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].