APEL Vocab Flashcards

81051627	aberration	a deviation from the usual course of action	0
81051628	blasphemous	profane, irreverent	1
81051629	conjure	to summon by magic	2
81051630	covenanted	agreed or compacted	3
81051631	crucible	a severe test	4
81051632	daft	insane; stupid	5
81051633	insipid	lacking interest or spirit	6
81051634	lechery	sexual sin; lust	7
81051635	predestination	an already determined future	8
81051636	portend	to serve as an omen or a warning of	9
82589122	disdain	a feeling of contempt of scorn for anything regarded as unworthy	10
82589123	prodigious	huge in size or amount	11
82589124	servile	submissive, behaving like a slave	12
82589125	unperturbed	untroubled, not bothered	13
82589126	wanton	immoral,senseless, deliberately malicious, excessive	14
82589127	ameliorate	to improve a negative condition or situation	15
82589128	acquiesce	to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others	16
82589129	befuddle	to confuse	17
82589130	defamation	an attack upon the reputation of a person	18
82591637	pious	reverent, devout, dutiful, may at times be marked by hypocrisy	19
89077018	fortuitous	happening by chance	20
89077019	feign	to pretend, give a false impression, to invent falsely	21
89077020	heretic	a person who upholds religious doctrines contrary to the established beliefs of his church	22
89077021	incredulously	with disbelief	23
89077022	intimate	to make known subtly and indirectly; hint	24
89077023	licentious	unrestrained by law or morality	25
89077024	probity	honesty or uprightness	26
89077025	remonstrance	an expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, especially a formal statement of grievances	27
89077026	rescind	to cancel, to repeal	28
89077027	superfluous	extra, extravagant	29
89077028	trepidation	state of fear	30
89077029	tenet	a principle	31
89077030	venerate	to regard w/ respect and reverence; to honor	32
89077031	admonish	to warn; to caution against specific faults	33
89077032	cajole	to persuade by pleasant words or false promise	34
89077033	caustic	stinging, biting	35
89077034	dearth	a shortage	36
89077035	delineate	to describe in words	37
89077036	insurrection	an act or instance of revolting against authority; rebellion	38
89077037	quixotic	foolishly impractical and idealistic	39
89077038	victuals	food	40
89077039	urbane	worldly; polished;suave	41
89077040	sidle	to move sideways in a sly or shifty manner	42
89077041	aphorism	concise statement of principle; adage	43
89077042	aesthetic	concerned with or appreciative of beauty	44
89077043	chastise	to criticize severely	45
89077044	clemency	disposition towards mercy, mildness	46
89077045	histrionic	theatrical	47
89077046	reprieve	temporary postponement of a punishment	48
89077047	squalid	dirty or wretched in appearance	49
93643257	dauphin	title given to eldest son of king	50
93643258	surmise	to infer on minimal grounds, conjecture, suppose	51
93643259	temerity	rashness; foolish or reckless; boldness	52
93643260	vociferate	to speak loudly or noisily	53
93643261	vagary	an extravagant or erratic notion or action.	54
93643262	stultifying	rendering useless or ineffectual; causing to appear stupid or ridiculous	55
93643263	egregious	extraordinarily bad	56
93643264	catharsis	an emotional purification, an emotional release	57
93643265	sectarian	pertaining to a group within a larger group that is limited by common beliefs or interests; narrow-minded	58
93643266	bullyrag	to scare someone by using force; to bully	59
93643267	aphorism	a short, witty statement	60
93643268	stylistic devices	speech, syntax, diction	61
93643269	didactic	educational; a teaching tone	62
93643270	parody	a writing which imitates another serious piece and pokes fun at the original	63
93643271	synthesis	the joining of two or more ideas or arguments to produce a new idea or argument	64
93643272	synopsis	a summary of the main points of a story or essay	65
93643273	parallelism	the coordination of sentence syntax, word order, and ideas	66
93643274	ethics	the character or emotions of the writer reflected in speech or writing	67
93643275	deductive	reasoning from the general to the specific	68
93643276	inductive	reasoning from the specific to the general	69
100693193	tone	the speaker's attitude toward the subject, as evident through the language. the speaker can be the author or a character	70
100693194	language	the style of the sentence and vocabulary used in conversation and written communication. this includes slang, formal, parental, didactic, common, etc.	71
100693195	bildungsroman	a coming of age novel; the story of a person's development	72
100693196	syntax	the way in which words and clauses are ordered and connected so as to form sentences	73
100693197	colloquial	informal conversation; differs from formal language in grammar, vocabulary, syntax, imagery or connotation	74
100693198	diction	word choice	75
100693199	denotation	the dictionary definition of a word; the actual meaning of a word. relates to diction	76
100693200	connotation	all the emotions a word brings. Relates to diction	77
100693201	hyperbole	figure of speech in which exaggeration is used in the service of emphasis	78
100693202	structure	the form of a given passage. Prose may be stream of consciousness; poetry may be a sonnet.	79
100693203	assiduous	marked by careful or persistent attention	80
100693204	cacophony	discord; harsh sound	81
100693205	elocution	public speaking	82
100693206	fledgling	a young bird learning to fly; a beginner, a novice	83
100693207	imperceptible	not noticeable	84
100693208	incipient	in an early stage	85
100693209	laconic	brief or terse in speech; using few words	86
100693210	misanthrope	a person who dislikes people in general	87
100693211	resilient	an ability to recover from ,or adjust easily	88
100693212	transfixed	motionless with horror	89
100693213	alacrity	promptness in response; cheerful readiness	90
100693214	callow	immature	91
100693215	deprecate	to express strong disapproval of	92
100693216	enigma	a puzzle, a baffling situation, something obscure	93
100693217	gaudy	showy; tasteless	94
100693218	indefatigable	tireless	95
100693219	moribund	aging, being terminated	96
100693220	querulous	peevish; faultfinding; expressing or suggestive of complaint	97
100693221	raze	to tear down completely; to destroy	98
100693222	sublime	noble; inspiring awe or admiration	99
104657894	inept	clumsy	100
104657895	preclude	to make impossible; to shut out; to prevent	101
104657896	pejorative	derogatory; negative	102
104657897	quandary	condition of being doubtful or confused	103
104657898	beguile	to fool, to delude	104
104657899	adamant	unyielding, rigid	105
104657900	craven	cowardly	106
104657901	immutable	never changing	107
104657902	mesmerize	hypnotize	108
104657903	respite	an interval of rest, a temporary delay	109
104657904	abyss	a bottomless pit or gulf	110
104657905	agape	open-mouthed in wonder or astonishment	111
104657906	diatribe	a denunciation, a biting speech	112
104657907	enhance	to improve or make better	113
104657908	guile	cunning talk or conduct intended to deceive a person	114
104657909	infamy	an evil reputation borne of a criminal act, a reputation for evil deeds	115
104657910	malicious	intentionally harmful	116
104657911	reprehensible	deserving of blame	117
104657912	succinct	clearly expressed in few words; concise; terse	118
104657913	zenith	the point in the sky directly above one; the highest point	119
112636915	aggrandize	to make great	120
112636916	citadel	a fortress overlooking a city	121
112636917	deference	respect, courtesy	122
112636918	eradication	extermination, done away with	123
112636919	impetuous	marked by impulsive passion	124
112636920	judicious	wise, showing judgment, cautious	125
112636921	morose	gloomy; bad-tempered	126
112636922	reprove	to gently criticize	127
112636923	tantalize	teasingly fantasize	128
112636924	zealot	a person who shows great enthusiasm for a cause	129
112636925	altruistic	unselfish concern w/ the welfare of others	130
112636926	capitulate	to surrender; to cease resisting	131
112636927	deferentially	with great respect	132
112636928	ephemeral	lasting for only a short time	133
112636929	fervor	intense emotion	134
112636930	cognizant	aware	135
112636931	salutary	healthful	136
112636932	iconoclast	a person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions	137
112636933	maverick	a person who breaks away from the crowd, a nonconformist	138
112636934	resplendent	brilliant, gloriously bright	139
139812471	sagacious	having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness	140
139812472	philistine	adj. narrow-minded; smugly conventional n. a dull often priggish person guided by material rather than intellectual or artistic values	141
139812473	repudiate	reject; o refuse to recognize, acknowledge or pay; to divorce or discard	142
139812474	pretentious	showy, self-important, make unjustifiable claims to excellence	143
139812475	latent	present but invisible or inactive; lying hidden and undeveloped	144
139812476	diametrically	directly opposite	145
139812477	aversion	strong or fixed dislike, a feeling of repugnance	146
139812478	anomalous	irregular, abnormal, unusual	147
139812479	expunge	to erase, to strike out	148
139812480	gaunt	haggard, thin	149
139812481	austere	stern in manner or appearance, strict in morals	150
139812482	cursory	brief, without much attention to detail	151
139812483	diminution	a lessening	152
139812484	galvanize	to arouse suddenly; to startle	153
139812485	hypocritical	insincere; pretending to be what one is not	154
139812486	invidious	tending to cause discontent or envy; envious	155
139812487	paucity	scarcity, smallness in number or amount	156
139812488	provincial	limited in outlook, narrow in ideas	157
139812489	subtle	tenuous, as a fluid or an odor	158
139812490	vitriolic	extremely biting or caustic; sharp or bitter	159
143279124	elucidate	to make clear	160
143279125	inadvertent	not done on purpose	161
143279126	jargon	the specialized vocabulary of members of a group	162
143279127	overt	not hidden; open	163
143279128	palatable	pleasant to the taste, agreeable in feeling	164
143279129	quail	to draw back in fear	165
143279130	relegate	to put in a less important position	166
143279131	philanthropy	good will towards all people, love of mankind, act of generosity	167
143279132	tangential	diverging or digressing; merely touching a subject	168
143279133	waive	to dispense with; to relinquish; to postpone	169
143279134	sanctify	to make holy	170
143279135	augment	to increase or enlarge	171
143279136	dichotomy	division into two parts or kinds	172
143279137	edict	law; command	173
143279138	infernal	hellish	174
143279139	ostentatious	unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful	175
143279140	strident	loud; harsh; grating	176
143279141	lassitude	state or feeling of being tired and listless; weariness	177
143279142	malevolence	wishing misfortune towards others	178
143279143	pugnacious	quarrelsome; eager and ready to fight	179
148682828	arduous	laborious; extremely difficult	180
148682829	deleterious	harmful to body or mind; injurious	181
148682830	flourish	to grow strong, to grow abundantly, to thrive or prosper; to make broad	182
148682831	indigent	poverty stricken, needy	183
148682832	lucid	easily understood	184
148682833	pique	to hurt or rile the feelings of someone, irritate	185
148682834	tedious	boring, tiresome	186
148682835	precocious	having or showing much more ability or knowledge than is usual at such a young age	187
148682836	satiate	to satisfy an appetite fully	188
148682837	pensive	thoughtful; meditative	189
172236385	gulling	tricking, deceiving	190
172236386	inculcation	a repeated statement	191
172236387	indecorous	lacking propriety or good taste	192
172236388	assuage	to calm or soothe; to satisfy	193
172236389	didactic	instructive, intended to educate	194
172236390	esoteric	understood by only a few	195
172236391	fastidious	hard to please	196
172236392	opulent	wealthy; abundant	197
172236393	incongruous	inappropriate, out of place	198
172236394	stymie	to get in the way of, to hinder, to block	199
172236395	antipathy	a strong feeling of aversion or repugnance	200
172236396	conciliatory	eager to make peace	201
172236397	expedient	suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances	202
172236398	garner	to gather and store away, to acquire by effort	203
172236399	paltry	a tiny or insignificant amount, meager, scant	204
172236400	rebuff	to snub, to refuse in a blunt or rude way	205
172236401	obliterate	to blot out leaving no traces, to destroy	206
172236402	taciturn	saying little, uncommunicative	207
172236403	extol	to praise highly	208
172236404	circumspect	careful, thought through	209
172236405	aspirant	ambitious/ a person who is ambitious	210
172236406	hedonist	one who lives solely for pleasure	211
172236407	laudable	worthy of praise	212
172236408	iniquity	a grossly immoral act; a sin	213
172236409	titillate	to excite or intrigue	214
172236410	blithe	happy and cheerful	215
172236411	furtive	done quickly to avoid being noticed; secret	216
172236412	decorum	propriety; whatever is proper	217
172236413	corroborating	strengthening support for someone else's statement	218
172236414	efface	to erase, to rub away the features, to obscure	219
182395626	peruse	(v) to read	220
182395627	faction	a secret group or party; a clique	221
182395628	exorbitant	extravagant, exceeding what is usual	222
182395629	capricious	whimsical; changeable; fickle	223
182395630	kindred	of like nature or similar qualities	224
182395631	table	to remove from consideration	225
182395632	imminent	about to occur, hanging threateningly over one's head	226
182395633	fetish	an object believed to have magical power	227
182395634	denunciation	expression of strong disapproval made openly or publicly	228
182395635	effrontery	shameless boldness	229
182395636	manifold	having many forms, features, etc.	230
182395637	dogmatic	arrogantly assertive, positive about unproven ideas	231
182395638	parsimonious	too thrifty; stingy	232
182395639	chimerical	absurd; wildly fanciful	233
182395640	fawning	to show excessive affection, to be overly flattering in return for favor	234
182395641	soporific	causing sleep, drowsy	235
182395642	manifest	near at hand, apparent to the senses; (v): to make clear or evident	236
182395643	innocuous	harmless; not injurious	237
182395644	copious	abundant	238
182395645	scanty	minimal, hardly sufficient	239
182395646	perturbation	agitation	240
182395647	audacious	shameless	241
182395648	immaculate	spotless, holy	242
182395649	callous	unfeeling, insensitive	243
182395650	static	stationary, not changing or moving	244
182395651	obsolete	out of date, not in use anymore	245
182395652	impervious	not capable of damage or harm; imperceptible	246
182395653	raucous	boisterous, harsh sounding, noisy and disorderly	247
182395654	tainted	stained with corruption	248
182395655	evade	to avoid	249
182395656	ingratiate	to make oneself acceptable	250
182395657	insatiable	incapable of being satisfied or fulfilled, extremely greedy	251
182395658	criterion	standard for judging (plural: criteria)	252
182395659	stoic	showing indifference to pain, apathetic	253
182395660	stratagem	a trick or deceptive scheme	254
182395661	recalcitrant	refusing to obey the rules; unmanageably resistant	255
182395662	cavort	to leap about	256
182395663	raconteur	a person skilled at telling stories or anecdotes	257
182395664	cache	a hiding place, something hidden in a secret place	258
182395665	surfeit	abundance, excessive amount	259
182395666	disparage	to discredit or belittle	260
182395667	ambiguous	permitting more than one interpretation; not clearly defined	261
182395668	equanimity	evenness of temper	262
182395669	euphemism	use of an indirect expression in place of one that is harsh	263
182395670	pariah	an outcast	264
182395671	propensity	a natural leaning or tendency; bent	265
182395672	supercilious	proud and scornful; haughty; looking down on others	266
182395673	reticent	not saying much, especially about one's thoughts	267
182395674	whet	to sharpen; to make stronger; to stimulate	268
182395675	platitude	a thought or remark that is dull, trite, flat or weak	269
182395676	apocryphal	of doubtful authenticity; counterfeit	270
182395677	atrophy	to waste away	271
182395678	conspicuous	clearly visible; remarkable	272
182395679	enervate	to weaken, to lessen the strength of	273
182395680	fallacy	false idea; mistaken belief	274
182395681	flagrant	outrageous; glaringly offensive	275
182395682	forlorn	deserted; left alone and neglected; unhappy	276
182395683	hackneyed	used too often; trite; commonplace	277
182395684	haphazard	not planned; random	278
182395685	implausible	not having the appearance of truth or reason	279
182395686	incorrigible	too firmly fixed to be reformed or changed	280
182395687	intemperate	lacking in self-control	281
182395688	labyrinth	a maze; a complicated, perplexing arrangement or course of affairs	282
182395689	lampoon	strong, satirical writing, usually attacking or ridiculing someone	283
182395690	marred	injured; spoiled; damaged; disfigured	284
182395691	mitigate	to make or to become milder or less severe; to moderate	285
182395692	nomenclature	a systematic naming in an art or science	286
182395693	nonchalance	carelessness; lack of interest or concern	287
182395694	unscathed	undamaged	288
182395695	perfidy	treachery; betrayal of trust	289
182395696	placate	to soothe; to pacify	290
182395697	pompous	self-important; stately; magnificent; excessively ornate	291
182395698	pragmatic	practical; opinionated; concerned with actual practice rather than with theory or speculation	292
182395699	concise	saying much in a few words; brief but meaningful	293
182395700	opportunist	a person who takes advantage of opportunity with no regard for principle	294
182395701	embellish	to elaborate upon	295
182395702	ogle	to stare at in a disrespectful way	296
182395703	impertinent	not relevant; irrelevant	297
182395704	fathom	to understand	298
182395705	vindictive	vengeful	299