5622469549 | Admonish | Warn or reprimand someone firmly. Advise or urge (someone) earnestly. | 0 | |
5622469550 | Akimbo | With hands on the hips and elbows turned outward. | 1 | |
5622472061 | Lassitude | A state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy. | 2 | |
5622472062 | Licentious | Promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters. | 3 | |
5622475327 | Muse (noun and verb) | (Noun) A woman, or a force personified as a woman, who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist. (Verb) Be absorbed in thought. | 4 | |
5622475328 | Pecuniary | Of, relating to, or consisting of money. | 5 | |
5622477856 | Plight | A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation. | 6 | |
5622477857 | Presumptuous | Presumed in the absence of further information. | 7 | |
5622480057 | Subversive | Seeking or intended to disrupt an established system or institution. | 8 | |
5622480058 | Vacuous | Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless. | 9 | |
5622499671 | Author's purpose | Can be to entertain, explain or inform, express an opinion, or to persuade. | 10 | |
5622499672 | Autobiography | A form of nonfiction in which a person tells the story of his or her life. | 11 | |
5622501277 | Ballad | A poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung or recited. | 12 | |
5622501278 | Biography | The story of a person's life that is written by someone else. | 13 | |
5622503637 | Blank verse | Unrhymed iambic pentameter | 14 | |
5622503638 | Caesura | A pause or a sudden break in a line of poetry. | 15 | |
5622508522 | Caricature | A picture or imitation of a person's habits, physical appearance or mannerisms exaggerated in a comic or absurd way. | 16 | |
5622508523 | Foil | A character who serves as a contrast or a conflict to another character. | 17 | |
5622513348 | Round characters | Extremely realistic, complex, and increases in complexity throughout the story. | 18 | |
5622513349 | Flat characters | Two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work | 19 |
AP Literature Vocabulary Set II Flashcards
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