AP Literature 21-40 Flashcards

1646545859	Hackneyed	Rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage	0
1646545860	Jaded	Wearied, worn-out, dulled, desensitized	1
1646545861	Jejune	Lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile	2
1646545862	Solipsist	Totally and utterly self-absorbed (comes from the philosophical school that believes that the self is the only thing that exists).	3
1646545863	Trite	Lacking freshness and originality, lacking effectiveness due to overuse, cliche	4
1646545864	Hamartia	tragic flaw which causes a character's downfall	5
1646545865	Hubris	Excessive pride	6
1646545866	Didactic	A term used to describe writing that teaches a specific lesson or moral.	7
1646545867	Itinerant	travel from place to place, as for work, wandering from place to place; unsettled	8
1646545868	Mawkish	excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor	9
1677340434	Ameliorate	to make better or more tolerable	10
1677340435	Superficial	on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow	11
1677340436	Archetype	A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response	12
1677340437	Egregious	Conspicuously bad or offensive	13
1677340438	Satire	A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.	14
1677340439	Fastidious	Hard to please; fussy	15
1677340440	Hyperbole	A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor	16
1677340441	Onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents.	17
1677340442	Ephemeral	Lasting a short period of time, fleeting.	18
1677340443	Allusion	A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art	19