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AP Literature: 2.3 Vocabulary Flashcards

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11767161658Interior MonologueExpressing a character's inner thoughts.0
11767164478FlashbackA scene set in a time earlier than the main story.1
11767169604ForeshadowingAn indication of a future event.2
11767173205NegationThe absence or opposite of something actual or positive.3
11767175648PrecariousAdjective Dangerously likely to fall or collapse.4
11767178788SecularAdjective Denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.5
11767184339DiminutiveAdjective Extremely or unusually small.6
11767186839NarcissisticAdjective Having an excessive interest in oneself and one's physical appearance.7
11767194331ChortleAdjective Laugh in a breathy, gleeful way.8
11767196685RuefulAdjective Expressing sorrow or regret, especially when in a slightly humorous way.9
11767203191CoquettishAdjective Behaving in such a way as to suggest a playful sexual attraction; flirtatious.10
11767208775IntractableAdjective Hard to control or deal with.11
11767214041DemureAdjective Reserved, modest, and shy.12
11767218174DelineateVerb Describe or portray precisely.13
11767222205HistrionicAdjective Overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style or noun: exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention.14

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