AP English 3 Vocab week 8 semester 2

vociferous

adjective (especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous. "he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover"

Apocryphal

adjective (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true. "an apocryphal story about a former president" synonyms: fictitious, made-up, untrue, fabricated, false, spurious;

baneful

adjective 1. destructive; pernicious: a baneful superstition. 2. deadly; poisonous: baneful herbs.

cryptic

adjective 1. having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure. "he found his boss's utterances too cryptic" synonyms: enigmatic, mysterious, confusing, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling, obscure, abstruse, arcane, oracular, Delphic, ambiguous, elliptical, oblique; informalas clear as mud

egregious

adjective 1. outstandingly bad; shocking. "egregious abuses of copyright" synonyms: shocking, appalling, terrible, awful, horrendous, frightful, atrocious, abominable, abhorrent, outrageous;

profligate

adjective 1. recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources. "profligate consumers of energy" synonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, improvident, prodigal "profligate local authorities"

interminable

adjective endless (often used hyperbolically). "we got bogged down in interminable discussions" synonyms: (seemingly) endless, never-ending, unending, nonstop, everlasting, ceaseless, unceasing, incessant, constant, continual, uninterrupted, sustained;

replete

adjective filled or well-supplied with something. "sensational popular fiction, replete with adultery and sudden death" synonyms: filled, full, well stocked, well supplied, crammed, packed, jammed, teeming, overflowing, bursting;

sordid

adjective involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt. "the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams" synonyms: sleazy, dirty, seedy, seamy, unsavory, tawdry, cheap, debased, degenerate, dishonorable, disreputable, discreditable, contemptible, ignominious, shameful, abhorrent "a sordid love affair"

dexterous

adjective showing or having skill, especially with the hands. "dexterous accordion playing" synonyms: deft, adept, adroit, agile, nimble, neat, handy, able, capable, skillful, skilled, pradjective

ponderous

adjective slow and clumsy because of great weight. "her footsteps were heavy and ponderous" synonyms: clumsy, heavy, awkward, lumbering, slow, cumbersome, ungainly, graceless, uncoordinated, blundering; ull, laborious, or excessively solemn. "Liz could hardly restrain herself from finishing all his ponderous sentences" synonyms: labored, laborious, awkward, clumsy, forced, stilted, unnatural, artificial;

imperturbable

adjective unable to be upset or excited; calm. "an imperturbable tranquility" synonyms: self-possessed, composed, calm, cool, and collected, coolheaded, self-controlled, serene, relaxed, unexcitable, even-tempered, placid, phlegmatic;

felicitous

adjective well chosen or suited to the circumstances. "a felicitous phrase" synonyms: apt, well chosen, fitting, suitable, appropriate, apposite, pertinent, germane, relevant "his nickname was particularly felicitous"

penchant

noun a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something. "he has a penchant for adopting stray dogs" synonyms: liking, fondness, preference, taste, relish, appetite, partiality, soft spot, love, passion, desire, fancy, whim, weakness, inclination, bent, bias, proclivity, predilection, predisposition "I have a penchant for small dogs"

consternation

noun feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected. "I always welcomed clover, much to the consternation of the neighbors" synonyms: dismay, perturbation, distress, disquiet, discomposure;

mutability

noun liability or tendency to change. "the incessant mutability of species"

Allure

the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating. "people for whom gold holds no allure" synonyms: attraction, lure, draw, pull, appeal, allurement, enticement, temptation, charm, seduction, fascination "the allure of Paris"

surfeited

verb past tense: surfeited; past participle: surfeited cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess. "I am surfeited with shopping" synonyms: satiate, sate, gorge, overfeed, overfill, glut, cram, stuff, overindulge, fill; saturate "we'll all be surfeited with food"

obviate

verb remove (a need or difficulty). "the Venetian blinds obviated the need for curtains" synonyms: preclude, prevent, remove, get rid of, do away with, get around, rule out, eliminate, make/render unnecessary "our latest agreement obviates any further discussion of the matter"

equivocate

verb use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself. ""Not that we are aware of," she equivocated" synonyms: prevaricate, be evasive, be noncommittal, be vague, be ambiguous, dodge the question, beat around the bush, hedge