AP Literature - 10/12 Flashcards

3101007891	Abase	(V) to humilate, to degrade	0
3101007892	Abregation	(N) denial of comfort to oneself ; annulment or repudiation	1
3101007893	Adroit	(Adj) skillful, dexterous	2
3101007894	Dearth	(N) a lack of, scarcity	3
3101007895	Maudlin	(Adj) weakly sentimental	4
3101007896	Parsimony	(N) frugality, stinginess; extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources	5
3101007897	Deliberate	(Adj) done consciously and intentionally	6
3101007898	Delinquency	(N) minor crime, specially by young people	7
3101007899	Contended	(V) Struggle to surmount; assert something as a position in an argument	8
3101007900	Deplorable	(Adj) deserving strong condemnation	9
3101007901	Impenetrable	(Adj) impossible to pass through or enter	10
3101007902	Impudently	(Adv) not showing due respect for another person	11
3101007903	Dispensation	(N) exemption from rule OR a system of order	12
3101007904	Profound	(Adj) very great or intense; great knowledge	13
3101007905	Odorous	(Adj) having or giving off smell	14
3101007906	Sodden	(Adj) saturated with liquid	15
3101007907	Vigorously	(Adv) in a way that involves physical strength, effort, or energy	16
3101007908	Quivering	(Verb) tremble or shake with a slight and rapid motion	17
3101007909	Discreet	(Adj) careful and circumspect in one's speech or actions; avoid causing offense	18
3101007910	Obstinately	(Adv) stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action; stubborn and inflexible	19
3101105506	Ensconced	(Verb) establish or settle in a good place	20
3101108160	Volubility	(Noun) quality of talking fluently, readily, or incessantly	21
3101113523	Rendezvous	(Noun and verb) meeting at an agreed time and place	22
3101118639	Irresolute	(Adj) indecisive, hesitant, uncertain	23
3101122734	Subterfuges	(N) deceit used in order to achieve one's goal (trickery, fraud)	24
3101127736	Witticisms	(N) witty remark; joke or pun	25
3101130685	Ponderous	(Adj) slow and clumsy because of great weight; slow, graceless	26
3101135434	Mettle	(N) a person's ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited or resilient way	27
3101142687	Nonplused	(Adj) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how react	28
3101148455	Languid	(Adj) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed	29
3101153896	Devolved	(Verb) to transfer or delegate power to a lower level, especially from central to local government	30
3101163485	Perambulations	(V) to walk through, about, or over; traverse	31
3101169032	Commodious	(Adj) roomy and comfortable	32
3101170750	Alacrity	(N) brick and cheerful readiness; eagerness and willingness	33
3101174611	Repast	(Noun) a meal, feast, or banquet	34
3101177723	Atelier	(N) a workshop or studio	35
3101180030	Suffused	(V) gradually spread through or over	36
3101183641	Piquant	(Adj) having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor	37
3101189428	Sardonically	(Adj) characterized by scornful or bitter derision; mocking or cynical	38
3101196220	Pirogue	(N) a long narrow canoe made from a single tree trunk	39
3101199926	Treadle	(N) a lever worked by the foot that imparts motion to a machine	40
3101204581	Imperiling	(V) put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed; endangered	41
3101210042	Propensity	(N) an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way	42
3101213814	Capricious	(Adj) given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior	43
3101218830	Supercilious	(Adj) behaving or looking as though one is superior to others; arrogant	44