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AP Literature Unit 4 Vocabulary Flashcards

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5636680279Affinity(n.) A natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship0
6014308414Gamut(n.) The whole range or sequence1
6014308439Derring-do(n.) Bold or reckless action2
6014310990Corollary(n.) A proposition following so obviously from another that it requires little demonstration3
6014310991Bilious(adj.) Appearing as if affected by such a malady; sickly4
6014312832Folderol(n.) Foolishness; nonsense5
6014312833Cognate(n.) A person or thing related to another; (adj.) Related in origin, nature, character, or function6
6014320125Elixir(n.) A substance or medicine believed to have the power to cure all ills7
6014320126Cul-de-sac(n.) An impasse; a dead-end street8
6014325749Divination(n.) The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost or hidden9
6014325750Risible(adj.) worthy to be laughed at; amusing10
6014325751Hoi Polloi(n.) The common people; the masses11
6014327883Obloquy(n.) Strong public criticism or verbal abuse; Disgrace or public humiliation12
6014327884Symptomatic(adj.) Showing signs of a disease13
6014329574Volte-face(n.) A reversal, as in policy14
6014329575Ineffable(adj.) incapable of being expressed15
6014330932Mnemonic(n.) Something intended to assist the memory in learning;16
6014330933Lucubration(n.) Laborious study or meditation17
6014330934Parameter(n.) A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary18
6014333372Pundit(n.) A source of opinion; a critic19

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