169388980 | Cabal | a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority. the plots and schemes of such a group; | |
169388981 | Bromide | a trite and unoriginal idea or remark, typically intended to soothe or placate | |
169388982 | Nadir | the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization: "they had reached the _____ of their sufferings" | |
169388983 | Panoply | a complete or impressive collection of things: "the man sold his ______ of pokemon cards on ebay for a small fortune" | |
169388984 | Panacea | a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases: "the boy dreamed of finding the _____ for cancer" | |
169388985 | Panegyric | a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something | |
169388986 | Munificence | the quality or action of being lavishly generous; great generosity: "we must be thankful for his ______" | |
169388987 | Anachronism | something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: "The sword is an ______ in modern warfare" | |
169388988 | Intelligentsia | intellectuals considered as a group or class, especially as a cultural, social, or political elite. | |
169388989 | Megalomaniac | a person who is obsessed with their own power. "The _____ became a dictator" | |
169388990 | Vanguard | a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas | |
169388991 | Charlatan | a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud. "After being found out by his boss, the _____ was fired" | |
169388992 | Chimera | any mythical animal with parts taken from various animals. | |
169388993 | Foible | a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character: "they have to tolerate each other's little ______" | |
169388994 | Cretin | a stupid, obtuse, or mentally defective person "the ____ was ostracized from the group" |
AP Language & Comp. Unit 5
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