7328340197 | agnostic | a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience | 0 | |
7328340198 | amalgam | a mixture or combination (of metals containing mercury or silver) | 1 | |
7328342226 | amorphous | lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless | 2 | |
7328342227 | anachromism | something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time | 3 | |
7328350499 | anarchy | a state of society without government or law | 4 | |
7328350500 | anathema | a person or thing detested or loathed; a curse | 5 | |
7328360834 | androgynous | having both masculine and feminine characteristics | 6 | |
7328360835 | anomaly | a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form | 7 | |
7328360836 | antipathy | a strong feeling of aversion or repugnance | 8 | |
7328362760 | antithesis | the direct opposite | 9 | |
7328362761 | apocryphal | false; spurious; of doubtful authenticity | 10 | |
7328364883 | apotheosis | the ideal example; epitome; the elevation of a person to the rank of a god | 11 | |
7328364884 | athanasia | deathlessness; immortality | 12 | |
7328366653 | atheist | a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings. | 13 | |
7328366654 | atrophy | degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse | 14 | |
7328368732 | autocrat | an absolute ruler, especially a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government as by inherent right, not subject to restrictions | 15 | |
7328368733 | autonomous | self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only | 16 | |
7328368734 | ballistic | overwrought or irrational | 17 | |
7328370233 | cacophony | a discordant and meaningless mixture of sound; dissonance | 18 | |
7328370234 | caustic | capable of burning; severely critical or sarcastic | 19 | |
7328370235 | cosmopolitan | free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world | 20 | |
7328370236 | cryptic | mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous | 21 | |
7328372118 | deleterious | harmful; injurious | 22 | |
7328372119 | demagogue | a person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people | 23 | |
7328372120 | demographic | a single vital or social statistic of a human population, as the number of births or deaths | 24 | |
7328374238 | diaphanous | very sheer and light; transluscent | 25 | |
7328374239 | diatribe | a bitter, abusive attack or criticism | 26 | |
7328374240 | dogmatic | asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated | 27 | |
7328374241 | eccentric | odd; peculiar; irregular | 28 | |
7328376052 | eclectic | of various sources; not following one system | 29 | |
7328376053 | empathy | the psychological identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another | 30 | |
7328376054 | endemic | natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous; belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place | 31 | |
7328376055 | enigma | a puzzling person or situation | 32 | |
7328378029 | ephemeral | lasting a short time or one day | 33 | |
7328378030 | epiphany | a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience | 34 | |
7328379534 | epitome | a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class | 35 | |
7328379535 | eponym | a word based on or derived from a person's name. | 36 | |
7328379536 | esoteric | belonging to a select few; private; confidential | 37 | |
7328379537 | ethereal | light; delicate; refined | 38 | |
7328381752 | ethnocentric | the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture. | 39 | |
7328383566 | etymology | the derivation of a word | 40 | |
7328386447 | eugenics | the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, especially by such means as selective reproduction | 41 | |
7328386448 | eulogy | a speech/writing in praise of a deceased person | 42 | |
7328386449 | euphemism | the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. | 43 | |
7328386450 | euphony | pleasing effect to the ear | 44 | |
7328388324 | euphoric | intensely happy or confident | 45 | |
7328389918 | euthanasia | mercy killing; painless death | 46 | |
7328389919 | exodus | the deparature of a large number of people | 47 | |
7328389920 | genesis | origin, creation, or beginning | 48 | |
7328391819 | heterodox | not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions; unorthodox | 49 | |
7328391820 | heterogeneous | different in kind; unlike; incongruous | 50 | |
7328393986 | hierarchy | a system of persons or things ranked above another | 51 | |
7328393987 | holocaust | a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire; any mass slaughter or reckless destruction of life | 52 | |
7328393988 | homophobia | unreasoning fear or antipathy towards homosexuals | 53 | |
7328393989 | hyperbole | exaggeration | 54 | |
7328395790 | icon | a representation of some sacred personage; a sign or representation that stands for its object by virtue of a resemblance or analogy to it | 55 | |
7328395791 | iconoclast | a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition | 56 | |
7328398275 | idiosyncrasy | a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual | 57 | |
7328398276 | laconic | using few words; expressing much in few words; concise | 58 | |
7328398277 | logorrhea | pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech; incessant or compulsive talkativeness | 59 | |
7328401953 | macroscopic | visible to the naked eye | 60 | |
7328401954 | megalomania | delusions of greatness; obsession with extravagant or grand things | 61 | |
7328401955 | miasma | a dangerous, foreboding, or deathlike influence or atmosphere | 62 | |
7328403639 | microcosm | a little world | 63 | |
7328403640 | misanthrope | a hater of humankind | 64 | |
7328403641 | misogynist | a person who hates, dislikes, mistrusts, or mistreats women | 65 | |
7328405330 | monogamy | marriage with one person at a time | 66 | |
7328405331 | myopic | lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow-minded; shortsighted | 67 | |
7328405332 | myriad | a very great number of things; ten thousand | 68 | |
7328405333 | neophyte | beginner or novice | 69 | |
7328406944 | orthodox | customary or conventional; conforming to beliefs, attitudes, or modes of conduct that are generally approved | 70 | |
7328406945 | panacea | an answer or solution for all problems or difficulties; cure-all | 71 | |
7328406946 | panclastic | an explosive that will break any substance. | 72 | |
7328409364 | pandemic | prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; universal (generally of a disease) | 73 | |
7328409365 | paradox | a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth; a self-contradictory and false proposition | 74 | |
7328409366 | paragon | a model or pattern of excellence | 75 | |
7328411201 | pathogen | any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism | 76 | |
7328411202 | pathos | the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion | 77 | |
7328413250 | pedagogue | a teacher; someone pedantic or formal | 78 | |
7328413251 | phenomenon | a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed; something that is impressive or extraordinary | 79 | |
7328414965 | philanthropist | someone with altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement | 80 | |
7328414966 | philology | the study of literary texts and of written records | 81 | |
7328416869 | plethora | overabundance; excess | 82 | |
7328416870 | plutocrat | a ruler by means of wealth (wealthy class ruler) | 83 | |
7328418172 | polyglot | multilingual | 84 | |
7328420286 | polytheist | believer of more than one god | 85 | |
7328420287 | progenitor | a person or thing that first indicates a direction, originates something, or serves as a model; predecessor; precursor | 86 | |
7328420288 | progeny | a descendant or offspring | 87 | |
7328422086 | prognosticate | to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy | 88 | |
7328422087 | prototype | an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from | 89 | |
7328422088 | pseudonym | a fictitious name, especially a pen name | 90 | |
7328423843 | psychosomatic | of or relating to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors | 91 | |
7328423844 | pyromaniac | a compulsion to set things on fire | 92 | |
7328423845 | sardonic | mocking; cynical; sneering | 93 | |
7328425255 | schism | division | 94 | |
7328425256 | sporadic | happening irregularly | 95 | |
7328425257 | sycophant | a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite | 96 | |
7328426979 | synergistic | the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, etc | 97 | |
7328426980 | synopsis | summary | 98 | |
7328426981 | tautology | needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness | 99 |
AP Literature 100 Summer Words Flashcards
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