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Crime and Punishment Vocab. 1 - AP Literature Flashcards

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5426978158Abject-(of a condition or situation) extremely bad, unpleasant, degrading, hopeless, miserable -(of a person or behavior) completely without pride or dignity, worthless, low, degraded0
5426999799Prevaricatespeak or act in an evasive way; dodge (the issue); waffle1
5427012117Admonishes-warn someone firmly, scold, criticize -advise or urge (someone) earnestly, counsel -warn someone of something to be avoided2
5427021429Vice-immoral or wicked behavior, wrongdoing, evil -criminal activities involving something illegal -an immoral or wicked personal characteristic3
5427040288Languid-displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed -weak from illness or fatigue4
5427053456Magnanimous-very generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or someone less powerful than oneself; charitable5
5427060259Emaciated-abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or lack of food6
5427068116Bilious-spiteful, bad tempered HINT: billy goat -affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting; sick, queasy7
5427082760Contemptuous-showing contempt; scornful; disdainful;disrespectful8
5427089304Penitent-feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant; ashamed;regretful -person who repents their sins or wrongdoings and seeks forgiveness from God9
5427114905Ignominypublic shame or disgrace; humiliation, embarrassment10
5427114906Banefactor-a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause; patron, supporter11
5427135304Lavish-very rich, elaborate, luxurious; costly, expensive -bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities12
5427138133Destitution-poverty so extreme that one lacks the means to provide for oneself13
5427142479Rend-tear something onto two or more pieces -wrench something violently -cause great emotional pain to person or their heart14
5427148941Renounce-formally declare one's abandonment of a claim, right, or possession; reject -refuse to recognize or abide by any longer -declare that one will no longer engage in or support, abandon, disown15
5427158022Huckster-a person that sells small items, either door-to-door, or from stall; trader, seller16
5427166214Perpetuity-a thing that lasts forever or for an indefinite period in particular -the state or quality of lasting forever17
5427172645Impudent-not showing due respect for another person; cocky, cheeky18
5427176514Interposed-place or insert between one thing and another -intervene between parties19
5427181992Remittance-a sum of money send, especially by mail, in payment for goods or services or as a gift -hint: TRANSMITTANCE20
5427186685Repugnance-intense disgust -inconsistency or incapability of ideas and statements21
5427192861Metaphysical-of or relating to metaphysics -of or characteristic of the metaphysical poets -loss of nature22
5427199918Ruffian-violent person, especially one involved in crime, hooligan23
5427203164Jauntyhaving or expressing a lively, cheerful and self-confident manner; happy, merry, jolly24

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