1. AP Vocabulary #1

2. Apocryphal (adj.)
Of dubious authenticity; spurious*

3. Arcane (adj.)
Understood by only a few; mysterious

4. Convene (v) 1. to summon or cause to assemble
2. to gather or assemble; to meet formally

5. Expedient (adj.) 1. useful for some purpose
2. concerned primarily or exclusively with serving one’s own interests

6. Exude (v) 1. to flow slowly; ooze or emit
2. to give forth; to exhibit in abundance

7. Gesticulate (v)
To motion energetically with the body or limbs

8. Imperturbable (adj.)
Calm and assured

9. Increment (n)
An increase, addition or gain, often by regular, consecutive amounts

10. Levity (n)
Excessive frivolity; a lack of seriousness; joking

11. Mortify (v)
To embarrass or humiliate

12. Periphery (n)
The area around the edges; the outermost part

13. Raconteur (v) One who tells stories with skill and wit
(a French word now part of our vocabulary)

14. Reiterate (v)
To repeat

15. Subterfuge (n)
A deceptive scheme or strategy

16. Vacillate (v) 1. to move back and forth from lack of balance; waver
2. To alternate indecisively between opinions or courses of action