AP Literature Flashcards

2160902567	ignominious	marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame; deserving shame or infamy adj	0
2160902568	vehement	marked by forceful energy; intensely emotional; deeply felt adj	1
2160902569	sardonic	disdainfully or skeptically humorous; derisively mocking (showing that you disapprove or disrespect or scorn or dont like someone/thing) adj	2
2160902570	lugubrious	mournful; especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful (full of sadness or sorrow; very sad esp in an exaggerated or sincere way) adj	3
2160902571	taciturn	temperamentally disinclined to talk (tending to be quiet, not speaking frequently) adj	4
2160902572	captious	overly critical; marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections ; calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument adj	5
2160902573	fetid	having a heavy offensive smell adj	6
2160902574	lurid	causing horror or revulsion; gruesome; wan and ghastly pale in appearance; of any of several light or medium grayish colors ranging in hue from yellow to orange (unattractively bright) adj	7
2160902575	arrogate	to claim or seize without justification; to make undue claims to having : assume; to claim on behalf of another; ascribe verb	8
2160902576	soporific	causing or tending to cause sleep; tending to dull awareness or alertness; of, relating to, or marked by sleepiness or lethargy adj	9
2160902577	ameliorate	to make (something, such as a problem) better, less painful; to make better; to grow better verb	10
2160902578	expiate	to do something as a way to show that you are sorry about doing something bad; to put an end to; to extinguish the guilt incurred by; to make amends for verb	11
2160902579	penurious	marked by or suffering from poverty; given to or marked by extreme stinting frugality (not generous with money); very poor adj	12
2160902580	perfidious	not able to be trusted; showing that someone cannot be trusted adj	13
2160902581	fervid	having or showing feelings that are very strong or too strong; very hot adj	14
2160902582	turbid	thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment; heavy with smoke or mist; of a liquid : not clean or clear : cloudy or muddy. Adj	15
2160902583	indignant	feeling or showing anger because of something that is unfair or wrong : very angry adj	16
2160902584	officious	used to describe an annoying person who tries to tell other people what to do in a way that is not wanted or needed; volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed; meddlesome adj	17
2160902585	equivocal	subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse; uncertain as an indication or sign; of uncertain nature or classification; of uncertain disposition toward a person or thing adj	18
2160902586	assiduous	Showing great attention or care; marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application adj	19
2160902587	inscrutable	mysterious; not expressing clearly making it hard to understand; causing people to feel curious or confused adj	20
2160902588	insuperable	unable to be overcome; impossible to solve or get control of adj	21
2160902589	vapid	dull or boring; lacking interest/liveliness; lacking strength, adj	22
2160902590	insipid	dull or boring; lacking strong flavor/bland adj	23
2160902591	impetuous	acting impulsively; acting or done quickly without thought: controlled by emotion rather than thought; marked by passion; violent moving with great force and energy adj	24
2160902592	imperious	domineering in a haughty manner, arrogant, bossy adj	25
2160902593	precocious	exceptionally smart; advanced adj	26
2160902594	capricious	given to sudden behavior change, changeful; arbitrary adj	27
2160902595	diffident	hesitant; unconfident; backward adj	28
2160902596	meretricious	gaudy, flashy, blatant adj	29
2160902597	propitious	full of promise, good; favorable; advantageous adj	30
2160902598	indefatigable	untiring; active adj	31
2160902599	ostensible	alleged; supposed; apparent adj	32
2160902600	salubrious	health, giving, beneficial adj	33
2160902601	credulous	gullible; naïve; accepting adj	34
2160902602	pedantic	like a pendant, scrupulous, precise, adj	35
2160902603	incendiary	Combustible, flammable adj. blamed device- noun	36
2160902604	genial	Friendly, cheerful, amicable adj	37
2160902605	disconsolate	Unhappy, dejected, downhearted adj	38
2160902606	peremptory	(especially of a person's manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way; brusque, imperious adj	39
2160902607	ascetic	characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.; self disciplined adj	40
2160902608	palliate	Alleviate, ease, soothe verb	41
2160902609	prurient	having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters; lustful; adj	42
2160902610	debauchery	noun excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; corruption, depravity	43
2160902611	solecism	Noun,a grammatical mistake in speech or writing; error, blunder	44
2160902612	indomitable	Adj; Impossible to defeat; invincible	45
2160902613	Intractable	Adj; difficult, stubborn, not easily managed	46
2160902614	Supercilious	Adj; arrogant, haughty	47
2160902615	Despotic	Adj; tyrannical, dictatorial	48
2160902616	impalpable	Adj; intangible	49
2160902617	culpable	Adj; deserving blame, guilty	50
2160902618	redolent	Adj; having a strong smell, causing thoughts or memories	51
2160902619	furtive	Adj; done in stealth, secretive	52
2160902620	reprobate	V; to condemn as unworthy; Noun; immoral person; Adj; condemned	53
2160902621	propitiate	V; to gain/regain favor or goodwill	54
2160902622	behemoth	N; huge creature/something of huge size and power	55
2160902623	palimpsest	N; documented with original writing erased and rewritten on	56
2160902624	peccadillo	N; small/slight offense	57
2160902625	susurration	N; whispering sound	58
2160902626	surly	Adj; rude and unfriendly	59
2160910823	approbation	Noun; praise and approval	60
2160911622	collusion	Noun; secret operation for dishonest purpose, conspiracy	61
2160912406	ingratiating	Adj; intended to gain someone's approval/favor	62
2160914347	heretical	Adj; characterized by departure from accepted beliefs	63