5121545662 | Abeyance | (n) a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside syn: postponement, suspension | 0 | |
5121547150 | Ambivalent | (adj) having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something syn: ambiguous, of two minds ant: unequivocal, unambiguous, clear-cut | 1 | |
5121552211 | Beleaguer | (v) to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass syn: besiege, encircle, pester | 2 | |
5121553578 | Carte Blanche | (n) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion syn: blank check | 3 | |
5121554809 | Cataclysm | (n) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge syn: disaster, catastrophe | 4 | |
5121556699 | Debauch | (v) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; (n) an act or occasion or dissipation or vice syn: carouse, orgy ant: elevate, uplift, purify | 5 | |
5121559084 | Eclat | (n) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement) syn: celebrity ant: dullness, insipidity, mediocrity | 6 | |
5121562009 | Fastidious | (adj) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted syn: precise, exacting, finicky ant: careless, sloppy, messy, untidy, slovenly | 7 | |
5121564409 | Gambol | (v) to jump or skip about playfully syn: frolic, romp, cavort, caper ant: lumber, plod | 8 | |
5121567119 | Imbue | (v) to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind syn: infuse, inculcate ant: remove, expunge, eradicate, erase | 9 | |
5121569392 | Inchoate | (adj) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed syn: incipient, embryonic ant: mature developed, complete | 10 | |
5121570870 | Lampoon | (n) a malicious satire; (v) to satirize, ridicule syn: burlesque, parody ant: compliment, flattery | 11 | |
5121575727 | Malleable | (adj) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced syn: pliable, impressionable, adaptable ant: rigid, inflexible, unyielding, intractable | 12 | |
5121579533 | Nemesis | (n) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival syn: comeuppance, avenger ant: guardian angel, ally, patron | 13 | |
5121582577 | Opt | (v) to make a choice or decision syn: choose, select, decide | 14 | |
5121583453 | Philistine | (adj) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n) such a person syn: boorish, lowbrow, pendant ant: refined, cultivated, highbrow | 15 | |
5121586283 | Picaresque | (adj) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventures syn: roguish, rascally, rakish | 16 | |
5121587806 | Queasy | (adj) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled syn: unsettled ant: calm, untroubled, confident | 17 | |
5121589456 | Refractory | (adj) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure syn: unruly, disobedient, willful, mulish ant: docile, tractable, obedient | 18 | |
5121591779 | Savoir-Faire | (n) the ability to say and do the right think in any situation; social competence syn: tact, finesse, suavity, sophistication ant: tactlessness, gaucherie, boorishness | 19 |
AP Literature Vocab. Unit 7 Flashcards
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