229809287 | prodigal | adj- wastefully lavish; recklessly wasteful | |
229809288 | quintessence | n- the purest most necessary part; the embodiment | |
229809289 | nefarious | adj- extremely wicked or villanous, inquitous | |
229809290 | irascible | adj- easily provoked to anger | |
229809291 | abscond | v- to depart in a sudden and secret mannor | |
229809292 | tractable | adj- easily managed, docile | |
229809293 | obdurate | adj- unmoved by persuasion or pity, stubbornly resistant to moral influence | |
229809294 | vacillate | v- to waver in mind or opinion | |
229809295 | assuage | v- to cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe; to relieve; to mitigate | |
229809296 | numinous | adj- spiritual, divine, awe-inspiring | |
229809297 | pique | v- to provoke a response in action or feeling | |
229809298 | enervate | v- to weaken or destroy the vigor of; to deprive of force or strength | |
229809299 | ameliorate | v- to improve | |
229809300 | laconic | adj- brief and to the point | |
229809301 | immutable | adj- unchangeable | |
229809302 | countervail | v- to offset with equal power or effect | |
229809303 | egregious | adj- extreme in degree of evil | |
229809304 | mordant | adj- sharply caustic or sarcastic; biting | |
229809305 | ruminate | v- to mediate, muse, ponder | |
229809306 | deliberate | v- to think carefully and attentively; to reflect | |
229809307 | elucidate | v- to make clear; to cause to shine (as in reference to an idea) | |
229809308 | bijou | n- something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought | |
229809309 | lackadaisical | adj- indolent; without vigor or spirit; listless |
AP English 12 Vocabulary 1
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