7464497582 | impasse | a point at which no further progress can be made or agreement reached | 0 | |
7464501266 | lugubrious | extremely mournful, sad, or gloomy | 1 | |
7464505687 | affront | an open insult or giving offense/to insult or openly offend | 2 | |
7464511439 | indolent | lethargic (sluggish, inactive) and not showing any interest or making any effort | 3 | |
7464515656 | connoisseur | one who has a specialist knowledge of or training in a particular field | 4 | |
7464522659 | cajole | to persuade by use of flattery or gentle but persistent argument | 5 | |
7464529711 | blasé | not impressed or worried, usually because of experience | 6 | |
7464532045 | analogous | comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of things compared; akin(similar); related | 7 | |
7464538910 | choleric | liable(likely) to become angry, or irritated or showing anger or irritation | 8 | |
7464542496 | encumber | to hamper or impede(obstruct); to burden or weigh down | 9 | |
7465653495 | Allusion: Dungaree | symbol for reliability, a lack of wealth in the working class | 10 | |
7465659826 | Allusion: El Dorado | symbol for wealth, capital, and any extra amount of riches | 11 | |
7465671152 | Allusion: Falstaffian | symbolizes wit and cunning(deceit) and moral deficiency: could also represent a lost or hopeless comic who uses humor as an escape from internal struggle | 12 | |
7465679464 | Allusion: Goliath | Symbolizes the largest obstacles in life that can be overcome with faith | 13 | |
7465690509 | Allusion: Good Samaritan | represents a character who goes out of his/her way to help another character in a less fortunate situation. | 14 |
AP Literature Week of 9/22 Flashcards
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