AP English Trimester 1
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- hiatus
- a pause, gap or space
- cabal
- group of plotters generally working in secret
- despot
- oppressive ruler with absolute power
- trepidation
- fear, dread, worry
- caustic
- a corrosive or burning substance
- dearth
- lack, scarcity, shortage
- panache
- vigor, dash, style
- ebullience
- zeal, high energy
- malaise
- feeling of discomfort
- jurisprudence
- the division, science, or study of law
- paradigm
- pattern or model containing fundamental assumptions
- alacrity
- cheerful quickness
- harbinger
- an indicator or forerunner of future events
- malcontent
- person unhappy with the present situation
- depravity
- immorality, corruption
- acme
- the top, the very best
- gradient
- a slope, incline, or decline
- enmity
- strongly held feelings of hatred and loathing
- conundrum
- an apparently unsolvable riddle or situation
- abeyance
- suspended action
- torpor
- state of inactivity
- travail
- difficult effort or exertion
- patriarch
- an elder or ruler of a clan or group
- heresy
- an opinion/doctrine at odds with the prevailing religious/political dogma
- rancor
- lasting bitterness or dislike
- rapport
- a relationship or communication marked by trust and openness
- epiphany
- a sudden flash of insight or realization
- sanction
- permission or approval for an action
- abnegation
- denial, especially self-denial
- conflagration
- a large fire
- paucity
- lack, scarcity,dearth
- paragon
- an ideal example
- hegemony
- complete dominance
- candor
- frank honesty
- iconoclast
- one who attacks popular beliefs
- ablution
- washing the body
- hubris
- overbearing pride, presumption or arrogance
- hyperbole
- extravangant exaggeration
- slander
- a false statement injurious to a persons reputation
- efface
- to make indistinct
- debunk
- to reveal the false, inaccurate or exaggerated nature of ones claims
- abdicate
- to give up, to renounce
- nullify
- to make null and void
- eschew
- to evade, avoid, or shun
- diffuse
- to spread out, scatter or disperse
- reproach
- to express shame, disappointment or disapproval
- vacillate
- to waver between positions
- garner
- to build up, accumulate
- capitulate
- to give up, surrender, or quit
- beguile
- to betray, attract, facinate
- palliate
- to make less severe or easier to accept
- belie
- to contradict
- thwart
- to prevent, oppose, block, or frustrate
- elucidate
- to make simple, clear, easy to understand
- coerce
- to exert pressure or undue influence
- substantiate
- to offer evidence or support
- embroil
- to throw into confusion or chaos
- chastise
- to punish or verbally reproach
- expedite
- to make faster or hurry
- disparage
- to speak to or about in a belittling, demeaning way
- absolve
- to remove guilt, condemnation, or responsibility
- befuddle
- to confuse, confound
- abrade
- to wear away through friction
- impugn
- to question or attack
- coalesce
- to come together or join
- truncate
- to cut off or cut short
- begrudge
- to look upon with reluctance or diapproval
- mollify
- to calm, soothe or soften
- matriculate
- to enroll as a student
- abominate
- to hate, to loathe to detest thoroughly
- ruminate
- to chew or to review repeatedly in ones mind
- besmirch
- to dirty or ruin
- deprecate
- to put down, insult
- espouse
- to support
- emulate
- to strive to equal or excel
- admonish
- to warn or scold
- abridge
- to condense or shorten
- cavil
- to continually find fault or raise trivial objections
- abscond
- to leave secretly and hide
- facetious
- teasing, tounge-in-cheek
- prudent
- showing wisdom and thoughtful judgement
- requisite
- required, necessary, unavoidable
- melevolent
- evil, malicious
- scrupulous
- principled or exact
- acrimonious
- stinging, caustic
- pugnacoius
- bellicose, aggressive
- sanguine
- confident, optimistic, cheerful
- esoteric
- known or understood by a small group
- facile
- done with great ease
- spurious
- doubtful or probably false
- incumbent
- obligatory, necessary or required
- circumpsect
- respectful of the situation and its details
- hackneyed
- tired, old, yesterdays news
- specious
- having the perception of truth and accuracy
- banal
- predictably commonplace
- nascent
- just starting or coming into existence
- decorous
- proper, civilized, apporpriate
- reticent
- restrained, keeping things close
- austere
- lacking decoration or adornment
- deleterious
- having an unhealthy, damaging effect
- mercurial
- swift, quick to change
- didactic
- intended to teach
- idyllic
- free from worry or concern
- bucolic
- characteristic of a rural/rustic/country setting
- punctilious
- loosely attentive to details of ones dress
- clandestine
- done or kept in private or secret
- gregarious
- outgoing, sociable
- succinct
- clear and to the point
- assiduous
- constantly working and striving
- immutable
- never changing
- diurnal
- daily, recurring every day
- sublime
- impressive almost to an ideal extreme
- egregious
- espeically or unquestionably bad
- superfluous
- more than what is necessary
- heinous
- shockingly evil
- ostentatious
- pretentious or excessively flashy
- pristine
- pure or perfect
- stoic
- indifferent to pain
- duplicitous
- intentonally false or decpetive
- baroque
- extravagantly ornamented
- surreptitious
- dont through secret or hidden means
- implacable
- not able to be pleased
- feral
- wild, untamed
- dubious
- uncertain
- benign
- kind of mild
- acerbic
- bitter in speech, taste or temper
- magnanimous
- forgiving, unresentful
- affable
- pleasant, polite, easy to be around