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AP Literature Vocabulary 7 Flashcards

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4005928722Obsolete(adj) no longer produced or used; out of date0
4005930080Dogged(adj) having or showing tenacity and grim persistence1
4005931344sanctimonious(adj) making a hypocritical show of religious devotion; preachy2
4005933314arrogate(v) to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right3
4005934320Prostrated(V) to reduce to extreme physical weakness4
4005937136Capricious(Adj) Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.5
4005939222Mountebank(n) a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan6
4005941148Esplanade(N) a level, open area for walking or driving along a shore7
4005966840indignities(n) treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one's dignity; to cause humiliation8
4005967374draught(n) beer, wine, etc, stored in bulk; a portion of liquid to be drunk9
4005968071croon(v) to hum or sing in a soft, low voice, especially in a sentimental manner10
4005969285suave(adj) (especially of a man) charming, confident, and elegant11
4005969958felicity(n) Intense happiness12
4005970946Contrariety(noun): Opposition or inconsistency between two or more things13
4005971735Nebular(adj)- cloudy, misty, hazy14
4005971988anarchic(adj) lawless15
4005973372Ineffable(adj) too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words16
4005974566Squelchy(adj)- squishing sound17
4005975852Vacillating(adj) wavering between different opinions or actions; indecisive18
4005976816Noisome(adj) having an extremely offensive smell19
4005977748Renunciation(noun): the formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action20
4005978416Fictitious(adjective): not real or true21
4005979463Titillate(v): to interest or excite (someone) in an enjoyable and often sexual way22
4005980051Fluted(adj):decorated with a series of long, rounded lines that are cut into the surface23
4005980933Mezzanine(n): a low story between two others in a building, typically between the ground and first floors.24
4005981448Extricate(v): to free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficult25
4005982466Gregarious(adj.): fond of company; sociable26
4005983200Disjunctadj.): disjoined and distinct from one another.27
4005984370quagmire(n): a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot28
4005985581half-caste(adj; now considered offensive): a person whose parents are of different races, in particular, with a European father and an Indian mother.29
4005986433Solicitude(noun) care or concern for someone or something30
4005987166Indolently(adj) wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy31
4005987805decorum(n): propriety; appropriateness in behavior32
4005988492garrote(n): a wire, cord, or apparatus used to strangle someone33
4005989356Inextricably(adv) incapable of being undone34
4005989911Implored(verb) to beg urgently or piteously35
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