AP Literature Flashcards
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3228230921 | Ancillary | (Adj) subsidiary, subordinate | 0 | |
3228230922 | Bowdlerize | (V) to modify by bridging, simplifying, or distorting in style or content | 1 | |
3228230923 | Condescend | (V)to descend to a less formal or dignified level | 2 | |
3228230924 | Cozen | (V)to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery | 3 | |
3228230925 | Crotchety | (Adj)subject to whims, crankiness, or ill temper | 4 | |
3228230926 | Enclave | (N) a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory | 5 | |
3228230927 | Forte | (N) ones strong point | 6 | |
3228230928 | Heretical | (Adj)of, or relating to, or characterized by departures from accepted beliefs or standards | 7 | |
3228230929 | Interstice | (N)a gap or break in something generally continuous | 8 | |
3228230930 | Macrocosm | (N) a complex that is alarge-scale reproduction of one of its constituents | 9 | |
3228230931 | Mountebank | (N)a boastful, unscrupulous pretender | 10 | |
3228230932 | Paean | (N)a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph | 11 | |
3228230933 | Persiflage | (N)frivolous bantering talk | 12 | |
3228230934 | Plethora | (N)excess, abundance | 13 | |
3228230935 | Pragmatic | (Adj)busy opinionated | 14 | |
3228230936 | Quizzical | (Adj)expressive of puzzlement, curiosity, or disbelief | 15 | |
3228230937 | Rapacity | (Adj) excessively grasping or covetous | 16 | |
3228230938 | Schism | (N)division, seperation, discord, disharmony | 17 | |
3228230939 | Therapeutic | (Adj)providing or assisting in a cure | 18 | |
3228230940 | Virtuoso | (N) a person who has great skill at some endeavor | 19 |