AP English Literature & Composition Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 4614492144 | Abate | Become less in amount or intensity. |  | 0 |
| 4614493696 | Abdicate | Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors. |  | 1 |
| 4614502806 | Aberration | A state or condition markedly different from the norm. |  | 2 |
| 4614508221 | Abstain | Choose not to consume. |  | 3 |
| 4614509555 | Adversity | A state of misfortune or affliction. |  | 4 |
| 4614514319 | Aesthetic | Characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste. | 5 | |
| 4614517253 | Allegory | A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. (A symbol). |  | 6 |
| 4614524858 | Amicable | Characterized by friendship and good will. |  | 7 |
| 4614528699 | Anachronistic | Chronologically misplaced. |  | 8 |
| 4614529262 | Arid | Lacking sufficient water or rainfall. |  | 9 |
| 4614532549 | Asylum | A shelter from danger or hardship. |  | 10 |
| 4614534243 | Benevolent | Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding. |  | 11 |
| 4614536787 | Bias | A partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue. |  | 12 |
| 4614540032 | Boisterous | Full of rough and exuberant animal spirits. |  | 13 |
| 4614541312 | Brazen | Unrestrained by convention or propriety. |  | 14 |
| 4614544283 | Brusque | Marked by rude or peremptory shortness. |  | 15 |
| 4615269216 | Camaraderie | The quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability. |  | 16 |
| 4615272195 | Canny | Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others. |  | 17 |
| 4615274460 | Capacious | Large in the amount that can be contained. |  | 18 |
| 4615286660 | Capitulate | Surrender under agreed conditions. |  | 19 |
| 4615287097 | Clairvoyant | Someone who can perceive things not present to the senses. |  | 20 |
| 4615291877 | Collaborate | Work together on a common enterprise of project. |  | 21 |
| 4615295631 | Compassion | A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering. |  | 22 |
| 4615297292 | Compromise | An accommodation in which both sides make a concession. |  | 23 |
| 4615299155 | Condescending | Characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance. |  | 24 |
| 4615301011 | Conditional | Imposing or depending on or containing an assumption. |  | 25 |
| 4615303112 | Conformist | Someone who follows established standards of conduct. |  | 26 |
| 4615305321 | Conundrum | A difficult problem. |  | 27 |
| 4615306192 | Convergence | The act of of coming closer. |  | 28 |
| 4615306630 | Deleterious | Harmful to living things. |  | 29 |
| 4615306631 | Demagogue | A leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions. |  | 30 |
| 4615384724 | Digression | A turning aside. |  | 31 |
| 4615389076 | Diligent | Quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness. |  | 32 |
| 4615389738 | Discredit | The state of being held in low esteem. |  | 33 |
| 4615389739 | Disdain | Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike. |  | 34 |
| 4615390159 | Divergent | Tending to move apart in different directions. |  | 35 |
| 4615390160 | Empathy | Understanding and entering into another's feelings. |  | 36 |
| 4615390655 | Emulate | Strive to equal or match, especially by imitating. |  | 37 |
| 4615391337 | Enervating | Causing weakness or debilitation. |  | 38 |
| 4615391338 | Ephemeral | Anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day. |  | 39 |
| 4615392412 | Evanescent | Leading to vanish like vapor. |  | 40 |
| 4654819285 | Exemplary | Worthy of imitation. |  | 41 |
| 4654819940 | Extenuating | Partially excusing or justifying. | 42 | |
| 4654821478 | Florid | Elaborately or excessively ornamented. |  | 43 |
| 4654822282 | Forbearance | A delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges. |  | 44 |
| 4654823436 | Fortitude | Strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity, |  | 45 |
| 4654824457 | Fortuitous | Occurring by happy chance. |  | 46 |
| 4654824729 | Foster | Providing nurture though not related by blood or legal files. |  | 47 |
| 4654826555 | Fraught | Filled with or attended with. |  | 48 |
| 4654827028 | Frugal | Avoiding waste. |  | 49 |
| 4654827740 | hackneyed | Repeated too often; over familiar with overuse. |  | 50 |
| 4654829394 | Haughty | Having or showing arrogant superiority to. |  | 51 |
| 4654830340 | Hedonist | Someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures. |  | 52 |
| 4654832029 | Hypothesis | A tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested. |  | 53 |
| 4654834205 | Impetuous | Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought. |  | 54 |
| 4654835405 | Impute | Attribute or credit to. |  | 55 |
| 4654836423 | Inconsequential | Lacking worth or importance. |  | 56 |
| 4654837279 | Inevitable | Incapable of being avoided or prevented. |  | 57 |
| 4654838615 | Intrepid | Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. |  | 58 |
| 4654839011 | Intuitive | Spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency. |  | 59 |
| 4654840103 | Jubilation | A feeling of extreme joy. |  | 60 |
| 4654843115 | Lobbyist | Someone who is employed to persuade how legislators vote. |  | 61 |
| 4654843641 | Longevity | The property of being long-lived. |  | 62 |
| 4654844107 | Mundane | Found in the ordinary course of events. |  | 63 |
| 4654844794 | Nonchalant | Marked by blithe unconcern. |  | 64 |
| 4654845260 | Opulent | Rich and superior in quality. |  | 65 |
| 4654845842 | Orator | A person who delivers a speech. |  | 66 |
| 4654846707 | Ostentatious | Intended to attract notice and impress others. |  | 67 |
| 4654847795 | Parched | Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight. |  | 68 |
| 4654848716 | Perfidious | Tending to betray. |  | 69 |
| 4654849458 | Pragmatic | Concerned with practical matters. |  | 70 |
| 4654851345 | Precocious | Characterized by exceptionally early development. |  | 71 |
| 4654851346 | Pretentious | Creating an appearance of importance or distinction. |  | 72 |
| 4654851495 | Procrastinate | Postpone doing what one should be doing. |  | 73 |
| 4654851496 | Prosiac | Lacking wit or imagination. |  | 74 |
| 4654852133 | Prosperity | The condition of having good fortune. |  | 75 |
| 4654852839 | Provocative | Serving or tending to excite or stimulate. |  | 76 |
| 4655283621 | Prudent | Marked by sound judgement. |  | 77 |
| 4655284510 | Querulous | Habitually complaining. |  | 78 |
| 4655285034 | Rancorous | Showing deep-seated resentment. |  | 79 |
| 4655285365 | Reclusive | Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude. |  | 80 |
| 4655286200 | Reconciliation | The reestablishing of cordial relations. |  | 81 |
| 4655286654 | Renovation | The act of improving by renewing and restoring. |  | 82 |
| 4655287681 | Restrained | Under control. |  | 83 |
| 4655288078 | Reverence | A feeling of profound respect for someone or something. |  | 84 |
| 4655289464 | Sagacity | The ability to understand and show good judgement. |  | 85 |
| 4655290136 | Scrutinize | Examine carefully for accuracy. |  | 86 |
| 4655291242 | Spontaneous | Said or done without having been planned in advance. |  | 87 |
| 4655292128 | Spurious | Plausible but false. |  | 88 |
| 4655292426 | Submissive | Inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others. |  | 89 |
| 4655293527 | Substantiate | Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts. |  | 90 |
| 4655294147 | Subtle | Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze. |  | 91 |
| 4655294994 | Superficial | Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface. |  | 92 |
| 4655296972 | Superfluous | More than is needed, desired, or required. |  | 93 |
| 4655297653 | Surreptitious | Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy. |  | 94 |
| 4655297549 | Tactful | Having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others. |  | 95 |
| 4655299161 | Tenacious | Stubbornly unyielding. |  | 96 |
| 4655299162 | Transient | Lasting a very short time. |  | 97 |
| 4655299625 | Venerable | Profoundly honored. |  | 98 |
| 4655300288 | Vindicate | Show to be right by providing justification or proof. |  | 99 |
| 4655300289 | Wary | Marked by keen caution and watchful prudence. |  | 100 |