AP Vocabulary Lesson 1

46518212	banal	something devoid of freshness and originality
46518213	bellicose	inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent
46518214	finesse	Extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc.
46518215	glib	readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so
46518216	pseudonym	a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name
46518217	lampoon	a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; verb - to mock or ridicule something
46518218	lugubrious	mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
46518219	nefarious	extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous
46518220	nemesis	something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.; an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.
46518221	purloin	to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.