AP Literature Vocab Flashcards
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3821161702 | Salacious | relating to sex in a way that is excessive or offensive | 0 | |
3821169407 | Saccharine | overly sentimental to the point of insincerity; optimistic to the point of belief | 1 | |
3821173986 | Rancorous | a continuing or bitter hate or ill will; deep spite or malice towards someone who treated you wrong | 2 | |
3821180769 | Ribald | relating to sex in an impolite but amusing way | 3 | |
3821183860 | Querulous | complaining in a petulant or whining matter | 4 | |
3821186491 | Nihilistic | rejecting all religious and moral principles in the belief that life is meaningless | 5 | |
3821193940 | Impish | inclined to do naughty things for fun; mischevious | 6 | |
3821197408 | Haughty | having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude | 7 | |
3821204320 | Audacious | willingness to make bold risks; showing a lack of respect | 8 | |
3821207748 | Antiquated | continued from or relating to the past; old fashioned | 9 | |
3821210323 | Sanguineous | bloodred; bloodthirsty; a ruddy complextion | 10 | |
3821702779 | Bilious | affected by or associated with nausea; spiteful or bad tempered | 11 | |
3821706685 | Bombastic | high sounding with little meaning | 12 | |
3821706686 | Caustic | sarcastic in a scathing way; able to burn | 13 | |
3821706687 | Elegiac | having a mournful quality | 14 | |
3821708553 | Doleful | sorrowful or mournful | 15 |