1. PreAP/IB

2. Appertain [verb] “To belong as a proper function or part of; relating to; to be connected as a rightful part…” [In U.S. History class, students study information appertaining to the United States.]

3. Beguile [verb] “To deceive by guile or craftiness; to lead by deception; hoodwink…” [The man was beguiled by the attractive and bewitching woman.]

4. Benefice [noun] “A church office or position endowed with fixed capital assets; a feudal estate in lands...” [The archbishop’s benefice afforded him a few monetary luxuries and social prominence.]

5. Beseech [verb] “To request earnestly; to beg anxiously; to plead…” [The businessman beseeched his boss for a raise, desperate for additional income.]

6. Consort [noun/verb] “A companion or partner or a group or assembly; to be a companion or partner…” [John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles were songwriting consorts.]

7. Cull [verb] “To gather; to collect; to select from a group, to choose...” [Steven culled his stamps for his stamp collection from all over the world.]

8. 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.]

9. Enmity [noun] “Deep-seated, often mutual hatred or ill will...” [Though once part of a cohesive television team, there is now a deep sense of enmity between Charlie Sheen and the producers of Two and A Half Men.]

10. Impute [verb] “To attribute; credit; to lay the responsibility or blame for…” “To attribute; credit; to lay the responsibility or blame for…” [When doing research, it is important to impute your sources of information.] [When doing research, it is important to impute your sources of information.]

11. Inundation [noun] “The state of being covered with water; being overwhelmed...” [The small town suffered an inundation by the flash flood].

12. Invocation [noun] “An incantation used in conjuring; the act of petitioning for help…” [During the ancient Native American ceremony, the shaman performed an invocation of the Spirit of Mother Earth.]

13. Languish [verb] “To become weak or feeble; to be dispirited or suffer neglect...” [When I grow old and languish, I am thankful that caring and responsible people like Lauren Boone will be there to help me.]

14. Mantle [noun] “A loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes; a cloak...” [The figure was not easily seen, covered in a dark mantle and further hidden by night’s obscurity.]

15. Orison [noun] “A prayer; an act of supplication for divine assistance...” [The Muslim man offered up his orison to the heavens.]

16. Penury [noun] “A state of destitution; experiencing extreme want…” [The migrant woman grimly faced penury, not having immediate prospects for food, clothing, or shelter for her starving family.]

17. Pernicious [adjective] “Evil; wicked; highly destructive or injurious…” [Mr. Rustin sometimes gets so angry that a pernicious grin creeps onto his face….at these times, don’t bother him.]

18. 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].

19. Presage [noun] “Something that foreshadows or portends a future event; 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. ]

20. Prorogue [verb] “To defer or postpone; to procrastinate…” [Mr. Rustin used to have a horrible habit of proroguing tasks that should be done immediately.]

21. Rancor [noun] “Bitter, deep- seated ill will; hostility or animosity...” [The look of rancor on his face said it all – it was easy to tell the man was bitter about life.]