AP English 3 Vocab
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48 terms
French | English |
|---|---|
 docile | easily handled or managed |
| sycophantish | flattery intended to win favor |
| duff | Fake |
| hoary | very old; whitish or gray from age |
| dirge | a funeral hymn or mournful speech |
| dogmatism | arrogant, stubborn assertion of opinion or belief |
| putrefaction | decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor |
| loll | be lazy or idle |
| inviolable | not capable of being violated or infringed |
| pungent | sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell |
| gewgawed | Something gawdy and useless; trinket; bauble |
| ominous | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| aloof | reserved, distant |
| victualers | supplier of food; an innkeeper |
| petulant | easily irritated or annoyed |
| intimation | a slight suggestion or vague understanding |
| ludicrously | comically, absurdly |
| undulant | Moving with or resembling a wavelike motion |
| paltry | contemptibly small in amount |
| immanence | the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain |
| apocalypse | a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil |
| brume | fog or mist |
| pompous | puffed up with vanity |
| compensations | Something given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, loss, injury, lack, etc. |
| insinuations | to suggest, imply, hint |
| nihilism | complete denial of all established authority and institutions |
| torus | commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column |
| byrnie | a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor |
| paradox | contradiction |
| chilblains | inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture |
| brachiating | locomotion accomplished by swinging by the arms from one hold to another |
| venue | the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) |
| oblivious | failing to keep in mind |
| transmogrified | to change into a different shape or form |
| obsequious | attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner |
| inchoate | not fully formed; disorganized |
| keens | A loud, wailing lament for the dead |
| concrescence | growth; increase by the addition of particles |
| rationalism | the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct |
| ossified | set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs |
| extrapolate | estimate the value of |
| apparitions | ghosts |
| decorum | propriety in manners and conduct |
| omnipotence | the state of being omnipotent |
| gannet | large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish |
| inexorable | not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course |
| pommel | strike, usually with the fist |
| ruse | a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) |
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