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AP Literature Unit 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

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14841393532Acquisitive(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property0
14841393533Arrogate(v.) to claim or take without right1
14841393534Banal(adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace2
14841393535Belabor(v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly3
14841393536Carping(adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty, nagging criticism4
14841393537Coherent(adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful5
14841393538Congeal(v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid6
14841393539Emulate(v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model7
14841393540Encomium(n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute8
14841393541Eschew(v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from9
14841393542Germane(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting10
14841393543Insatiable(adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied11
14841393544Intransigent(adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable12
14841393545Invidious(adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment13
14841393546Largesse(n.) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions14
14841393547Reconnaissance(n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination15
14841393548Substantiate(v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to16
14841393549Taciturn(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little17
14841393550Temporize(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise18
14841393551Tenable(adj.) capable of being held or defended19

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