AP Literature & Composition Vocab Flashcards
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| 5899779702 | polytheism | the belief in many gods | 0 | |
| 5899779703 | circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea; an indirect way of expressing something | 1 | |
| 5899779704 | misogyny | a hatred of women | 2 | |
| 5899779705 | aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating, especially from a moral standard or normal state | 3 | |
| 5899779706 | cajolery | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance | 4 | |
| 5899779707 | commensurate | equal in measure, size, degree or extent | 5 | |
| 5899779708 | heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion; holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines | 6 | |
| 5899779709 | ephemeral | lasting a very short time; anything short-lived | 7 | |
| 5899779710 | impeccable | free from fault or blame; not capable of sinning or liable to sin | 8 | |
| 5899779711 | lascivious | driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires | 9 | |
| 5899779712 | facetious | 1. cleverly amusing in tone 2. joking or jesting often inappropriately | 10 | |
| 5899779713 | ignominious | 1. deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | 11 | |
| 5899779714 | lexicography | 1. the act of writing dictionaries | 12 | |
| 5899779715 | obloquy | 1. strong public criticism or verbal abuse 2. condition of one that is discredited ("bad rep") | 13 | |
| 5899779716 | phosphorescence | 1. a fluorescence that persists after radiation has ceased | 14 | |
| 5899779717 | poignant | 1. sharp in taste or smell 2. evoking a keen sense of regret or sadness 3. pleasurably stimulating | 15 | |
| 5899779718 | quixotic | 1. not sensible about practical matters, especially in pursuit of ideas | 16 | |
| 5899779719 | spurious | 1. plausible but false 2. of illegitimate birth | 17 | |
| 5899779720 | disintegrate | 1. break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity | 18 | |
| 5899779721 | egregious | 1. outrageously bad or reprehensible 2. standing out in some bad way | 19 | |
| 5929928524 | adamant | refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind | 20 | |
| 5929930255 | cacophony | a harsh mixture of sounds, specifically harshness in the sounds of words or phrases | 21 | |
| 5929931608 | circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences; wary and unwilling to take risks | 22 | |
| 5929931609 | cognate | of the same nature, connected; related by blood or by descent from the same language | 23 | |
| 5929945089 | converse | a situation, object, or statement that is the reverse of another; to engage in conversation | 24 | |
| 5929935654 | fabricate | to make up for the purpose of deception; to invent or concoct | 25 | |
| 5929935655 | inadvertent | not resulting from a deliberate plan, unintentional; not focusing the mind on a matter | 26 | |
| 5929939502 | misogamy | hatred of marriage | 27 | |
| 5929940846 | nostalgia | a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically times or places with happy associations; the state of being homesick | 28 | |
| 5929943163 | recalcitrant | stubbornly defiant of authority or restraint; a person with an uncooperative attitude | 29 |