AP English Vocabulary words set 3

122142542	Capricious	impulsive and unpredictable; subject to whims
122142543	Reticent	Hesitant or disinclined to speak out; reserved; restrained in presentation
122142544	Moribund	on the point of death
122142545	Risque'	bordering on being indecent or improper
122142546	Verisimilitude	the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, depicting realism
122142547	Inexorable	not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; unyielding; relentless
122142548	Insipid	lacking excitement, stimulation, or interest; dull; tasteless
122142549	Corroborate	to support or confirm by new evidence; attest the truth or accuracy of
122142550	Physiognomy	the art of judging human character by facial features or outward appearance
122142551	Supplicate	asking humbly or earnestly ;beseeching
122142552	Tedium	The quality or condition of being wearisome or tedious; "a tedious time"
122142553	Torrid	Parched with heat of the sun (torrid sand); passionate (torrid affair)
122142554	Encumber	to impede or hinder the action or performance of
122142555	Impasse	A difficult situation offering no workable escape "an impassible road"
122142556	Lugubrious	Mournful to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree; dismal
122142557	Affront	To insult intentionally and openly; to cause offence
122142558	Indolent	disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy; slow to develop or heal
122142559	Connoisseur	A person with informed and astute discrimination; esp. art and taste
122142560	Cajole	to coax gently and persistently
122142561	Blase'	uninterested or unexcited because of frequent exposure or indulgence
122142562	Choleric	Easily angered; bad-tempered
122142563	Droll	Amusingly odd or whimsically comical (a buffoon)
122142564	Carnage	massive slaughter, as in war; massacre; flesh of slain animals or men
122142565	Adulation	excessive praise or flattery
122142566	Surfeit	to feed or supply to fullness or excess
122142567	Pathos	A quality that arouses great sympathy
122142568	Hubris	Great pride "tragic flaw"; common flaw in characters