AP Literature Vocabulary 11 Flashcards

3237145623	impede	delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.	0
3237145624	garnish	decoration for something; seize wages to satisfy a debt	1
3237151401	excise	a tax levied on certain goods and commodities produced or sold within a country and on licenses granted for certain activities.	2
3237157214	denizen	an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents the place	3
3237159381	contingent	likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; a representative group forming part of a larger body	4
3237165397	foist	to impose by fraud; worthy or genuine; bring in by stealth, dishonesty, coercion	5
3237168033	corroborate	to confirm, make more certain	6
3237169325	abstemious	moderate, sparing, characterized by abstinence and self-discipline	7
3237173203	desiminate	to scatter widely	8
3237174737	florid	highly colored, reddish; ornate, overdecorated	9
3237176256	censurable	deserving of blame or correction	10
3237179585	discursive	passing aimlessly from one subject to another, rambling	11
3237181223	dowdy	poorly dressed, shabby; lack of good taste	12
3237183663	accentuate	to emphasize, place stress on	13
3237184919	specious	deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit	14
3237186581	perceptive	having sympathetic or understanding, capable of keen appreciation	15
3237188560	palpable	capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, recognized	16
3237191688	sear	to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of	17
3237193800	satiate	to satisfy completely, to fill to excess	18
3237201216	gauche	awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless	19
3237203136	inculcate	to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly	20
3237212223	heresy	an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred	21
3237216991	pernicious	extremely harmful; deadly; fatal	22
3237218372	quail	to shrink back in fear, lose heart in a difficult or dangerous situation	23
3237220804	salient	prominent, standing out; projection or bulge	24