Lesson 27 AP Literature Flashcards
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| 3671077068 | Abyss | Bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth. | 0 | |
| 3671087235 | Acrid | Caustic, bitter, harsh (relates sometimes to taste and smell) | 1 | |
| 3671093361 | Acuity | Sharpness of perception | 2 | |
| 3671097806 | Baleful | Destructive, deadly | 3 | |
| 3671111549 | Cataclysm | An event or situation that causes a momentous change or upheaval | 4 | |
| 3671169343 | Catharsis | A purification or purging of emotions that brings about spiritual renewal | 5 | |
| 3671185314 | Dogma | A system of beliefs or principles | 6 | |
| 3671213587 | Edifice | A very large building | 7 | |
| 3671220993 | Enumerate | To count one by one | 8 | |
| 3671222526 | Grate | To cause irritation | 9 | |
| 3671232682 | Inertia | Resistance to motion or action | 10 | |
| 3671246101 | Inordinate | Exceeding reasonable limits, excessive | 11 | |
| 3671247020 | Luminous | Shining, full of light | 12 | |
| 3671249695 | Maudlin | Overly sentimental | 13 | |
| 3671251064 | Novice | A beginner | 14 | |
| 3671262987 | Pique | Resentment, irritation | 15 | |
| 3671264783 | Propensity | Preference, natural inclination | 16 | |
| 3671267826 | Purse | To pucker or to tighten one's lips | 17 | |
| 3671272636 | Refute | To disprove, to show as erroneous | 18 | |
| 3671273677 | Remuneration | The act of paying for a service, loss, or expense | 19 | |
| 3671277479 | Soothsayer | A person who is able to predict the future, seer | 20 | |
| 3671290663 | Supple | Easily bent, elastic, pliable | 21 | |
| 3671292680 | Travail | Difficult labor | 22 | |
| 3671293897 | Understate | To show restraint or lack of emphasis | 23 | |
| 3671296106 | Vibrant | Full of life | 24 |