3123801549 | abeyance | (n.) a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside | 0 | |
3123801550 | ambivalent | (adj.) having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something | 1 | |
3123801551 | beleaguer | (v.) to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass | 2 | |
3123803249 | carte blanche | (n.) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion | 3 | |
3123803250 | cataclysm | (n.) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge | 4 | |
3123805207 | debauch | (v.) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; (n.) an act or occasion of dissipation or vice | 5 | |
3123836120 | eclat | (n.) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement) | 6 | |
3123836121 | fastidious | (adj.) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted | 7 | |
3123836122 | gambol | (v.) to jump or skip about playfully | 8 | |
3123836123 | imbue | (v.) to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind | 9 | |
3123836185 | inchoate | (adj.) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed | 10 | |
3123838313 | lampoon | (n.) a malicious satire; (v.) to satirize, ridicule | 11 | |
3123838314 | malleable | (adj.) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced | 12 | |
3123861675 | nemesis | (n.) an agent of force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival | 13 | |
3123861737 | opt | (v.) to make a choice or decision | 14 | |
3123864497 | philistine | (adj.) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n.) such a person | 15 | |
3123864498 | picaresque | (adj.) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers | 16 | |
3123864499 | queasy | (adj.) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled | 17 | |
3123864500 | refractory | (adj.) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure | 18 | |
3123866119 | savoir-faire | (n.) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence | 19 |
AP Literature Unit 7 Flashcards
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