5892157644 | ersatz | (adj.) made in imitation of some natural or genuine product | 0 | |
5892157646 | inculcate | (v.) to implant by repeated statement or admonition | 1 | |
5892157648 | compendium | (n.) a summary, epitome, or abridgment | 2 | |
5892157650 | nihilism | (n.) anarchy; total rejection of established laws and institutions | 3 | |
5892157652 | recension | (n.) a critical or editorial revision of a literary work | 4 | |
5892157654 | ambivalent | (adj.) having conflicted feelings or opinions about something; unsure | 5 | |
5892157656 | aesthetic | (adj.) having to do with artistic beauty | 6 | |
5892157659 | pithy | (adj.) brief, but full of meaning and substance | 7 | |
5892157661 | complacency | (n.) self-satisfaction; smugness | 8 | |
5892157663 | altruistic | (adj.) showing an unselfish concern for others | 9 | |
5892157665 | conflagration | (n.) a huge fire; inferno | 10 | |
5892157667 | iniquitous | (adj.) wicked, vicious, showing a lack of fairness | 11 | |
5892157669 | obsequious | (adj.) obeying or performing a service for someone in an overly attentive manner | 12 | |
5892157671 | dogmatic | (adj.) strongly opinionated; rigid; dictatorial | 13 | |
5892157674 | insuperable | (adj.) unable to be overcome | 14 | |
5892157676 | capricious | (adj.) changeable; mercurial; fickle | 15 | |
5892157678 | heretic | (n.) one who challenges societal and religious tradition; an iconoclast | 16 | |
5892157680 | spurious | (adj.) false; lacking logic; not genuine, authentic, or sincere | 17 | |
5892157682 | chary | (adj.) cautious; wary | 18 | |
5892157684 | charlatan | (n.) a fraud; an imposter | 19 | |
5892157686 | raconteur | (n.) a skilled storyteller | 20 | |
5892157689 | colloquial | (adj.) pertaining to common, everyday speech | 21 | |
5892157691 | supercilious | (adj.) looking down on others, proud and scornful | 22 | |
5892157693 | pernicious | (adj.) very destructive or harmful, usually in an inconspicuous and relentless way | 23 | |
5892157695 | intractable | (adj.) stubborn; hard to manage | 24 | |
5892157697 | iconoclast | (n.) someone who challenges traditional beliefs, customs, and values; a heretic; a dissident | 25 | |
5892157699 | inexorable | (adj.) unyielding; unalterable; unstoppable | 26 | |
5892157701 | disingenuous | (adj.) giving a false impression of sincerity | 27 | |
5892157704 | aegis | (n.) a shield; protection; sponsorship | 28 | |
5892157706 | obloquy | (n.) strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism | 29 | |
5892157708 | dolorous | (adj.) grievous; mournful | 30 | |
5892157710 | neologism | (n.) a new word or expression | 31 | |
5892157712 | caveat | (n.) a warning; an explanation that should be remembered | 32 | |
5892157714 | officious | (adj.) excessively eager to deliver unasked for or unwanted help; interfering | 33 | |
5892157716 | pastiche | (n.) an incongruous combination of materials, forms, motifs, etc. taken from different sources | 34 | |
5892157719 | prodigal | (adj.) reckless, wasteful, extravagant | 35 | |
5892157721 | secular | (adj.) not spiritual or religious; worldly | 36 | |
5892157723 | insouciant | (adj.) nonchalant; unconcerned | 37 | |
5892157725 | ancillary | (n.) a subsidiary; someone or something providing assistance | 38 | |
5892157730 | expiate | (v.) to atone; to make amends for | 39 | |
5892157732 | antipathy | (n.) an intense dislike, an aversion | 40 | |
5892157728 | fatuous | (adj.) foolish; inane | 41 |
AP Literature Exam Vocab Flashcards
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