AP Literature Unit 7 Flashcards

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