AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards

7254072718	manacled	a metal band, chain, or shackle for fastening someone's hands or ankes	0
7254072719	precipice	a very steep rock face or cliff, typicall a tall one	1
7254072720	pine	suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart	2
7254072721	palsy	paralysis, especially that which is accompanied by involuntary tremors	3
7254072722	pestilence	a fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague	4
7254072723	ulcer	an open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, caused by a break in the skin or mucous membrane that fails to heal	5
7254072724	vice	immoral or wicked behavior	6
7254072725	oft	archaic word for often	7
7254072726	epigram	a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation	8
7254072727	impingement	somet that having an effect or impact, especially a negative one	9
7254271549	fiend	an evil spirit or demon	10
7254273108	unscrupulous	having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair	11
7254274010	griping	express a complaint or grumble about something, especially something trivial	12
7254274819	gore	express a complaint or grumble about something, especially something trivial	13
7254274934	stark	severe or bare in appearance or outline	14
7281007663	timid	showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened	15
7281007664	novelty	the quality of being new, original, or unusual	16
7281007665	exposition	a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory	17
7281007666	bolus	a small rounded mass of a substance, especially of chewed food at the moment of swallowing	18
7281009003	invariably	in every case or on every occasion; always	19
7281009004	superannuate	retire (someone) with a pension	20
7281010563	draughtsmen	a person who makes detailed technical plans or drawings	21
7281010564	arbiter	a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter	22
7281011956	ephemeral	lasting for a very short period	23
7281011957	enigma	a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand	24
7281014188	sterile	not able to produce children or young	25
7281014189	berate	to scold or criticize (someone) angrily	26
7281014190	ally	combine or unite a resource or commodity with (another) for mutual benefit	27
7281015421	epitomizes	to be a perfect example of	28
7281017505	expository	intended to explain or describe something	29
7423297187	lark	something done just for fun or adventure	30
7423297188	torrent	a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid	31
7423297189	dispelled	Driven away; made to disappear	32
7423297190	annals	A historical record of events, often arranged in a yearly sequence	33
7423297191	dispensation	a special allowance; privilege	34
7423299574	heed	to pay attention to	35
7423299575	stoic	detached, unemotional, matter-of-fact, apathetic	36
7423299576	precariously	Unsteadily; insecurely	37
7423302795	iambic pentameter	A rhythm of 10 syllables	38
7423302796	imploring	beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something	39
7423302797	earnest	intense, a sincere state of mind	40
7423306834	didactic	intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive	41
7426674915	substantial	large, important; major, significant	42
7426674917	homage	Honor or respect shown publicly	43
7426675569	prostrate	lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward	44
7426675570	recess	remote part or corner	45
7426675571	aloft	Up in the air, especially in flight.	46
7426675572	tempestuous	characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion	47
7426676000	manifest	Obvious, apparent, perceptible to the eye (adj); to show, make clear, or prove (verb)	48
7426676001	hearth	The region from which innovative ideas originate	49
7426676703	syntactically	describes the placement of words, comes from the noun syntax	50
7426676704	amorphous	without a clearly defined shape or form	51
7426677173	haphazard	lacking any obvious principle of organization	52
7426677175	conciliatory	Appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile intended or likely to placate or pacify	53
7426677588	testy	easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation	54
7426677589	oblique	Not straightforward or direct	55
7426677590	indictment	the act of accusing; a formal accusation	56
7426677986	philistinism	Unsophistication; ignorance Hostility or disbelief in culture narrow minded	57
7426677987	ostentation	excessive showiness Display meant to impress others; boastful showiness	58
7426678373	parable	A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson	59
7568152763	despondent	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage	60
7568153257	engrossing	absorbing all of one's attention or interest	61
7568154041	lofty	Very high; noble or of imposing height	62
7568154394	prospect	the possibility or likelyhood of a future event happening	63
7789231962	augment	to make larger, increase	64
7789231963	avert	to turn aside, turn away; to prevent, avoid	65
7789231964	averse	having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling	66
7789231965	overt	open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized	67
7789231966	covert	hidden; secret	68
7789232689	covet	(v.) to desire something belonging to another (person)	69
7789232690	convent	the building or buildings occupied by such a society; a monastery or nunnery	70
7789233928	grievances	formal complaints	71
7789244535	adverse	Not helpful; harmful	72
7793154010	foreboding	A feeling that something bad will happen	73
7793155784	goading	to prod; make someone do something; to push someone	74
7793156405	aught	Anything	75
7793156406	sublime	lofty or grand	76
7793157417	precipitous	dangerously high or steep	77
7793157418	lurid	gruesome; horrible; revolting	78
7793158956	dismissive	refusing to consider someone or something seriously	79
7793159432	orthodox	Adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion	80
7793160028	despondent	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage	81
7793160029	fervent	having or displaying a passionate intensity	82
7793160954	impassioned	filled with passionate emotion	83
7793162044	decadence	moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.	84
7793164600	hackneyed	commonplace; overused	85
7833256478	profound	Having great depth or seriousness	86
7833256479	brooding	showing deep unhappiness of thought	87
7833256480	ascetic	One who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury	88
7833256481	venerable	respected because of age	89
7833257771	interminable	Endless; seeming to be without end	90
7833257772	sombre	gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted	91
7833257773	august	majestic, inspiring admiration and respect	92
7833257774	weld	Removes creases from solid objects	93
7833259363	imperceptible	impossible to perceive	94
7833259364	forthwith	immediately, at once, without delay	95
7833259365	estuary	A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean.	96
7833259366	stricken	seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling	97
7833260923	serenity	the absence of mental stress or anxiety	98
7833260924	tranquil	calm, peaceful	99
7833263514	ominously	in a threatening way	100
7833263515	immutability	not being subject to change	101
7833265455	immensity	vastness; enormous extent	102
7833265517	alacrity	brisk and cheerful readiness	103
7833267369	elicited	evoke or draw out from someone by actions or questions	104
7833267370	cravat	necktie	105
7833267371	somnambulist	one who walks and performs other actions during sleep	106
7833268928	uncanny	strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation	107
7833270628	insipid	Lacking interest or flavor	108
7833270629	contemptuously	showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.	109
7833272191	feverishly	In a highly emotional or nervous way	110
7833272192	eerie	weird; mysterious; strange and frightening	111
7833272193	alienist	a doctor who specializes in mental disease	112
7833272194	rascal	One who behaves mischievously; one who teases; a dishonest person	113
7833272195	obliquely	an indirect, evasive or misleading manner or direction	114
7833276159	morose	having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable	115
7833276160	thwart	prevent; frustrate	116
7833276161	declivity	A downward slope; a dip	117
7833277598	rapacious	aggressively greedy or grasping	118
7833279298	lugubrious	looking or sounding sad and dismal	119
7833279299	exalt	to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank	120
7833280715	lamentable	to be regretted or pitied	121
7833321814	crisp	clear and effective	122
7833321815	akin	of similar character	123
7833321816	euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	124
7833324024	impassive	showing no emotion	125
7833324025	metaphysical	mystical, abstract, spiritual	126
7833324026	oxymoron	A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.	127
7833325703	trite	commonplace; overused, stale	128
7833325704	plight	A difficult or dangerous condition or situation	129
7833325746	implicitly	without qualification; absolutely	130
7833327336	assail	to attack with words or force	131
7833327337	astuteness	of keen penetration or discernment	132
7833327338	facility	a place where an action or operation is completed	133
7833328876	dismay	To discourage	134
7833328877	admonition	gentle reproof; counseling against a fault or error	135
7833330101	effaced	eliminated or made indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface	136
7833330102	torpor	extreme mental and physical sluggishness	137
7833330103	anguish	great mental suffering or distress	138
7833330104	metrical	of, relating to, or composed in poetic meter.	139