10684055212 | Altruistic | adj. unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others All doctors are altruistic towards their patients. | 0 | |
10684058741 | Languid | adj. lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a lacking in spirit or interest; listless. The summer heat makes Mac languid. | 1 | |
10684071166 | Strumpet | n. a prostitue; harlot Mae was offended when people were treating her like a strumpet. | 2 | |
10684073515 | Idiosyncrasy | n. a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual. Claire noticed her husband johns idiosyncrasy of painting puts him in an extremely good mood. | 3 | |
10684078308 | Enigma | n. a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation; a person of puzzling or contradictory character Jonbenet Ramsey's killer has been an enigma to everyone living in her town. | 4 | |
10684083706 | Sycophant | n. a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite My brother is a vile sycophant who will convince you to do his work. | 5 | |
10684090351 | Malinger | v/n. to pretend incapacity (as illness) so as to avoid duty or work The students tried to malinger after the teacher asked who wanted to present first. | 6 | |
10684094306 | Trite | adj. lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale I was unable to finish the movie because the plot was trite and not encouraging. | 7 | |
10684105308 | Mawkish | adj. characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; slightly nauseating The video of Harambe and the boy is mawkish to some. | 8 | |
10684154732 | Egregious | adj. extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant My science technology teacher told me i had 40 egregious errors on my test. | 9 | |
10684158517 | Prudent | adj. wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense The KSLA supervisors look for students that are prudent. | 10 | |
10684165354 | Serendipity | n. the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident; good fortune; luck. Thanks to serendipity, my garden has been growing at an alarming rate. | 11 |
Vocabulary #2 AP Literature Flashcards
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