Tharin AP Lit Vocab Sem. 1
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| adj. regarding the human being as the central fact of the universe | ||
| n. trickery; guile; craftiness; cunning; ingenuity; inventiveness | ||
| n. any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration | ||
| n. The formal sum of a culture, its intellectual character, ideas. | ||
| v. To detest, denounce, or curse. | ||
| n. The arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases, or words side-by-side or in similar narrative moments for the purpose of comparison, contrast, rhetorical effect, suspense, or character development. | ||
| adj. ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum, utterly worthless. | ||
| adj. of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious | ||
| adj. inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation | ||
| adj. commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of reverence, as because of high office or noble character | ||
| passionate, fervent, eager, intensely devoted | ||
| a person whose political, economic, and social opinions are believed to be determined mainly by concern for property values and conventional respectability. Middle class | ||
| flirtatious | ||
| the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot | ||
| the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy | ||
| respect or reverence paid or rendered | ||
| performed merely as a routine duty | ||
| causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious | ||
| moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance | ||
| odorous or smelling (usually followed by of), suggestive, reminiscent | ||
| Noun. A new convert to a doctrine or religion. Proselytize v. to convert someone to a new religion, to recruit. | ||
| Adj. Immoral or unchaste; lewd | ||
| Noun. A vehement denunciation; a curse | ||
| noun. Appearance, especially the expression of the face | ||
| Adj. a feeling of rejection. | ||
| N. foolish boldness | ||
| Adj. Having or exhibiting religious reverence; earnestly compliant in the observance of religion; devout. | ||
| N.: anything that is regarded as a world in miniature | ||
| N.: the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music | ||
| N. an instance of sudden truth brought about by a mundane event. | ||
| N. a false, malicious statement used to injure the reputation | ||
| V. to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon. | ||
| N. excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance. | ||
| N. A government by the corrupt in which rulers use their positions for personal gain. | ||
| Adj. Having great knowledge; learned or scholarly; person or thing | ||
| N. two statements which, if both true, make a third true. If either of the first two statements is not universally true, the conclusion must be false. | ||
| Adj. characterized by subtle or unscrupulous cunning, deception, expediency, or dishonesty | ||
| N. a cultured man who is knowledgeable, educated, or proficient in a wide range of fields. | ||
| Adj. a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity. | ||
| v.To show or demonstrate clearly; manifest | ||
| Adj. given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others. | ||
| Adj. mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an exaggerated manner. | ||
| Adj. very cold; icy. | ||
| Adj. Extremely old; old-fashioned; primitive. before the flood | ||
| N. natural or habitual inclination or tendency; predisposition | ||
| N. Loss of one's soul and the joys of heaven; damnation; hell; utter loss or destruction, complete ruin | ||
| N. a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation. V. to vex by disappointment or humiliation. | ||
| V. To make or grow better; to improve. | ||
| V. to make or become confused; to make or become rotten, as eggs. Adj. mentally confused; muddled; rotten | ||
| V. to deprive of strength or vigor; weaken; castrate. Adj. deprived of or lacking strength or vigor; effeminate |