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AP LITERATURE VOCABULARY SET TWO Flashcards

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3600696954phlegmatic(adj) CALM IN TEMPERAMENT; SLUGGISH0
3600698385splenetic(adj) bad-tempered, irritable (hint: think of spleen)1
3600700961sanguine(adj) Cheerfully confident; optimistic2
3600701861choleric(adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered3
3600702170redundant(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush4
3600703156strumpet(n) a female prostitute or a promiscuous woman.5
3600703648sycophant(n) servile flatterer, parasitic person, one who fawns in order to get ahead6
3600704090unctuous(adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable7
3600705324auspicious(adj.) favorable; fortunate8
3600707657perquisite(n.) a privilege that goes along with a job; a perk9
3600709792stoic(adj. or n.) indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast; (or a person who is...)10
3600710365hackneyed(adj) So commonplace as to be stale; not fresh or original, trite11
3600710366jaded(adj) tired by excess or overuse; slightly cynical12
3600710954jejune(adj.) lacking in nutritive value, lacking in interest or substance, immature, juvenile, naive13
3600711545solipsist(adj.) believing that oneself is all that exists14
3600711546trite(adj) lacking freshness or originality, lacking effectiveness due to overuse, cliche, hackneyed15
3600712420hamartia(n.) a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine16
3600712421hubris(n.) Excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy17
3600712880didactic(adj.) A term used to describe fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking; Intended to teach18
3600713210mawkish(adj) excessively and objectionably sentimental to the point of disgust; having a mildly sickening flavor19
3600713211ameliorate(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming20
3600713678fastidious(adj.) Difficult to please; squeamish; easily disgusted by unpleasant things21
3600713679ephemeral(adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting22
3600714299vacillate(v.) to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will23
3600714864altruistic(adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others24

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