AP Literature Unit 7 Flashcards

3946102515	abeyance	a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside	0
3946103882	ambivalent	having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something	1
3946104550	beleaguer	to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass	2
3946106091	carte blanche	full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion	3
3946106891	cataclysm	a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge	4
3946108193	debauch	to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; an act or occasion of dissipation or vice	5
3946111419	eclat	dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement)	6
3946113736	fastidious	overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted	7
3946115946	gambol	to jump or skip about playfully	8
3946116706	imbue	to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind	9
3946117651	inchoate	just beginning; not fully shaped or formed	10
3946118411	lampoon	a malicious satire; to satirize, ridicule	11
3946119954	malleable	capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced	12
3946121594	nemesis	an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival	13
3946125869	opt	to make a choice or decision	14
3946127477	philistine	lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; such a person	15
3946129039	picaresque	involving or characteristic or clever rogues or adventurers	16
3946130748	queasy	nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled	17
3946132927	refractory	stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure	18
3946134213	savoir-faire	the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence	19