AP Lit Vocab WOD - Final

vouchsafe (v.)

to grant or give as if a privilege or a special favor

impious (adj.)

not pious not showing respect or reverence, especially for a god.

unfathomable (adj.)

not believable

apprehension (n.)

viewing the future with anxiety

obsequious (adj.)

humbly or excessively attentive

mirth (n.)

gladness or gaiety accompanied with laughter

beguile (v.)

deceive

reprobate (n.)

a person foreordained to damnation

sullied (v.)

soil, smirch, defile

contumely (n.)

contemptuous treatment; insult

paradox (n.)

a statement that seems contrary to common sense and yet is perhaps true

feral (adj.)

savage; wild

palpable (adj.)

capable of being touched or felt

audacious (adj.)

daring; bold

malcontent (adj.)

marked by a dissatisfaction with the existing state of affairs

sycophant (n.)

servile flatterer

perfidious (adj.)

violation of faith or loyalty

thane (n.)

a free retainer of an Angelo Saxon lord

omnipotent (adj.)

having unlimited authority or influence

dire (adj.)

very horrible

appall (v.)

to overcome with horror

perturbation (n.)

anxiety; mental uneasiness.

recompose (n.)

compensation

treasonous (adj.)

the offense of attempting to overthrow the government of one's country or of assisting its enemies in war

Hale (Adj.)

of a person, especially an elderly one) strong and healthy.

Sinewy (Adj.)

lean and muscular; stringy and tough

Peevish (Adj.)

easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.

Sundry (Adj.)

of various kinds; several.

Repose (N.)

a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility.

Churlish (Adj.)

rude, bad-tempered, and surly, lacking in civility and graciousness

Taciturn (Adj.)

(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Waif (N.)

a homeless, neglected, or abandoned person, especially a child.

Prognosticate (V.)

foretell or prophesy a future event.

Execrate (V.)

denounce or curse; loathing

Filial (Adj.)

of or due from a son or daughter

Salubrious (Adj.)

Healthy-giving; healthy

Flippant (Adj.)

not showing a serious or respectful attitude

Shirk (V.)

to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink

Odious (Adj.)

extremely unpleasant; repulsive

Diurnal (Adj.)

Happening or active during the day / Daily

Undulate (V.)

move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion

Bequeath (V.)

leave (a personal estate or one's body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will.

Magnanimity (N.)

the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity.

Swoon (V.)

faint from extreme emotion.

Contrite (Adj.)

feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt

Sultry (Adj.)

(of the air or weather) hot and humid.

Spurn (V.)

reject with disdain or contempt

Discomfit (V.)

make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed

Staunch (Adj.)

loyal and committed in attitude.

Precipitate (V)

cause (an event or situation, typically one that is bad or undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.

Abhor (V.)

regard with disgust and hatred.