VOCAB #6 (AP English)

accolade: an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgement of merit


acerbity: sharp and forthright style of speaking


attrition: action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of something through sustain attack or pressure.


bromide: a trite and unoriginal idea or remark, typically intended to placate


chauvinist: a person displaying excessive or prejudiced loyalty or support for a particular cause, group , or gender.


chronic: persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.


expound: present and explain an idea or theory in detail


factionalism: relating or belonging to a faction (a small organized group within a larger one)


immaculate: a person who is perfectly clean, neat, and tidy. Perfect.


imprecation: a spoken curse


ineluctable:unable to be resisted or avoided


mercurial: person who is subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.


palliate: allay or moderate; disguise the seriousness  or gravity of an offense.


protocol: an official procedure or system of rules


resplendent: attractive and impressive though being richly colorful or sumptuous


stigmatize: described or t
Regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval


sub rosa: happening or done in secret


vainglory: inordinate pride in oneself or one's achievements; excessive vanity.


vestige: a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists


volition: the faculty or power of using one's will.

Obsequious: (adj) obedient; dutiful; fawning


2) Beatitude: (n) exalted happiness


3) Bete Noire: (n) a person or thing that one particularly dislikes or dreads


4) Bode: (v) to be an omen of


5) Dank: (adj) unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly


6) Ecumenical: (adj) general; universal: promoting Christian unity throughout the world


7) Fervid: (adj) heated in spirit, enthusiasm; intensely hot, burning


8) Fetid: (adj) having an offensive odor; stinking


9) Gargantuan: (adj) gigantic, enormous

10) Heyday: (n) the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime


11) Incubus: (n) a nightmare


12) Infrastructure: (n) the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organisation

13) Inveigle:(v) to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk; to acquire by beguiling talk or methods


14) Kudos: (n) honor, glory, acclaim


15) Lagniappe: (n) tip, bonus, gratuity


16) Prolix: (adj) extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy


17) Protege: (n) a person under the care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare.


18) Prototype: (n) the original or model on which something is based on for formed; someone who serves to illustrate the typical qualities of something.

19) Sycophant: (n) a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite



20) Tautology: (n) needless repetition of an idea


21) Truckle: (v) to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely

VOCAB #6 (EXPOS)

accede: assent or agree to a demand, request, or treaty


 brandish: wave or flourish something as a threat or in anger or excitement


 comprise: an agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions


 deft: neatly skillful and quickly in one's movements


 destitute:without the basic necessities of life


 explicit: stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt


 extirpate: root out or destroy completely


 inopportune: occurring at an inconvenient moment or inappropriate time


 ironic: happening in the opposite way to what is expected and typically causing wry amusement because of this


 musty: having a stale, or damp smell


 officious: Assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way


 ominous: giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen


 pinnacle: the most successful point; the culmination


 premeditated: think out or plan beforehand


 rampant: flourishing or spreading unchecked



 solace: comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness


 stately: having a dignified, unhurried, and grand manner


 supple: bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible


 suppress: forcibly put an end to it


 venal: showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery


Adroit: expert or noble in use of hands or body

Amicable: characterized by goodwill.

Averse: strong feeling of opposition.

Belligerent: warlike.

Benevolent: kindly feelings

Cursory: rapidly over something

Duplicity: deceitfulness in speech or conduct

Extol: to praise highly

Feasible: capable of being done

Grimace: facial expressions

Holocaust: complete devastation or destruction

Impervious: not permitting penetration

Impetus: a moving force

Jeopardy: hazard or risk to exposure to loss

Meticulous: showing extreme care about minute details

Nostalgia: wistful desire to return in thought

Quintessence: pure concentrated essence

Retrogress: go backward to earlier/worse conditions

Scrutinize: examine in detail

Tepid: moderately warm