AP Literature Vocab 30 Flashcards

4758569841	Gauche	lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward.	0
4758569842	Impeach	Charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.	1
4758569843	Bowdlerize	remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), especially with the result that it becomes weaker or less effective.	2
4758569844	Chicanery	the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.	3
4758569845	Deciduous	A tree or shrub shedding its leaves annually.	4
4758569846	Deleterious	causing harm or damage.	5
4758569847	Oligarchy	a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.	6
4758569848	Quasar	a massive and extremely remote celestial object, emitting exceptionally large amounts of energy, and typically having a starlike image in a telescope. It has been suggested that quasars contain massive black holes and may represent a stage in the evolution of some galaxies.	7
4758569849	Qualm	an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving.	8
4758569850	Sanguine	optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.	9