Ap English Language pt. 6 Flashcards
Iconoclast
One who attacks traditional beliefs
Hackneyed
Worn out by overuse
Idealism
Pursuit of noble goals
Jaded
Tired by excess or overuse; slightly cynical
Matchination
Plot or scheme
Saccharine
Excessively sweet or sentimental
Sacrosanct
Extremely sacred beyond criticism
Tableau
Vivid description striking innocent or seen
Tacit
Silently understood or implied
Ubiquitous
Being everywhere simultaneously
Umbrage
Offense, resentment
Vacillate
To waver, show indecision
Vacuous
Empty, void; lacking intelligence, purposeless
Waive
To refrain from enforcing a rule; to give up a legal right
Wallow
To indulge oneself excessively, luxuriate
Abate
Decrease, reduce
Abdicate
To give up a poison, right, or power
Ballad
Folk song, narrative poem
Balm
Something that heals, soothes, or comforts
Cajole
To flatter, coax, persuade
Clamitus
Disastrous, catastrophic
Dearth
lack, scarcity, insufficiency
Debase
To degrade or lower in quality or stature
Hamlet
Small village
Idiosyncrasy
Peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity
Ignoble
Dishonorable, not noble in character
Jundiced
Affected by jaundice; prejudiced or embittered
Kernel
Innermost, essential part; seed grain, often in a shell
Keynote
Note or tone on which a musical key is founded; main idea of a speech, program, et cetera
Lachrymose
Tearful
Lackadaisical
Idle, lazy; apathetic, indifferent
Magnanimous
Generous, noble in spirit
Magnate
Powerful or influential person
Nebulous
Vague, cloudy
Nasent
Starting to develop, coming into existence
Oblique
Indirect, evasive; misleading, devious
Opulence
Wealth
Smelt
To melt metal in order to refine it
Sobriquet
Nickname
Somnolent
Drowsy, sleepy; inducing sleep