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AP Literature Vocabulary Unit 9 Flashcards

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12792409361avatar(n.) an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person; an electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user syn: embodiment, virtual identity syl: a0
12792418944beatitude(n.) a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing syn: bliss, rapture ant: misery, despair syl: at1
12792423421bete noire(n.) someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids syn: pet peeve, bugbear, nemesis ant: pet, idol syl: noire2
12792428723bode(v.) to be an omen of; to indicate by signs syn: presage, augur, foreshadow3
12792431857dank(adj.) unpleasantly damp or wet syn: clammy, moist, soggy ant: dry, arid, parched, desiccated4
12792437605ecumenical(adj.) world wide or universal in influence or application syn: general, comprehensive ant: parochial, regional, insular syl: men5
12792442499fervid(adj.) burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated syn: ardent, fervent, earnest ant: apathetic, indifferent, cool, blase syl: fer6
12792448565fetid(adj.) having an unpleasant or offensive odor syn: smelly, putrid, noisome, foul, malodorous ant: fragrant, aromatic, perfumed, sweet syl: fet7
12792454610gargantuan(adj.) of immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous, prodigious syn: huge, colossal, mammoth, gigantic ant: tiny, minuscule, infinitesimal, dwarfish syl: gan8
12792463443heyday(n.) the period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years syn: golden age ant: formative years, twilight years, decline syl: hey9
12792467137incubus(n.) a demon or evil spirit supposed to haunt human beings in their bedrooms at night; anything that oppresses or weighs upon one, like a nightmare syn: hobgoblin, millstone syl: in10
12792473377infrastructure(n.) a basic foundation or framework; a system of public works; the resources and facilities required for an activity; permanent military installations syn: base, basis, underpinning ant: superstructure syl: in11
12792482198inveigle(v.) to entice, lure, or snare by flattery or artful inducements; to obtain r acquire by artifice syn: induce, beguile, cajole, wheedie syl: va12
12792629697kudos(n.) the acclaim, prestige, or renown that comes as a result of some action or achievement syn: glory, praise, accolades ant: boos, disapproval, condemnation syl: ku13
12792634414lagniappe(n.) an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity syn: bonus syl: lan14
12792637228prolix(adj.) long-winded and wordy; tending to speak or write in such a way syn: garrulous ant: laconic, succinct, pithy syl: lix15
12792643558protege(n.) someone whose welfare, training, or career is under the patronage of an influential person; someone under the jurisdiction of a foreign country or government syn: ward, charge, disciple, trainee ant: sponsor, mentor, benefactor syl: pro16
12792650763sycophant(n.) someone who attempts to win favors or advance him- or herself by flattery or servile behavior; a slanderer, defamer syn: yes-man, flunky, bootlicker stress: syc17
12792656176tautology(n.) needless repetition of an idea by using different bu equivalent words; a redundancy syn: pleonasm syl: tol18
12792659177truckle(v.) to yield or submit tamely or submissively syn: kowtow, stoop, grovel ant: resist, defy, stand up to syl: truk19

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