9266934936 | aberration | a departure from what is proper, right, expected, or normal; a lapse from a sound mental state | 0 | |
9266934937 | ad hoc | for this specific purpose; improvised; with respect to this | 1 | |
9266934938 | bane | the source or cause of fatal injury, death, destruction, or ruin; death or ruin itself; poison | 2 | |
9266934939 | bathos | the intrusion of commonplace or trite material into a context whose tone is lofty or elevated; grossly insincere or exaggerated sentimentality; the lowest phase, nadir; an anticlimax, comedown | 3 | |
9266934940 | cantankerous | ill-tempered, quarrelsome; difficult to get along or deal with | 4 | |
9266934941 | casulstry | the determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by the application of general ethical principles; specious argument | 5 | |
9266934942 | de facto | actually existing or in effect, although not legally required or sanctioned; in reality, actually | 6 | |
9266934943 | depredation | the act of preying upon or plundering | 7 | |
9266934944 | empathy | a sympathetic understanding of or identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of someone or something else | 8 | |
9266934945 | harbinger | a forerunner, herald; to herald the approach of | 9 | |
9266934946 | hedonism | the belief that the attainment of pleasure is life's chief aim; devotion to or pursuit of pleasure | 10 | |
9266934947 | lackluster | lacking brilliance or vitality; dull | 11 | |
9266934948 | malcontent | discontented with or in open defiance of prevailing conditions; such a person | 12 | |
9266934949 | mellifluous | flowing sweetly or smoothly; honeyed | 13 | |
9266934950 | nepotism | undue favoritism to or excessive patronage of one's relatives | 14 | |
9266934951 | pander | to cater to or provide satisfaction for the low tastes or vices of others; a person who does this | 15 | |
9266934952 | peccadillo | a minor sin or offense; a trifling fault or shortcoming | 16 | |
9266934953 | piece de resistance | the principal dish of a meal; the principal event, incident, or item; an outstanding accomplishment | 17 | |
9266934954 | remand | to send or order back; in law, to send back to jail or a lower court | 18 | |
9266934955 | syndrome | a group of symptoms or signs that collectively characterize or indicate a disease, disorder, abnormality, etc. | 19 |
AP Literature Unit 8 Vocabulary Flashcards
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