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AP Literature: Unit 2 Flashcards

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7274301993Ameliorate(v)To make better; to improve0
7274301994Aplomb(n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity1
7274301995Bombastic(adj.)pompous; using inflated language2
7274301996Callow(adj.)inexperienced and immature3
7274301997Drivel(n.)nonsense4
7274301998Epitome(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality5
7274301999Exhort(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly6
7274302000Ex Officio(adj) by virtue of holding a certain office7
7274302001Infringe(v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds8
7274302002IngratiateTo establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others by deliberate effort9
7274302003Interloper(n.)one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder10
7274302004Intrinsic(adj.)Belonging to or pertaining to the essential nature of a thing11
7274302005Inveigh(v.)to disapprove; protest vehemently12
7274302006Lassitude(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy13
7274302007Millennium(n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy14
7274302008Occult(n.)relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena15
7274302009Permeate(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through16
7274302010Precipitate(v.)to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation17
7274302011Stringent(adj.)strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste18
7274302012Surmise(v.)suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it19

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