11767161658 | Interior Monologue | Expressing a character's inner thoughts. | 0 | |
11767164478 | Flashback | A scene set in a time earlier than the main story. | 1 | |
11767169604 | Foreshadowing | An indication of a future event. | 2 | |
11767173205 | Negation | The absence or opposite of something actual or positive. | 3 | |
11767175648 | Precarious | Adjective Dangerously likely to fall or collapse. | 4 | |
11767178788 | Secular | Adjective Denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis. | 5 | |
11767184339 | Diminutive | Adjective Extremely or unusually small. | 6 | |
11767186839 | Narcissistic | Adjective Having an excessive interest in oneself and one's physical appearance. | 7 | |
11767194331 | Chortle | Adjective Laugh in a breathy, gleeful way. | 8 | |
11767196685 | Rueful | Adjective Expressing sorrow or regret, especially when in a slightly humorous way. | 9 | |
11767203191 | Coquettish | Adjective Behaving in such a way as to suggest a playful sexual attraction; flirtatious. | 10 | |
11767208775 | Intractable | Adjective Hard to control or deal with. | 11 | |
11767214041 | Demure | Adjective Reserved, modest, and shy. | 12 | |
11767218174 | Delineate | Verb Describe or portray precisely. | 13 | |
11767222205 | Histrionic | Adjective Overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style or noun: exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention. | 14 |
AP Literature: 2.3 Vocabulary Flashcards
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