |
| erratic | not straight |
| ostentatious | very wealthy and showy |
| impromptu | done without being planned |
| laconic | short to the point of rudeness |
| turpitude | evil |
| pundit | someone who gets paid to express their opinions |
| tenebrous | dark and gloomy |
| osculate | kiss |
| capricious | spontaneous |
| dissonant | unpleasant sounding |
| spurious | fake |
| erudite | smart |
| surreptitious | very sneaky |
| assiduous | hard working |
| sagacious | wise |
| frenetic | hyper |
| inept | not good at |
| exigent | emergency situation |
| diligent (assiduous) | hard working |
| cacophony | harsh sounds |
| subjugate | to enslave |
| trucelent | always wants to fight |
| abstemious | not self indulgent |
| vilify | to make someone a villain |
| scrupulous | picky |
| auspicious | fortunate, lucky |
| cryptic | mysterious |
| innate | inborn |
| extraneous | extra |
| relegate | to demote |
| vacillate | to be unsure |
| condone | approve |
| disparage | insult |
| arduous | difficult |
| vitiate | destroy validility |
| aesthetic | ugly |
| ascetic | simple |
| diffident | shy |
| gregarious | social |
| facile | easy |
| ebullient | bubbly |
| surrogate | replacement |
| zealous | enthusiastic |
| purported | reported |
| mercurial | changeable |
| belligerent | war like |
| minuscle | small |
| abstruse | difficult to understand |
| morose | sad |
| dulcet | pleasant sounding |
| dormant | inactive |
| clandestine | secretive |
| nefarious | evil |
| nuances | subtle change |
| histrionic | overly theatrical |
| eminent | royal |
| immanant | about to happen |
| abate | reduce |
| immutable | not able to be muted |
| epigram | a wise saying |
| impeccable | perfect, flawless |
| chicanery | deceit |
| audacity | daring |
| ameliorate | make less severe |
| mollify | to sooth |
| innocuous | harmless |
| lethargy | lazy |
| virtuoso | expert in music |
| tedium | boredom |
| nostalgic | looking at the past |
| insipid | boring and stupid |
| garrulous | talkative |
| transitory | doesn't last long |
| flip | casual |
| alacrity | speedyness |
| ligneous | harden |
| mellifluous | pleasant sounding |
| obstreperous | unpleasant sounding |
| saturmine | gloomy |
| gourmand | expert in food |
| connoiseur | something you can be good at |
| glutton | someone that eats too much |
| unruly | out of control |
| flouted | treat with disrespect |
| emulate | to immitate |
| exhort | to urge strongly |
| ingenuous | naive |
| fluent | able to speak easilly |
| indigenous | native to |
| dilettante | one who dabbles |
| supernumerary | an extra |
| chimera | an illusion |
| catalyst | something that causes an event |
| credible | believable |
| dogmatic | true but no proof |
| lucid | clear |
| cursory | casual |
| discreet | able to keep secrets |
| mortify | humiliating |
| benign | kind |
| pejorative | negative |
| pensive | thoughtful |
| blithe | carefree |
| patrician | high class |
| philistine | bad taste |
| hedonistic | pleasure seeking |
| martyr | one who gives up his life for a cause |
| exonerate | to free from blame |
| augment | to increase |
| superfluous | extra |
| malaise | a little bitter |
| largess | generous |
| milieu | an environment |
| epithet | insult |
| accolade | award |
| esoteric | only smart people understand |
| vicarious | second hand emotion |
| austere | strict |
| serendipitous | lucky |
| extol | praise |
| tenuous | flimsey |
| culminate | complete |
| fulminate | protest |
| foment | protest |
| alleviate | reduce pain |
| stoic | expressionless |
| palpable | touchable |
| specious | false |
| onerous | unpleasant |
| officious | nosy |
| opulent | rich |
| obtuse | stupid |
| candid | honest |
| affable | friendly |
| malleable | flexible |
| adverse | difficult |
| tangible | touchable |
| hermitically | sealed tightly |
| succinct | to the point |
| enigma | mystery |
| antipathy | hate |
| archetype | a model |
| replete | full of |
| resolute | determined |
| redoubtable | strong |
| virulent | deadly |
| ostensible | aparent |
| sinuous | winding and curving |
| obfuscate | confuse |
| exacerbate | to irritate |
| preempted | displaced |
| crass | rude |
| loquacious | talkative |
| rudimentary | basic |
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