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Vocabulary ~ AP Literature Flashcards

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7436776233burthenweight down with a load; burden0
7436803141gainsayto declare false; to oppose, especially by contradiction1
7436811821petulantinsolent or rude in speech or behavior/characterized by temporary or capricious ill humor;peevish2
7436833435permeateto spread or flow throughout, pervade3
7436837486antithesisa person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else4
7436845827daemona divinity of supernatural being of a nature between gods and humans5
7436866889self-effacingnot drawing attention to oneself; modest tending to make oneself, one's actions incconspicuous especially because of humility;modes6
7436885675refutationthe part of an arguement in which a speaker or writer counters opposing points of views7
7436903196genialhaving a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner8
7436912161yuppiea young city or suburban resident with a well-paid professional job and affluent lifestyle9
7436924973idiosyncratica structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to and individual or group10
7436941184abberationa deviation from the proper or expected course; a departure from the normal or typical11
7436951952callousshowing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard to others12
7436960133endowedgive or bequeth an income or property to a person or institution13
7436968109zealousmarked by fervent patisanship for a person, a cause, or an ideal14
7436981610constituentone who authorizes another to act as an agent; principal/an essential part, component, element15
7436999900introspectivean examination of one's own conscious thoughts and feelings16
7437013423deploreto feel or express strong disapproval of;condemn17
7437019896maximsa shorth, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct18
7437028395barrenestunproductive or results of gains, unprofitable/devoid of something specified, writing barren of insight19
7437044373empiricalbased on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic20
7437057106declamatorypretentiously rhetorical, bobastic21
7437066169intirnsicallyof or relation to the essential nature of a thing;inherent22
7437074911complacencya feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or ones achievements23
7437086714diatribea forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something/a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing; ironic or satirical criticism24
7437108190treatisea systematic exposition or arguement in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached25

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