AP English vocab list 4 Flashcards
whimsical
adj. capricious; erratic; oddly out of the ordinary; subject to sudden change
contrite
adj. admitting guilt; especially feeling remorseful
moribund
adj. approaching death; about to die; on the verge of becoming obsolete
callow
adj. immature
metamorphosis
n. a magical change in form; a striking or sudden change
odious
adj. arousing hatred or repugnance
chimera
n. an illusion; a foolish fancy
decadent
adj. decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals
egregious
adj. extremely bad or offensive
verbose
adj. using too many words
deduce
v. to conclude from evidence; to infer
exalt
v. to raise high; to glorify
disdain
v. to reject with contempt or scorn / n. feeling of expression or contempt or scorn
sloth
n. laziness; sluggishness
peremptory
adj. final; categorical; dictatorial