AP Literature Flashcards
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| 4919583655 | Deluded | impose a misleading belief upon (someone); deceive; fool. | 0 | |
| 4919583656 | Didactic | intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. | 1 | |
| 4919583657 | Pastoral | (especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of | 2 | |
| 4919583658 | Transience | the state or fact of lasting only for a short time; transitory nature. | 3 | |
| 4919583659 | Duplicitous | Deceitful | 4 | |
| 4919583660 | Hackneyed | (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite. | 5 | |
| 4919583661 | Continuity | the unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over a period of time. | 6 | |
| 4919583662 | Cajoles | persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery. | 7 | |
| 4919583663 | Despondency | a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage. | 8 | |
| 4919583664 | Autonomy | (of a country or region) the right or condition of self-government, especially in a particular sphere | 9 | |
| 4919583665 | Ascetic | characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons. | 10 | |
| 4919583666 | Discursive | digressing from subject to subject. | 11 | |
| 4919583667 | Supercilious | behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to | 12 | |
| 4919583668 | Capricious | given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. | 13 | |
| 4919583669 | Denigrating | criticize unfairly; disparage. | 14 | |
| 4919583670 | Naivete | lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment. | 15 | |
| 4919583671 | Ardor | enthusiasm or passion. | 16 | |
| 4919583672 | Secular | denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis. | 17 |