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AP LIt Vocab # 15 Vocab

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366225857amoral (adj)without moral discretion or standards, to act as though the distinctions of right and wrong are nonexistent
366225858aplomb (n)assurance, poise, one's self confidence
366225859contrivance (n)a device or artful means of acquiring or performing something
366225860confluence (n)a point of meeting or flowing together
366225861gestation (n)inception and creation
366225862megalomania (n)delusions of wealth and/or power, describes people whose ambitions and sense of self-importance are overblown
366225863mentor (n)a counselor or teacher
366225864narcolepsy (n)the disorder of suddenly and unpredictably falling asleep
366225865nonentity (n)something that does not exist
366225866omnivorous (adj)accustomed to eating both animal and vegetable food items
366225867proclivity (n)a predisposition
366225868purported (adj)supposed
366225869replete (adj)full
366225870reprieve (v)a suspension or delay from imminent proceedings
366225871repugnance (n)disgust
366225872septuagenarian (n)a person in his or her seventies
366225873solace (n)consolation
366225874sumptuous (adj)extravagant
366225875testator (n)a male who sets out his wishes in a legal will
366225876testatrix (n)a female who sets out her wishes in a legal will
366225877trifling (adj)insignificant

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