AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards

5819944739	Flippancy	(N) casualness; without respect or seriousness; frivolousness	0
5819952611	Bucolic	(Adj) rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants	1
5819952612	Exuberant	(Adj) High-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant	2
5819954527	Desultory	(Adj) Lacking consistency or order, disconnected, sporadic; going off topic	3
5819976573	Bourgeois	(Adj) a middle-class person, capitalist (negative connotations when used as an adjective; synonymous with conventional and conformist)	4
5819984147	Bourgeoisie	(N) The middle class	5
5820002037	Garish	(Adj) Glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way	6
5820008737	Deplore	(V) To feel or express regret or disapproval	7
5820014426	Precariously	(Adv) Unsteadily; insecurely; dangerously (exposed)	8
5820031785	Immutable	(Adj) Not subject to change, constant	9
5820036352	Impecunious	(Adj) Having little or no money; penniless; poor.	10
5820042509	Impious	(Adj) Not religious, lacking reverence, or ungodly; wicked; profane	11
5820049764	Raucously	(Adv)Boisterously and disorderly; loudly and recklessly	12
5820060634	Redolent	(Adj) Tending to arouse memories or create an aura	13
5820063915	Facetiousness	(N) Not meant to be taken seriously or literally; amusing; witty levity	14
5820069859	Deferred	(V)Postponed or delayed	15
5820093818	Fester	(V) To grow embittered over time; to rot; produce irritation or resentment	16
5820101565	Indictment	(N) The act of accusing; a formal accusation	17
5820109705	Assimilationist	(N) A person who advocates or participates in racial or cultural integration	18
5820116911	Looming	(Adj) Ominous and awe-inspiring; imminent	19
5820132029	Prometheus	(N) Creator or mankind; stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mankind; forethought	20
5820164344	Coo	(V) Make a soft murmuring sound	21
5820203826	Melodrama	(N) A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response	22
5820209499	Nonplussed	(V) Puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss; bewildered	23
5820213864	Eccentricity	(N) Oddity; idiosyncrasy	24
5820218108	Martyrdom	(N) Death or intense suffering experienced due to one's beliefs	25
5820222702	Monologue	(N) A long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group	26
5820225568	Idiom	(N) A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words	27
5881837022	Sanguine	(Adj) optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation; bloody	28
5881849978	Protuberant	(Adj) bulging out beyond the surrounding surface; projecting	29
5881852327	Irrepressible	(Adj) not able to be controlled or restrained	30
5881946514	Sinecures	(N) a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit	31
5881947442	Fatuous	(Adj) silly and pointless	32
5881949668	Perilously	(Adv) in a way that is full of danger or risk	33
5881953356	Ruminant	(Adj) contemplative; meditative; (N) a person who contemplates or reflects	34
5881966888	Solipsism	(N) the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist	35
5881970998	Perfidy	(N) deceitfulness; untrustworthiness; treachery	36
5881971716	Scrutinize	(V) examine or inspect closely and thoroughly	37
5881973673	Fulminating	(V) express vehement protest; explode violently or flash like lightning	38
5881977447	Edified	(V) instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually	39
5881978867	Axiom	(N) a statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true Ex. Gravity	40
5881979496	Effigies	(N) a sculpture or model of a person (to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger)	41
5881982012	Credulous	(Adj) having or showing too great a readiness to believe things	42
5881984836	Oligarchies	(N) a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution	43
5881987513	Obliquely	(Adv) not in a direct way; indirectly	44
5881987514	Dalliance	(N) a casual romantic or sexual relationship	45
5881988671	Labyrinthine	(Adj) irregular and twisting; intricate and confusing	46
5881992733	Orthodoxy	(N) authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice	47
5881994258	Proliferated	(V) increase rapidly in numbers; multiply	48
5881996063	Niggling	(V or Adj) cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety	49
5881997662	Febrile	(Adj) having or showing the symptoms of a fever; avid; fervent	50
5882001370	Execrate	(V) feel or express great loathing for	51
5882002996	Ossified	(V) turn into bone or bony tissue; cease developing; be stagnant or rigid	52
5882004829	Panegyric	(N) a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something	53
5882005903	Valorize	(V) give or ascribe value or validity to (something)	54
5933781178	Euphonic	(Adj) pleasing to the ear; characterized by pleasing sound	55
5933786763	Litotes	(N) ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary Ex: you won't be sorry	56
5933791186	Auspicious	(Adj) conducive to success; favorable, fortunate	57
5933795520	Impotent	(Adj) unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless	58
5933801613	Obsequious	(Adj) obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree*	59
5933804006	Credent	(Adj) believing (confiding) or believable; credible	60
5933813705	Enmity	(N) the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something; hatred or ill will	61
5933818337	Expostulate	(V) express strong disapproval or disagreement; reason with someone against something destructive	62
5933829525	Offal	(N) the entrails and internal organs of an animal used as food; trash or rubbish (non-nutritious)	63
5933833276	Cuckold	(N) the husband of an adulteress (everyone know it but the husband), often regarded as an object of derision	64
5933842601	Archaic	(Adj) very old or old-fashioned (no longer in everyday use)	65
5933846489	Usurp	(V) to take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force	66
5933848666	Mirth	(N) amusement, especially as expressed in laughter	67
5933851181	Visage	(N) a person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features	68
5933853788	Jocund	(Adj) cheerful and lighthearted	69
5933857467	Libertine	(N) a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters	70
5933860027	Pernicious	(Adj) having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way	71
5933862692	Pastoral	(Adj) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle; pertaining to rural life, the countryside and ideal quaintness	72
5933865569	Orison	(N) a prayer	73
5933867900	Circumvent	(V) find a way around (an obstacle)	74
5933872761	Cacophonous	(Adj) involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds	75
5933873793	Harbingers	(N) a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another	76
5933881768	Dirge	(N) a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite	77
5933886167	Filial	(Adj) of or due from a son or daughter	78
5933889225	Countenance	(N) a person's face or facial expression	79
5933892456	Beguile	(V) charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way	80
5933894372	Ambiguous	(Adj) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning	81
5933898634	Diadem	(N) a jeweled crown or headband worn as a symbol of sovereignty	82
5933901704	Termagent	(N) a harsh-tempered or overbearing woman; violent, turbulent, shrewd woman	83
5933904753	Sexton	(N) a person who looks after a church and churchyard, sometimes acting as bell-ringer and formerly as a gravedigger	84
6056795072	Fastidious	(Adj) difficult to please*	85
6056804218	Indefatigable	(Adj) (of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly	86
6056817741	Sublime	(Adj) of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe; (N) surreal-ness, wonderful in an odd way	87
6056822683	Predilection	(N) a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something	88
6056828377	Averred	(V) state or assert to be the case	89
6056831451	Folly	(N) lack of good sense; foolishness	90
6056837461	Palpable	(Adj) (of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible	91
6056841041	Zeal	(N) great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective	92
6056846053	Paroxysm	(N) a sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity; erratic behavior	93
6056852456	Ameliorate	(V) make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better	94
6056854697	Pittance	(N) a very small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone as an allowance or wage	95
6056867586	Fervently	(Adv) very enthusiastically or passionately	96
6056875625	Chimerical	(Adj) existing only as the product of unchecked imagination; fantastically visionary or improbable	97
6056880467	Galvanism	(N) electricity produced by chemical action (therapeutically used on the body)	98
6056883678	Imbibed	(V) drink (alcohol)	99
6056913634	Turmoil	(N) a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty	100
6056917812	Erroneously	(Adv) in a mistaken way; incorrectly*	101
6056923430	Repose	(N) a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility	102
6056926972	Adversity	(N) difficulties; misfortune	103
6056931285	Penury	(N) extreme poverty; destitution	104
6056935401	Ignoble	(Adj) not honorable in character or purpose	105
6056938331	Repined	(V) feel or express discontent; fret (lost love)	106
6056946010	Ardently	(Adv) very enthusiastically or passionately	107
6056949402	Benevolence	(N) the quality of being well meaning; kindness	108
6056951733	Mien	(N) a person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood	109
6056954382	Pedantry	(N) excessive concern with minor details and rules	110
6056791844	Capacious	(Adj) having a lot of space inside; roomy*	111
6112596781	Dogmatism	(N) the tendency to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others	112
6112614124	Odious	(Adj) unpleasant; repulsive	113
6112615594	Diffident	(Adj) modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence	114
6112619256	Verdant	(Adj) green with grass or other rich vegetation; young	115
6112629346	Placid	(Adj ) not easily upset or excited	116
6112631404	Bauble	(N) a small, showy trinket or decoration	117
6112636288	Lamentation	(N) the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping	118
6112639450	Minute	(Adj) extremely small; (N) a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour	119
6112649797	Convalescence	(N) time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation	120
6112652441	Antipathy	(N) a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion	121
6112655306	Brooding	(Adj) showing deep unhappiness of thought	122
6112659481	Ignominious	(Adj) deserving or causing public disgrace or shame	123
6112665519	Obdurate	(Adj) stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action	124
6112667981	Malice	(N) the intention or desire to do evil; ill will	125
6112673221	Pertinacity	(N) the quality of holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; persistence*	126
6112694615	Writhe	(V) make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body	127
6112696520	Salubrious	(Adj) health-giving; healthy	128
6112698953	Melancholy	(N) a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause	129
6112703298	Timorous	(Adj) showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence	130
6112704555	Perdition	(N) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death	131
6112707286	Abhorrence	(N) a feeling of repulsion; disgusted loathing	132
6166835432	Dun	(Adj/N) of a dull grayish-brown color	133
6166835433	Docile	(Adj) ready to accept control or instruction; submissive.	134
6166860316	Prognosticate	(V) foretell or prophesy (an event in the future), predicct, forecast	135
6166860317	Acquit	(V) free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty	136
6166860318	Complacency	(N) a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements	137
6166875361	Omnipotence	(N) the quality of having unlimited or very great power	138
6166897928	Precipitous	(Adj) dangerously high or steep	139
6166897929	Vivacity	(N) (especially in a woman) the quality of being attractively lively and animated	140
6166897930	Callous	(Adj) showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others, emotional insensitive	141
6166897931	Tedious	(Adj) too long, slow, or dull: tiresome or monotonous	142
6166907302	Tremulous	(Adj) shaking or quivering slightly	143
6168902212	Efface	(V) erase (a mark) from a surface; make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous, obliterate, expunge	144
6168904332	Impetuous	(Adj) acting or done quickly and without thought or care	145
6168905104	Satiated	(V) satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full	146
6168908120	Vacillating	(V) alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive	147
6168910365	Conjecture	(N) an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information	148
6168911279	Protestation	(N) an emphatic declaration that something is or is not the case	149
6168913699	Unhallowed	(Adj) not formally consecrated, wicked	150
6168915611	Ephemeral	(Adj) lasting for a very short time	151
6168916331	Augmented	(Adj) having been made greater in size or value	152
6168917347	Clemency	(N) mercy; lenience	153
6223434829	Antithesis	(N) an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other	154
6223439471	Caesura	(N) a break between words within a metrical foot	155
6223445774	End-stop line	A pause comes at the end of a syntactic unit (sentence, clause or phrase); this pause can be expressed in writing as a punctuation mark such as a colon, semi-colon, period or full stop	156
6223449011	Feminine rhyme	A rhyme between stressed syllables followed by one or more unstressed syllables (e.g., stocking / shocking, glamorous / amorous)	157
6223457857	Metonymy	(N) the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing	158
6223465464	Synecdoche	(N) a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning "Cleveland's baseball team")	159
6223473981	Assonance	(N) in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non-rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible (e.g., penitence, reticence )	160
6223481578	Consonance	The recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity (Example: pitter, patter)	161
6223492719	Enjambment	The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza	162
6223497453	Internal rhyme	(N) a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next (I went to town to buy a gown)	163
6223506820	Meter	(N) the rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the number and length of feet in a line	164
6223514475	Apostrophe	An exclamatory passage in a speech or poem addressed to a person (typically one who is dead or absent) or thing (typically one that is personified): "Is this a dagger which I see before me,/The handle toward my hand?/Come, let me clutch thee!/I have thee not, and yet I see thee still."	165
6223530750	Couplet	Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit	166
6223533207	Slant Rhyme	Rhyme in which the stressed syllables of ending consonants match, however the preceding vowel sounds do not match (shape/keep, bold/bald)	167
6223548849	Masculine rhyme	A rhyme of final stressed syllables (e.g., blow / flow, confess / redress )	168
6223555375	Scansion	The action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm	169
6285280195	Triplets (tercets)	a set or group of three lines of verse rhyming together or connected by rhyme with an adjacent tercet.	170
6285340673	Tropes	a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression; archetype (archetypical pattern, cliche)	171
6285340674	Narrative poem	a form of poetry that tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well; the entire story is usually written in metered verse (epics, ballads, idylls, and lays)	172
6285340675	Villanelle	a nineteen-line poem with two rhymes throughout, consisting of five tercets and a quatrain, with the first and third lines of the opening tercet recurring alternately at the end of the other tercets and with both repeated at the close of the concluding quatrain	173
6285340676	Ode	a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter	174
6285340677	Dramatic monologue	a poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person, in which the speaker inadvertently reveals aspects of their character while describing a particular situation or series of events	175
6285340678	Blank verse	verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter	176
6285340679	Mixed metaphor	a combination of two or more incompatible metaphors, which produces a ridiculous effect (e.g., this tower of strength will forge ahead )	177
6285340680	Lyric poem	a type of emotional songlike poetry, distinguished from dramatic and narrative poetry	178
6285340681	Limerick	a humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba	179
6285340682	Sonnet	a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line	180
6285340683	Ballad	a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas about feeling and love. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of the folk culture	181