12792409361 | avatar | (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: a | 0 | |
12792418944 | beatitude | (n.) a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing syn: bliss, rapture ant: misery, despair syl: at | 1 | |
12792423421 | bete noire | (n.) someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids syn: pet peeve, bugbear, nemesis ant: pet, idol syl: noire | 2 | |
12792428723 | bode | (v.) to be an omen of; to indicate by signs syn: presage, augur, foreshadow | 3 | |
12792431857 | dank | (adj.) unpleasantly damp or wet syn: clammy, moist, soggy ant: dry, arid, parched, desiccated | 4 | |
12792437605 | ecumenical | (adj.) world wide or universal in influence or application syn: general, comprehensive ant: parochial, regional, insular syl: men | 5 | |
12792442499 | fervid | (adj.) burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated syn: ardent, fervent, earnest ant: apathetic, indifferent, cool, blase syl: fer | 6 | |
12792448565 | fetid | (adj.) having an unpleasant or offensive odor syn: smelly, putrid, noisome, foul, malodorous ant: fragrant, aromatic, perfumed, sweet syl: fet | 7 | |
12792454610 | gargantuan | (adj.) of immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous, prodigious syn: huge, colossal, mammoth, gigantic ant: tiny, minuscule, infinitesimal, dwarfish syl: gan | 8 | |
12792463443 | heyday | (n.) the period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years syn: golden age ant: formative years, twilight years, decline syl: hey | 9 | |
12792467137 | incubus | (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: in | 10 | |
12792473377 | infrastructure | (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: in | 11 | |
12792482198 | inveigle | (v.) to entice, lure, or snare by flattery or artful inducements; to obtain r acquire by artifice syn: induce, beguile, cajole, wheedie syl: va | 12 | |
12792629697 | kudos | (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: ku | 13 | |
12792634414 | lagniappe | (n.) an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity syn: bonus syl: lan | 14 | |
12792637228 | prolix | (adj.) long-winded and wordy; tending to speak or write in such a way syn: garrulous ant: laconic, succinct, pithy syl: lix | 15 | |
12792643558 | protege | (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: pro | 16 | |
12792650763 | sycophant | (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: syc | 17 | |
12792656176 | tautology | (n.) needless repetition of an idea by using different bu equivalent words; a redundancy syn: pleonasm syl: tol | 18 | |
12792659177 | truckle | (v.) to yield or submit tamely or submissively syn: kowtow, stoop, grovel ant: resist, defy, stand up to syl: truk | 19 |
AP Literature Vocabulary Unit 9 Flashcards
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