11 AP Vocabulary - List 15
Terms
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- astute
- adj - mentally perceptive; shrewd
- circumspect
- adj - cautious; prudent; wary
- contretemps
- n - 1 an awkward or embarrassing moment, situation, etc. 2 a slight disagreement.
- derision
- n - the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
- encumber
- v - 1. to hamper or impede. 2 to burden
- ennui
- n - boredom or discontent
- feral
- adj - wild
- frenetic
- adj - frantic, distracted, hectic or wildly energetic
- intractable
- adj - 1 said of a person: difficult to control or influence; obstinate. 2 said of a problem, illness, etc: difficult to solve, cure or deal with
- mordant
- adj - 1 sharply sarcastic or critical; biting
- nascent
- adj - in the early stages of development
- nomenclature
- n - a list or set of names
- oblivion
- n - the state or fact of having forgotten or of being unconscious
- ombudsman
- n - one that investigates reported complaints (as from students or consumers), reports findings, and helps to achieve equitable settlements
- virtuoso
- n - one skilled in or having a taste for the fine arts
- zealot
- n - a fanatical partisan