AP Literature Flashcards
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| 6320284120 | Deferential | Showing deference; respectful | 0 | |
| 6320284121 | Mien | Air,bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling | 1 | |
| 6320284122 | Caviller | A trivial and annoying objection | 2 | |
| 6320284123 | Chasm | A yawning fissure or deep cleft in the Earth's surface;gorge | 3 | |
| 6320284124 | Importune | To press or beset with solitations;demand with urgency | 4 | |
| 6320284125 | Expostulation | Earnest and kindly protest | 5 | |
| 6320284126 | Dissipation | The act of dissipating or scattering | 6 | |
| 6320284127 | Elysium | Any similarly conceived abode or state of the deed | 7 | |
| 6320284128 | Edification | The state of being edified; uplift | 8 | |
| 6320284129 | Inanition | Lack of vigor; lethargy | 9 | |
| 6320284130 | Audacious | Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks | 10 | |
| 6320284131 | Ecciesiastical | Relating to the Chrisitian church or clergy | 11 | |
| 6320284132 | Prurience | Someone pays too much attention to sex, lust, or desires | 12 | |
| 6320284133 | Zenith | The time at which something is most powerful or successful | 13 | |
| 6320284134 | Lexicon | The vocabulary of a person,language, or branch of knowledge | 14 | |
| 6320284135 | Assiduous | Showing great care and perserverance | 15 | |
| 6320284136 | Reprobation | Disapproval | 16 | |
| 6320284137 | Ignominy | Public shame or disgrace | 17 | |
| 6320284138 | Preternatural | Beyond what is normal or neutral | 18 | |
| 6320284139 | Haughty | Arrogantly superior and disdainful | 19 | |
| 6320284140 | Allegory | A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning | 20 | |
| 6320284141 | Bilungroman | A novel dealing with one persons formative years or spiritual education | 21 | |
| 6320284142 | Gothic novel | An English genre of fiction popular in the 18th and 19th centuries; mystery and horror elements | 22 |