AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 3432414363 | Avocation | Done in addition to a principal occupation; a hobby Ex: "Our doctor's avocation is painting." | 0 | |
| 3432425207 | capricious | unpredictable change; erratic Ex: "He's such a capricious boss, I never know how he'll react" | 1 | |
| 3432480374 | disparity | a great difference. Ex: "Economic disparities between different countries" | 2 | |
| 3432644148 | efficacy | capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness Ex: "there is little information on the efficacy of this treatment" | 3 | |
| 3432645762 | epistle | a letter Ex: "St.Paul's epistles to the Romans" | 4 | |
| 3432653640 | hospice | a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc. Ex: "I'd wanted Jessica to go to Very Special Kids (a child's hospice and respite home in Malvern) to die." | 5 | |
| 3432657272 | impetus | a moving force; impulse; stimulus Ex: The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city's cultural life." | 6 | |
| 3432662398 | moribund | In a dying state; near death Ex: "The patient was moribund" | 7 | |
| 3432664133 | reticent | disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved. Ex: "she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs" | 8 | |
| 3432672179 | vacillate | to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute Ex: His tendency to vacillate made him a poor leader" | 9 | |
| 3432677048 | akin | alike or having the same properties Ex: "Something akin to gratitude overwhelmed her." | 10 | |
| 3432679049 | corroborate | To make more certain Ex: "He corroborated my account of the accident" | 11 | |
| 3432680554 | inexorable | unyielding; unalterable Ex: "It is an exorable truth that gravity is real" | 12 | |
| 3432686181 | insipid | Vapid; nondistinct; plain; boring Ex: "She had an insipid personality" | 13 | |
| 3432687849 | Nefarious | Extremely Wicked Ex: "Hitler had a nefarious plot to kill all the Jews" | 14 | |
| 3432809596 | physiognomy | the face or countenance Ex: "She had a fierce physiognomy" | 15 | |
| 3432811587 | retinue | a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person. Ex: The president's retinue includes a publicist, an assistant, and eight bodyguards. | 16 | |
| 3432825870 | suppliant | a person who supplicates; petitioner or a beggar. Ex: "they were not mere suppliants" | 17 | |
| 3432827441 | tedium | Boredom Ex: "cousins and uncles filled the tedium of winter nights with many a tall tale | 18 | |
| 3432831628 | torrid | Very Hot and Dry Ex: "The torrid heat of the afternoon" | 19 | |
| 3432835345 | ambulatory | A place or something adapted for walking Ex: "The patients who were cleared to walk were considered ambulatory patients" | 20 | |
| 3432837997 | brazen | Bold and without shame Ex: "He went about his illegal business with brazen assurance" | 21 | |
| 3432861997 | churlish | Rude in a mean-spirited way Ex: "It seems churlish to complain" | 22 | |
| 3432863512 | diffident | Modest or shy because of lack of self confidence Ex: "A diffident youth" | 23 | |
| 3432865343 | ennui | a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement. Ex: "An old-fashioned man would have lost his senses or died of ennui before this" | 24 | |
| 3432881183 | inscrutable | Impossible to understand or interpret Ex: "He looked blankly inscrutable" | 25 | |
| 3432884061 | prognosticate | To foretell an event in the future; prophecy Ex: "the economists were prognosticating financial Armageddon" | 26 | |
| 3432901152 | schism | A split division between two parties holding contrasting beliefs Ex: "The schism between my two best friends put me in the awkward position of having to choose one over the other." | 27 | |
| 3432906741 | sedition | conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch Ex: n these circumstances the only outlet for discontent was sedition" | 28 | |
| 3432908261 | wizen(ed) | shriveled or wrinkled in age Ex: "The old lady was covered in liver spots and had a wizened appearance" | 29 | |
| 3432911912 | austere | Severe or strict in manner; or harsh living conditions Ex: "an austere man with a rigid appearance." | 30 | |
| 3432915588 | corpulent | Fat or overweight Ex: "He had a corpulent appearance" | 31 | |
| 3432917546 | derisive | Expressing contempt Ex: "A harsh derisive laugh" | 32 | |
| 3435305667 | effeminate | A man showing characteristics of a woman Ex: "The man's shoulder-length hair made him appear effeminate." | 33 | |
| 3435307219 | jocund | Cheerful and Lighthearted Ex: "A Jocund wedding party" | 34 | |
| 3435309623 | manifest | Clear or obvious; or to display or demonstrate Ex: "Ray manifested signs of severe depression" | 35 | |
| 3435373467 | ostentatious | A vulgar or pretentious display Ex: "He buys books and displays them ostentatiously although he never reads them" | 36 | |
| 3435375538 | sanguine | Optimistic or positive Ex: "He is sanguine about the future economy" | 37 | |
| 3435437428 | strident | Loud, harsh or grating Ex: "His voice became increasingly sharp, almost strident" | 38 | |
| 3435440000 | vehement | Showing strong feeling; intense or passionate Ex: "her vehement arguments persuaded them to save the housing project" | 39 | |
| 3435443310 | elegiac | Having a mournful quality (especially in a work of art) Ex: "The movie score was a somber effort, elegiac in its approach." | 40 | |
| 3435447479 | fecund | fertile or able to produce offspring or new life Ex: "She had a lush and fecund garden" | 41 | |
| 3435448801 | fortuitous | Happening by accident or chance rather than by design (informal: lucky) Ex: "the similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous" | 42 | |
| 3435450440 | infirmity | Physical or mental weakness Ex: "old age and infirmity come to men and women alike" | 43 | |
| 3435452979 | malady | A disease or ailment Ex: "She was diagnosed with an incurable malady" | 44 | |
| 3435481203 | nuance | A subtle difference or shade in meaning Ex: "Body language and facial expressions are considered nuances as they can contribute to the intentions of a word or phrase. | 45 | |
| 3435483435 | profligate | reckless or extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources Ex: "The couple that always left their house lights on and sinks and bathtubs running was considered to be profligate consumers of utilities." | 46 | |
| 3435484570 | remonstrance | A forcefully reproachful protest Ex: "After the passing of the unpopular bill there was remonstrance in the senate" | 47 | |
| 3435486739 | scintillate | to emit flashes of light or to sparkle (something interesting) Ex: "The performer offered a scintillating performance | 48 | |
| 3435489642 | vitiate | To spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of Ex: "development programs have been vitiated by the rise in population" | 49 | |
| 3435491622 | analogous | Comparable in certain aspects Ex: "they saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and children" | 50 | |
| 3435504910 | brigand | A member of a gang that ambushes and robs people in forests and mountains Ex: "When he arrived in the tavern, he noticed a wanted poster of a local brigand on the wall" | 51 | |
| 3435506897 | emissary | A person sent on a special mission; a diplomatic representative Ex: "The celebrity sent his assistant as an emissary to pick up the movie contract" | 52 | |
| 3435508793 | felicity | Intense happiness or the ability to find appropriate expression for one's thoughts Ex: "Speech pleased by its accuracy, fluency, and felicity." | 53 | |
| 3435515231 | incendiary | A device or attack designed to create fires Ex: "incendiary grenades" | 54 | |
| 3435516789 | magnanimous | very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself. Ex: "Despite the slurs made against him by his opponent, the boxer was magnanimous enough to praise his competitor." | 55 | |
| 3435519703 | plight | A dangerous difficult or unfortunate situation Ex: "We must work to relieve the plight of children living in poverty" | 56 | |
| 3435521556 | repartee | Conversation or speech characterized by quick witty replies Ex: "An evening of wit and repartee" | 57 | |
| 3435522938 | ubiquitous | Existing or being everywhere at the same time Ex: "Because the police presence was ubiquitous at the parade, everyone felt safe." | 58 | |
| 3435524108 | venerable | Given a great deal of respect, especially due to age, wisdom, or character Ex: "He was a venerable statesman" | 59 |