AP Literature and World Literature Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 3397171812 | Abrogate (v.) | To end or cancel (something) in a formal and official way | 0 | |
| 3397171813 | Aesthetic (adj.) | Of or pertaining to art or beauty | 1 | |
| 3397171814 | Bellicose (adj.) | Having or showing a tendency to argue or fight | 2 | |
| 3397171815 | Incontrovertible (adj.) | Not able to be doubted or questioned | 3 | |
| 3397171816 | Lugubrious (adj.) | Full of sadness or sorrow | 4 | |
| 3397171817 | Moniker (n.) | A name or nickname | 5 | |
| 3397171818 | Paradigm (n.) | A model or pattern for something that may be copied | 6 | |
| 3397171819 | Recapitulate (v.) | To give a brief summary of something | 7 | |
| 3397171820 | Supercilious (adj.) | Having or showing the proud and unpleasant attitude of people who think that they are better or more important than other people | 8 | |
| 3397171821 | Auspicious (adj.) | Showing or suggesting that future success is likely | 9 | |
| 3397171822 | Chicanery (n.) | Deception or trickery | 10 | |
| 3397171823 | Epiphany (n.) | The moment in which you suddenly see or understand something in a new or very clear way | 11 | |
| 3397171824 | Fatuous (adj.) | Foolish or stupid | 12 | |
| 3397171825 | Hubris (n.) | A great or foolish amount of pride or confidence | 13 | |
| 3397171826 | Jovial (adj.) | Full of happiness and joy | 14 | |
| 3397171827 | Loquacious (adj.) | Liking to talk and talking smoothly and easily | 15 | |
| 3397171828 | Reparation (n.) | Something that is done or given as a way of correcting a mistake that you have made or a bad situation that you have caused | 16 | |
| 3397171829 | Subjugate (v.) | To conquer and gain the obedience of (a group of people, etc.) | 17 | |
| 3469914306 | Abominable (adj.) | Very bad or unpleasant | 18 | |
| 3469914307 | Ambiguous (adj.) | Able to be understood in more than one way; having more than one possible meaning | 19 | |
| 3469914308 | Belie (v.) | To give a false idea of (something) | 20 | |
| 3469914309 | Churlish (adj.) | Not polite | 21 | |
| 3469914310 | Indignation (n.) | Anger caused by something that is unfair or wrong | 22 | |
| 3469914311 | Moiety (n.) | One of the portions into which something is divided | 23 | |
| 3469914312 | Pecuniary (adj.) | Relating to or in the form of money | 24 | |
| 3469914313 | Sanguine (adj.) | Confident and hopeful | 25 | |
| 3472239993 | Acumen (n.) | The ability to think clearly and make good decisions | 26 | |
| 3472239994 | Beseech (v.) | To beg (someone) for something | 27 | |
| 3472239995 | Enfranchise (v.) | To give (someone) the legal right to vote | 28 | |
| 3472239996 | Parameter (n.) | A rule or limit that controls what something is or how something should be done | 29 | |
| 3472239997 | Reproach (n.) | An expression of disapproval | 30 | |
| 3472239998 | Vacuous (adj.) | Lacking meaning, importance, or substance | 31 | |
| 3472239999 | Vehement (adj.) | Showing strong and often angry feelings; very emotional | 32 | |
| 3472240000 | Xenophobe (n.) | One unduly afraid of what is foreign and especially of people of foreign origin | 33 | |
| 3472376115 | Despondent (adj.) | Very sad and without hope | 34 | |
| 3472376116 | Foreboding (n.) | A feeling that something bad is going to happen | 35 | |
| 3472376117 | Juxtaposition (n.) | The act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side | 36 | |
| 3472376118 | Metamorphosis (n.) | A major change in the appearance or character of someone or something | 37 | |
| 3472376119 | Revile (v.) | To speak about (someone or something) in a very critical or insulting way | 38 | |
| 3472376120 | Swarthy (adj.) | Of a dark colour or complexion | 39 | |
| 3472376121 | Totalitarian (adj.) | Controlling the people of a country in a very strict way with complete power that cannot be opposed | 40 | |
| 3472376122 | Usurp (v.) | To take and keep (something, such as power) in a forceful or violent way and especially without the right to do so | 41 | |
| 3472376123 | Vortex (n.) | A mass of spinning air, liquid, etc., that pulls things into its center; whirlpool | 42 |