210309490 | Apocalyptic | prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom | |
210309491 | Blatant | conspicuously and offensively loud | |
210309492 | Circumlocution | an indirect way of expressing something | |
210309493 | Colloquial | characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation | |
210309494 | cynical | doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives | |
210309495 | despot | a cruel and oppressive dictator | |
210309496 | edification | uplifting enlightenment | |
210309497 | empathy | an understanding of another's feelings | |
210309498 | esoteric | understood only by a small group or a select few | |
210309499 | euphemistic | of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology | |
210309500 | idyllic | excellent and delightful in all respects | |
210309501 | incognito | (adj., adv.) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; (n.) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise | |
210309502 | mercenary | a person hired to fight for another country than their own | |
210309503 | ominous | unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen | |
210309504 | paean | song of praise or joy | |
210309505 | pernicious | exceedingly harmful | |
210309506 | platitudinous | dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality | |
210309507 | pragmatism | practicality | |
210309508 | profligate | recklessly wasteful | |
210309509 | recalcitrant | stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority | |
210309510 | reticent | inclined to keep silent; reserved | |
210309511 | ribald | irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language | |
210309512 | stoical | (adj.) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain | |
210309513 | ubiquitous | being present everywhere at once | |
210309514 | wry | Dryly humorous |
AP Vocabulary List 3
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