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AP Literature Vocab #2 Flashcards

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7985817730erudite(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic0
8020440544recrudesceverb: to break out or happen again1
8020441048stupora state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility2
8020441049felicityhappiness; bliss3
8020441050intrepidvery brave, fearless, unshakable4
8020441051fidelityfaithfulness; loyalty5
8020441371inexplorableimpossible to stop or prevent6
8020441372imminencethe state or fact of being about to happen7
8020441706bestowalthe act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift8
8020441707abscondeddeparted suddenly9
8020442087improbablenot likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred10
8020442088bewilderingextremely confusing11
8020442089desolationa state of complete emptiness or destruction12
8020442090gallantlypolitely; in the manner of a gentleman13
8020442454audacityexcessive boldness, rashness, daring14
8020442455unscathedwholly unharmed, not injured15
8020442456fatalismthe belief that all events are determined in advance by fate and cannot be changed by human means16
8020442457indignantlyAngry at something unworthy, unjust, unfair17
8020442782languorlack of physical or mental energy18
8020442783factitiousartificial; produced artificially; sham; false;19
8020443149colossalextremely large20
8020443150deplorabledeeply regrettable; unfortunate.21
8020443708odiousdeserving hate or contempt22
8085805761sodden(adj.) soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless23
8085805762liturgiespublic rites; what people do in church24
8085805763euphemismswords or terms used to make something sound less unpleasant25
8085805764akinrelated to or alike26
8085807070infirmityphysical or mental weakness27
8085807071smugself-satisfied28
8085808602intuitiveinstinctive, untaught29
8085808603impassiveshowing no emotion30
8085808604metaphysical conceitsanalogy between one entity's spiritual qualities and an object in the physical world and sometimes controls the whole structure of the poem.31
8085809721oxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.32
8085809722self-parodypoking fun at one's self through a piece of literature33
8085811006tritecommonplace; overused, stale34
8085811007rabblea disorderly crowd, a mob35
8085811008analogoussimilar or alike in some way; equivalent to36
8085811009precedentan example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action37
8085812391implicitlyabsolutely; completely; totally38
8085812392plightA difficult or dangerous condition or situation39
8085812393astutenessthe quality or state of having or displaying shrewd discernment and sagacity.40
8085813342facilityaptitude, ease in doing something41
8085821484dismayedtroubled, distressed42
8085821485perilserious and immediate danger43
8085821486admonitiongentle warning; friendly reproof44
8085821487effacedeliminated or made indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface45
8085821488torporextreme mental and physical sluggishness46
8085821489anguishagonizing physical or mental pain47
8085821490metricalof, relating to, or arranged in a rhythmic pattern of beats : of or relating poetic meter48
8085821491sardonicgrimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic49
8085821492sinisterevil, ominous50
8085821493sepulchera tomb or burial chamber51
8085821494exultationthe utterance of sounds expressing great joy52
8086221566palimpsestparchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased53
8086221984insatiabilitythe condition of having unlimited wants and thus never being satisfied54

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