AP Literature: Vocab 5 Flashcards

5243592117	Acuity	Noun - sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)	0
5243592118	Acuity	SYN - acuteness ANT - dullness	1
5243592119	Acuity	ex. The __________ of one's hearing	2
5243595286	Delineate	Verb - to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail.	3
5243595881	Delineate	ex. ____________ the main features of the plan.	4
5243599635	Depraved	adj - marked by evil or corruption, devoid of moral principals	5
5243619166	Depraved	SYN - perverted, degenerate ANT - moral, virtuous	6
5243619167	Depraved	ex. A _____ and wicked criminal in an episode of CSI	7
5243600192	Enervate	verb - to weaken, lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble.	8
5243621863	Enervate	SYN- impair, cripple ANT- invigorate, buttress	9
5243622331	Enervate	ex. A mind that has been ________(ed)_ by disease	10
5243605539	Esoteric	Adjective - intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret	11
5243625467	Esoteric	SYN- occult, cryptic ANT - accessible, intelligible	12
5243625468	Esoteric	ex. _________ rites at the Masonic temple	13
5243606474	Fecund	Adj - fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive	14
5243629210	Fecund	SYN - fertile, prolific ANT - barren, unproductive	15
5243629211	Fecund	ex. A remarkably ________ brain.	16
5243607145	Fiat	Noun- an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness	17
5243631513	Fiat	SYN - edict, dictum	18
5243631514	Fiat	ex. The _________ of consciousness	19
5243607772	Figment	Noun - a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion	20
5243633940	Figment	SYN - creation, invention, fancy	21
5243633941	Figment	ex. A _____ of the imagination	22
5243608302	Garner	v - to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use.	23
5243636275	Garner	SYN - collect, accumulate ANT - scatter, squander, waste	24
5243636276	Garner	ex. _________ wisdom ex. ______ wisdom throughout the years.	25
5243608303	Hallow	Verb - to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate, revere; to honor greatly	26
5243638498	Hallow	SYN - venerate, bliss ANT - desecrate	27
5243638499	Hallow	ex. ____________ the field on which they fought.	28
5243609395	Idiosyncrasy	- n - peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.	29
5243639937	Idiosyncrasy	SYN - eccentricity, quirk.	30
5243640597	Idiosyncrasy	Ex. ____ of the Latin alphabet is that a U was written as a V.	31
5243609396	Ignominy	- n - shame and disgrace	32
5245579076	Ignominy	SYN - dishonor, humiliation, disrepute ANT - honor, glory	33
5245579886	Ignominy	ex. The _________ resulting from the scandal	34
5243610083	Mundane	adj - earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary.	35
5245590756	Mundane	SYN - prosaic, humdrum, routine ANT - heavenly, unworldly, spiritual	36
5245593069	Mundane	ex. _____ concerns of science.	37
5243613348	Nuance	n - a subtle or slight variation (color, meaning, or quality) delicate degradation or shade of difference	38
5245605391	Nuance	ex. A ____ of meaning	39
5243613971	Overweening	adj - conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate	40
5245636363	Overweening	SYN - inflated, arrogant ANT - understated, modest	41
5245637328	Overweening	ex. _____________ pride	42
5243614591	Penchant	- n - a strong inclination or attraction	43
5245643264	Penchant	SYN - proclivity, propensity ANT - aversion, disinclination	44
5245643265	Penchant	ex. A _______________ for belaboring the obvious.	45
5243615207	Reputed	adj - according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation.	46
5245656754	Reputed	ex. The ___________ head of a crime syndicate.	47
5243615208	Sophistry	n - reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy.	48
5245660857	Sophistry	ex. Beguiled by clever _____________.	49
5243616149	Sumptuous	adj. Costly, rich, magnificent	50
5245663812	Sumptuous	ex. The ____ feast.	51
5243616659	Ubiquitous	adjective - present or existing everywhere.	52
5245673647	Ubiquitous	SYN - omnipresent, pervasive, universal ANT - restricted, limited, rare, scarce.	53
5245674926	Ubiquitous	ex. The __________ eye of the TV camera.	54