AP Vocab 21-60
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 avocation | hobby |
| capricious | subject to whims or passing fancies |
| disparity | inequality or difference in some respect |
| efficacy | effectiveness |
| epistle | especially a long, formal letter |
| hospice | a place other than a hospital for the terminally ill to reside; a place of shelter for travelers |
| impetus | a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
| moribund | dying |
| reticent | inclined to keep silent; reserved |
| vacillate | be undecided about something |
| abstemious | self denying; refraining from indulging |
| corroborate | to confirm; to back up with evidence |
| inexorable | inflexible; unyielding |
| insipid | lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating |
| nefarious | evil |
| physiognomy | the face or countenance, esp. when considered as an index to the character |
| retinue | group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person |
| suppliant | one who asks humbly and earnestly |
| tedium | boredom; weariness |
| torrid | burning hot; passionate |
| affront | insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally |
| blase | indifferent |
| cajole | to persuade with false promises and flattery |
| choleric | hot-tempered; quick to anger |
| encumber | to weigh down or burden |
| feckless | feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual |
| impasse | a situation from which you cannot escape; stalemate |
| indolent | disposed to avoid exertion; lazy; idle; lethargic |
| lugubrious | mournful, dismal, gloomy |
| ribald | vulgar or indecent in speech |
| adulation | flattery; excessive praise |
| censure | harsh criticism or disapproval |
| dissemble | to disguise, to pretend |
| dissimulation | the act of deceiving |
| droll | comical in an odd or whimsical manner |
| expectorate | To cough up and spit forth. |
| palpate | To examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness |
| peremptory | demanding and leaving no choice |
| pusillanimous | cowardly; without courage |
| surfeit | excess |
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