AP Lang vocab 81-110

316384743	audacious	fearlessly, often recklessly bold and daring, spirited, original
316384744	augur	someone or something that predicts the future; omen
316384745	avail	to be of use or advantage to; help
316384746	avarice	immoderate desire for wealth; greed
316384747	avowal	frank admission or acknowledgement
316384748	baize	an often bright-green cotton or woolen material napped to imitate felt and used chiefly as a cover for gaming tables
316384749	balk	stop short and refuse to go on
316384750	barbarian	member of a people considered by those of another nation or group to have a primitive civilization
316384751	bard	poet, especially of lyrical voice
316384752	bathos	abrupt or unintended shift in style from exalted to commonplace, producing a ludicrous effect; anticlimax; insincere or grossly sentimental pathos
316384753	beatnik	person whose behavior, views, and often style of dress are pointedly unconventional
316384754	becalm	render motionless for lack of wind; to soothe
316384755	beguile	to deceive; to distract attention; to amuse with charm
316384756	belligerent	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive or hostile; of or pertaining to warfare
316384757	bemuse	to cause to be bewildered; to confuse
316384758	berate	rebuke or scold angrily at length
316384759	blatant	unpleasantly loud and noisy; totally or offensively conspicuous or obstructive
316384760	bout	contest between antagonists; match; period of time spent in a particular way
316384761	bowel	the intestine
316384762	bureaucrat	official who is rigidly devoted to the details of the administrative process
316384763	burlesque	literary or dramatic work that ridicules a subject either by presenting a solemn object in an undignified style or an inconsequential subject in a dignified style
316384764	cacophony	jarring, discordant chord; use of harsh sounds for literary effect
316384765	cadence	balanced, rhythmic flow; as in measure of beat or movement; falling inflection of the voice, general inflection of modulation of the voice
316384766	calamity	event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; a disaster; dire distress resulting from loss or tragedy
316384767	candid	free from prejudice; impartial; characterized by openness and seriousness of expression; unreservedly straightforward; not poised or rehearsed
316384768	canon	ecclesiastical code or law established by a church council; secular law, rule or code; established principle
316384769	cant	monotonous talk filled with platitudes; hypocritically pious language, special vocabulary peculiar to the members of an underworld group, whining speech, like that used by beggars
316384770	capitulate	to surrender under specified conditions; come to terms, to give up all resistance; acquiesce
316384771	catharsis	purifying or figurative cleansing of emotions, especially pity or fear, described by Aristotle as effect of tragic drama on its audience; release of emotional tension