AP Literature Unit 7 Flashcards

4013456960	Abeyance	(n.) a state of being temporarily inactive,suspended, or set aside	0
4013461916	Ambivalent	(adj.) having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something	1
4013464974	Beleaguer	(v.) to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass	2
4013470149	Carte blanche	(n.) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion	3
4013474056	cataclysm	(n.) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge	4
4013478548	Debauch	(v.) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; (n.) an act or occasion of dissipation or vice	5
4013484640	eclat	(n.) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement)	6
4022636320	Fastidious	(adj.) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted	7
4022642027	Gambol	(v.) to jump or skip about playfully	8
4022644470	Imbue	(v.) to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind	9
4022646836	Inchoate	(adj.) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed	10
4022648633	Lampoon	(n.) a malicious satire; (v.) to satirize, ridicule	11
4022653525	Malleable	(adj.) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced	12
4022660304	Nemesis	(n.) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival	13
4022664109	Opt	(v.) to make a choice or decision	14
4022667732	Philistine	(adj.) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n.) such a person	15
4022671719	Picaresque	(adj.) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers	16
4022675718	Queasy	(adj.) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled	17
4022679883	Refractory	(adj.) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure	18
4022689170	Savoir-faire	(n.) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation social competence	19