AP Vocabulary: Week #1

200538283	ameliorate	v. improve
200538284	amenable	adj. submitting or yielding readily
200538285	bovine	adj. cowlike; patient and dull
200538286	chicanery	n. trickery, especially in legal matters (subterfuge)
200538287	circumspect	adj. cautious, prudent
200538288	despotic	adj. tyrannical; having absolute power
200538289	epistle	n. a formal letter
200538290	foray	n. raid; v. to plunder
200538291	gregarious	adj. tend to herd together; sociable
200538292	hovel	n. a squalid, wretched dwelling place
200538293	incarcerate	v. to imprison; confine (adj. imprisoned)
200538294	loath	adj. unwilling; reluctant
200538295	miasma	n. poisonous environment
200538296	nullify	v. cause to become invalid or nonexistent; make legally void
200538297	ornithology	n. branch of science that deals with the study of birds
200538298	peremptory	adj. decisive; positive
200538299	relevant	adj. connected with, or applying to, the subject under consideration
200538300	scrutinize	v. examine closely and carefully
200538301	traduce	v. disgrace by speaking ill of; slander; malign
200538302	vitriolic	adj. like burning acid; biting; caustic