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AP Literature WOTD 2015 Flashcards

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2932361980LaconicUsing few words. Tense. Concise. ADJ0
2932368069BamboozleTo deceive. Be elaborate. Trickery. Hoodwink. V1
2932372749DecorumProper behavior or conduct propriety. N2
2932378000DespondentFeeling depression from loss of home, confidence, or courage. Defeated. ADJ3
2932384191FallacyA false notion or mistaken belief. N4
2932387402RenaissanceRebirth or revival. N5
2932389550TumultNoisy and disorderly activity. Commotion. Uproar. N6
2932395943VacillateTo be unable to decide between opinion or course of action and another. Waver. V7
2932401036VoraciousRavenous. Insatiable appetite for food or activity. ADJ8
2932406603CalamityA terrible disaster or catastrophe. N9
2932413318FormidableFearsome. Causing dread. Difficult to deal with. Inspiring respect or wonder because of size strength ability. ADJ10
2932424643IndignantUpset. Angry. Annoyed at a perceived injustice. Offended. ADJ11
2932432659InsolentDisrespect. Rude. Insulting. Outspoken in speech and behavior. ADJ12
2932436444IrateExtremely angry. Furious. Incensed. ADJ13
2932439600UbiquitousBeing everywhere at the same time. ADJ14
2932445193PasimoniousStingy. Frugal. ADJ15
2932446473RhetoricThe art of formal speaking or writing. Inflated discause. N16
2932450169NemesisA dreadful rival. Opponent. N17
2932451933NostalgiaFeeling of sadness, happiness and/or bittersweet longing for people or things in the past. N18
4029932364PersnicketyFussy about small details, fastidious19
4029933292EnnuiBoredom, feeling of weariness20
4029934170PontificateTo be pompous or dogmatic, to speak about something in a knowing and self-important way, especially when not qualified to do so21
4029938351OxymoronCombination of contradictory/incongruent words22
4029939496JuxtaposeTo put two or more things together, to suggest a link between them or emphasize the contrast23
4029942210HeinousAbominable, reprehensible, very bad or evil24
4029942912ImpertinentNot restrained within proper bounds, especially of good taste, also characterized by rudeness25
4029944487AltruisticConcerned with the welfare of others, unselfish26
4029945363LoquaciousVery talkative27
4029947614PandemoniumWild disorder or noise28
4029947615MyopicA narrow view of something, single vision nearsightedness29
4029950274TaciturnAlmost always silent, not liking to talk30
4029950986CountenanceFace, physiognomy31
4029951830JuggernautSomething (force, campaign, or movement) that is extremely large and powerful and cannot be stopped32
4029953615ObstreperousNoisily and stubbornly defiant, unruly33
4029954516NugatoryTrifling, worthless, inconsequential34
4029955701PathosSense of compassion, pity35
4029956428VerisimilitudeThe quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable36
4029957334AntithesisThe direct opposite, the contrast of two opposites37
4029958102PunditA learned person, one who gives authoritative opinions38
4029959400DesecrateTo violate the sacredness of, treat with disrespect39
4029960299CapriciousUnpredictable, Impulsive40
4029960987WinnowTo rid of undesirable parts41
4029961884DepravityExtreme wickedness42
4029962907PratfallA humiliating defeat or failure, a fall to the buttocks43
4029964223BaneA cause of ruin, worry, or destruction, a person or thing that ruins or spoils44
4029965143DebacleA sudden collapse or overthrow, an overwhelming defeat, a rout45
4029967265EgregiousRemarkably bad, flagrant46
4029967801AugmentTo increase, to make bigger or greater47
4029968330MercurialChangeable, fickle following no predictable pattern48
4029969076PerniciousHighly injurious or destructive, deadly49
4029969805MisogynyThe hatred of women50
4029970358ProclivityNatural or habitual inclination or tendency, predisposition51
4029971758PerfunctoryDone merely as a routine, superficial, without concern, indifferent52
4029974726AnomalousUnusual, irregular53
4029975570AvariceGreed54
4029975571ParadigmAn example or model55
4029977008NefariousVery wicked, villainous56
4029977618CurmudgeonSomebody considered to be bad tempered, disagreeable or stubbornly57
4029978571SequesterTo seclude, isolate set apart58
4029979635OpulentVery wealthy, abundant59
4029979652MacabreGrim and horrible, gruesome60
4029980864VilifyDefame, speak evil of61
4029981314HoodwinkTo deceive, delude62
4029981786EquivocalAmbiguous, usually intended to deceive63
4029982581RhapsodizeTo express in an overly enthusiastic manner64
4029983308MachiavellianSubtle or unscrupulous, cunning, deception, expediency, dishonest65

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