AP Literature and Composition Vocabulary Flashcards

3356013440	sycophant	a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage	0
3356016650	temerity	excessive confidence or boldness; audacity	1
3356020485	quagmire	an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation	2
3356030125	pragmatic	dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical situations	3
3356031659	ostentatious	characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice	4
3356033522	ameliorate	make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better	5
3356035840	antecedent	a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another	6
3356039449	ascertain	find (something) out for certain; make sure of	7
3356041305	bereft	deprived of or lacking of something, especially a non-material asset	8
3356045599	bourgeois	of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes	9
3356050168	insidious	proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects	10
3356055259	insipid	lacking vigor or interest	11
3356056868	licentious	going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits; disregarding rules	12
3356058360	magnanimous	very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself	13
3356062122	mollify	appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)	14
3356064194	mercurial	(of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind	15
3356072620	laconic	(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words	16
3356078056	juxtaposition (juxtaposed)	the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect (place or deal with close together for contrasting effect)	17
3356083069	maudlin	self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness	18
3356085217	nefarious	(typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal	19
3356088123	pugnacious	eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight	20
3356093084	allay	diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry)	21
3356098788	sanctimonious	making a show of being morally superior to other people	22
3356101552	reprehensible	deserving censure or condemnation	23
3356108762	fatuous	silly and pointless	24
3356110764	abet	encourage or assist someone to do something wrong, such as a crime	25
3356112899	contentious	causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial	26
3356114028	sagacious	having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; shrewn	27
3356130457	acquiesce	accept something reluctantly but without protest	28
3356138051	enervate	verb-cause to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken adjective-lacking in energy or vitality	29
3356141142	pejorative	expressing contempt or disapproval	30
3356144642	nuance	a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound	31
3356146316	bloviate	talk at length, especially in an inflated or empty way	32
3356148666	sanguine	optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation (a blood-red color)	33
3356151088	wizened	shriveled or wrinkled with age	34
3356153556	incessant	(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption	35
3356158554	poignant	evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret	36
3356160360	vacillate	alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive	37
3356162980	fortitude	courage in pain or adversity	38
3356164486	vicarious	experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person	39
3356167551	ubiquitous	present, appearing, or found everywhere	40
3356177341	superfluous	unnecessary, especially through being more than enough	41
3356186916	tantamount	equivalent in serious to; virtually the same as	42
3356189801	admonish		43
3723991026	calumnious	slanderous; of, involving, or using calumny (a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something)	44