PreAP/IB

Appertaining [verb] To belong

as a proper function or part of; relating to.

[In U.S. History class, students study information appertaining to the United States].

Beguiled [verb] To deceive by guile

or craftiness.

[The man was beguiled by the attractive woman].

Benefice [noun]A church office

or position endowed with fixed capital assets.

[The archbishop’s benefice afforded him many luxuries.]

Beseech [verb] To request

earnestly.

[The businessman beseeched his boss for a raise].

Boisterous [adjective]Rough and

stormy; violent.

[The wind was boisterous, throwing the world into fluttering confusion.]

Consort [noun] A companion

or partner.

[John Lennon and Paul McCartney were songwriting consorts].

Cull [verb]To gather; to

collect.

[Steven culled his stamps for his stamp collection from all over the world.]

Drudge [noun] A person who does

tedious, menial, or unpleasant work.

[Toiling in the depths of the earth, the coal miner often felt like a drudge when doing his difficult and unpleasant job].

Enmity [noun] Deep-seated, often

mutual hatred.

[Though once the best of friends, there is now a deep sense of enmity between Chris Brown and Rihanna].

Inundation [noun] The state of

being covered with water; being overwhelmed.

[The small town suffered an inundation by the flash flood].

Invocation [noun] An incantation used

in conjuring.

[During the ancient Native American ceremony, the shaman performed an invocation of the Spirit of Mother Earth].

Languish [verb]To become weak or

feeble.

[When I grow old and languish, I am thankful that caring and responsible people like Jori Flood will be there to help me.]

Mantle [noun] A cloak.

[The figure was not easily seen, covered in a dark mantle].

Orison [noun] A prayer.

[The muslim man offered up his orison to the heavens.]

Penury [noun] A state of

destitution; experiencing extreme want.

[The migrant woman grimly faced penury, not having prospects for food, clothing, or shelter.]

Pernicious [adjective]Evil; wicked.

[Mr. Rustin sometimes drifts off with a pernicious grin on his weird face….at these times, don’t bother him.]

Poultice [noun] A soft, moist mass

of bread, meal, clay or other substance.

[After slicing his leg open on a jagged rock during his rock climb, the man quickly placed a poultice of grass over his wound].

Presage [noun] An omen.

[She didn’t need a crystal ball to see the future; the presage in her mind helped her to see the shape of things to come. ]

Prorogue [verb] To defer or

postpone.

[Mr. Rustin has a horrible habit of proroguing tasks that should be done immediately.]

Rancor [noun] Bitter, deep-

seated ill will.

[The look of rancor on his face said it all – it was easy to tell the man was bitter about life].