261897843 | altruistic | unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous | |
261897844 | ambivalent | having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action | |
261897845 | angular | lean; sharp cornered; gaunt | |
261897846 | arrogant | overbearingly assuming; insolently proud | |
261897847 | aversion | strong disinclination, disliking | |
261897848 | discern | to differentiate between two or more things | |
261897849 | disdain | intense dislike; to treat with scorn of contempt, to reject as unworthy | |
261897850 | disparage | to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner | |
261897851 | disparity | inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree | |
261897852 | embellish | to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation | |
261897853 | engender | to cause, to produce, to create | |
261897854 | innocuous | harmless, producing no injury | |
261897855 | insipid | boring and stupid | |
261897856 | lament | to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner | |
261897857 | laud | to praise, to extol | |
261897858 | obscure | difficult to see, vague | |
261897859 | ostentatious | showy, pretentious | |
261897860 | prodigal | wasteful, a person given to extravagance | |
261897861 | repudiate | to reject, to disown, to disavow | |
261897862 | reticence | restraint in speech, reluctance to speak | |
261897863 | revere | to honor, to regard with respect | |
261897864 | serene | calm, placid | |
261897865 | subtle | delicate, elusive, not obvious | |
261897866 | superfluous | beyond what is needed or required; an overflow | |
261897867 | taciturn | quiet, not verbose |
AP English Vocab 10
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