7930700528 | acrimony (n) | harshness of speech, disposition, behavior | 0 | |
7930708901 | alacrity (n) | 1. cheerful promptness or willingness 2. liveliness | 1 | |
7930733121 | brevity (n) | 1. shortness of time 2. expression of much in short time | 2 | |
7930762314 | conjecture (v/n) | 1. to form an opinion without sufficient evidence for proof 2. the opinion so formed | 3 | |
7938104311 | connubial (adj) | pertaining to marriage | 4 | |
7938105532 | embargo (n) | a restraint or prohibition, esp. a legal or governmental one | 5 | |
7938108467 | exigence (n) | 1. urgency 2. a situation which demands prompt action | 6 | |
7938112903 | expedite (v) | to speed up the progress of | 7 | |
7938114306 | forlorn (adj) | unhappy, hopeless, or abandoned in feeling, condition, or appearance | 8 | |
7938116755 | imprudent (adj) | lacking good judgement | 9 | |
7938119786 | infamy (n) | an act or person with a reputation which is evil, shameful, criminal, or outrageous | 10 | |
7938124498 | invective (n/adj) | 1. strong denunciation 2. an insulting or abusive word or expression 3. verbally abusive | 11 | |
7938127690 | licentious (adj) | 1. sexually unrestrained 2. unrestrained by law or morality 3. going beyond customary or proper boundaries or limits | 12 | |
7938132156 | palliate (v) | 1. to attempt to lessen or conceal the seriousness of by excuses, apologies, etc. 2. to relieve without curing | 13 | |
7938137898 | petulance (n) | irritation over some trifling annoyance | 14 | |
7938139858 | profligate (adj) | 1. utterly shameless and immoral 2. recklessly prodigal or extravagant | 15 | |
7938144522 | rapacious (adj) | 1. inordinately greedy 2. predatory | 16 | |
7938146465 | reprove (v) | to express disapproval | 17 | |
7938161692 | requite (v) | to give or do in return, such as payment, love, retaliation | 18 | |
7938166367 | sagacious (adj) | having keen practical sense and good judgement Latin = bloody | 19 | |
7938168567 | sanguine (adj) | 1. cheerful, hopeful, or confident 2. reddish | 20 | |
7938170853 | supplicate (v) | to humbly ask, pray, or beg | 21 | |
7938172306 | tincture (n) | a trace of some element or quality | 22 |
AP Literature: Vocabulary Unit 6 (words & definitions) Flashcards
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