210488451 | apocalyptic | prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom | |
210488452 | blatant | without any attempt at concealment | |
210488453 | circumlocution | an indirect way of expressing something | |
210488454 | colloquial | characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation | |
210488455 | cynical | believing the worst of human nature and motives | |
210488456 | despot | a cruel and oppressive dictator | |
210488457 | edification | uplifting enlightenment | |
210488458 | empathy | understanding and entering into another's feelings | |
210488459 | esoteric | intended for or understood by only a small group | |
210488460 | euphemistic | of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology | |
210488461 | idyllic | excellent and delightful in all respects | |
210488462 | incognito | without revealing one's identity | |
210488463 | mercenary | a person hired to fight for another country than their own | |
210488464 | ominous | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments | |
210488465 | paean | (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) | |
210488466 | pernicious | extremely harmful; deadly, fatal | |
210488467 | platitudinous | dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality | |
210488468 | pragmatism | the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth | |
210488469 | profligate | a recklessly extravagant consumer | |
210488470 | recalcitrant | marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance | |
210488471 | reticent | inclined to keep silent; reserved | |
210488472 | ribald | humorously vulgar | |
210488473 | stoical | seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain | |
210488474 | ubiquitous | being present everywhere at once | |
210488475 | wry | humorously sarcastic or mocking |
Sept. 19 AP Lang
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