AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards

4317775675	sardonic	disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking	0
4317775676	dubious	fraught with uncertainty or doubt	1
4317775677	vehement	marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid	2
4317777424	inexorable	not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty	3
4317777425	didactic	instructive (especially excessively)	4
4317779285	dirge	a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person	5
4317779286	hospice	a lodging for travelers(especially one kept by a monastic order) 2. a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill.	6
4317779287	moribund	adj. being on the point of death; breathing your last adj. not growing or changing ; without force or vitality.	7
4317780766	akin	similar in quality or character	8
4317780767	torrid	emotionally charged and vigorously energetic	9
4317782506	insipid	lacking interest or significance or impact; 2. lacking taste or flavor or tang	10
4317782507	feckless	generally incompetent or ineffectual; 2. not fit to assume responsibility	11
4317782508	lugubrious	excessively mournful	12
4317785217	vacillate	be undecided about something; aver between conflicting positions or courses of action.	13
4317785218	pecuniary	relating to or involving money	14
4317788421	licentious	lacking moral discipline; especially sexual unrestrained	15
4317788422	subversive	adj. in opposition to civil authority or government n. a radical supporter of political or social revolution	16
4317790034	vacuous	adj. devoid of matter; void of expression	17
4317790035	epistle	n. a specially long, formal letter	18
4317791632	callous	adj. emotionally hardened v. make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals	19