7278012021 | Saturnine | (adj.) broodingly and sullenly unhappy; dour, gloomy, morose, moody | 0 | |
7278014202 | Blandishment | (n.) excessive, ingratiating praise; adulation, blarney, slaver | 1 | |
7278014203 | Imbroglio | (n.) a difficult or intricate situation; a confused or complicated disagreement; entanglement, enbroilment, ensnarement | 2 | |
7298290507 | Adamant | (adj.) firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will; adamantine, grim, obdurate, unrelenting, intransigent | 3 | |
7315489472 | Penury | (n.) the condition of being extremely poor; beggary, impoverishment, impecuniousness, privation | 4 | |
7328205702 | Funereal | (adj.) of or relating to a funeral; appropriate for or suggestive of a funeral; mournful, doleful, plaintive, woeful | 5 | |
7338939109 | Ethereal | (adj.) so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film; highly refined; heavenly; airy, gossamer, sheer, gauzy | 6 | |
7345476935 | Eschew | (v.) to keep away from; avoid, elude, evade, circumvent, bypass | 7 | |
7361893063 | Curmudgeon | (n.) an ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions; bad tempered | 8 | |
7377826001 | Codicil | (n.) a supplement or appendix to a will, a supplement or appendix; an addition to a will | 9 | |
7392320530 | Benison | (n.) a blessing, a benediction; grace, thanks, thanksgiving | 10 | |
7396278929 | Aplomb | (n.) a stable calm state of the emotions; a firm belief in one's own powers; balance, composure, poise, assurance, confidence | 11 | |
7439301004 | Archaic | (adj.) of a style or method formerly in vogue, belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past; antique, old, bygone, ancient | 12 | |
7439313098 | Bilious | (adj) relating to, characterized by, or experiencing gastric distress caused by a disorder to the liver/gallbladder; sickly, ill-humored, peevish | 13 | |
7476094788 | Bedizen | (v.) to ornament or dress in a showy or gaudy manner; adorn, embellish, trim, deck (out) | 14 |
AP Literature Vocabulary (#1-15) Flashcards
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