AP Vocabulary List 3

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