AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards

7212873024	prophet	a person who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom a divinity expresses his will; a predictor or soothsayer	0
7212875303	oracle	a place where prophecies are made, the prophet of this place, or the prophecy itself; any person or agency considered to be source of wise counsel	1
7212879259	rapt	deeply absorbed; engrossed	2
7212879875	importunate	stubbornly or unreasonably persistent in request or demand	3
7212880865	repose	the act of resting; a rest; calmness; tranquility	4
7212881541	folly	foolishness	5
7212882212	prate	to talk idly and at great length; chatter	6
7212882915	rebuke	to criticize or reprove sharply; reprimand	7
7212883880	pernicious	deadly	8
7212884352	reconcile	to settle any sort of disagreement	9
7212884992	thine	yours, or (when after a vowel) your	10
7212885400	laudable	praiseworthy; commendable	11
7212885991	corporal	of the body; bodily	12
7212886428	avaricious	greedy	13
7212886873	deference	courteous yielding to the opinion or wishes of another	14
7212887462	harangue	to make a long, pompous speech	15
7212887841	atrophy	to waste away (usually concerning human bodies); to whither	16
7212891088	coy	pretending shyness or modesty	17
7212891785	imply	to express indirectly	18
7212891795	infer	to make an educated guess as to someone's meaning	19
7212893307	incessant	unceasing; unending	20
7212894239	vertigo	a sensation of dizziness	21
7212894736	antithetical	opposite; directly contrasting	22
7212895472	anticlimax	a disappointing or commonplace conclusion, after a big "build-up"	23
7212896763	revelation	something revealed; an act of revealing	24
7212897424	transpose	to reverse the order of; to interchange	25
7212898058	spoonerism	the transposing of sounds in language or writing	26
7212898490	aesthetic	of or pertaining to the sensing of beauty	27
7271007038	persevere	to keep on trying, even in the face of obstacles	28
7271008569	stealthy	secret, clandestine, covert (ST)	29
7271009972	surreptitious	secret, clandestine, covert (SU)	30
7271009973	furtive	secret, clandestine, covert (F)	31
7271011461	plethora	superabundance	32
7271013469	ascetic	a person who (usually for religious reasons) gives up all but the most basic survival needs	33
7271016751	fetid	foul-smelling; stinking	34
7271017902	connotation	a meaning that is beyond and deeper than the literal meaning	35
7271019958	tyranny	a government in which a single ruler has absolute (unlimited) power (T)	36
7271023869	despotism	a government in which a single ruler has absolute (unlimited) power (D)	37
7271026132	redolent	pleasantly odorous	38
7271027289	sentient	having sense perception; conscious	39
7271029128	enigmatic	puzzling	40
7271030880	predilection	a preference	41
7271035635	evoke	to produce or inspire emotions, memories, or reactions	42
7271037399	denotation	the literal meaning of words, as opposed to their figurative meaning	43
7271040221	epiphany	an event, often spiritual, involving a sudden flash of perception	44
7271042831	denouement	the unknotting of the problems in a play, novel, or short story	45
7271045635	genre	a category of art or literature distinguished by a definite style, form, or content	46
7271048687	tendril	a long, slender, coiling extension, as of a stem, serving as an organ of attachment for certain climbing plants	47
7271052543	pastoral	of or pertaining to the country or country life; rural	48
7271055246	chide	to scold; rebuke; reprimand	49
7271057465	cogent	forcibly convincing	50
7271058854	wreak	to inflict something (usually vengeance or punishment) upon a person	51
7271062321	victuals	food fit for human consumption	52
7271063443	wont	accustomed or used to (as an adjective) or usage or custom (as a noun)	53
7271067364	wheedle	to persuade or attempt to persuade by deceitful flattery or guile; cajole	54
7271073726	hasten	to move something swiftly; to hurry	55
7365694492	altercation	a quarrel or angry dispute	56
7365697339	omnipresent	present in all places at the same time	57
7365702152	baffle	to hinder or impede by puzzling	58
7365705958	synthetic	not genuine; artificial; ersatz	59
7365708616	phlegmatic	sluggish or apathetic; hard to rouse to action	60
7365711790	verbatim	using exactly the same words; word for word; or (as an adverb) in exactly the same words	61
7365716635	vindictive	revengeful in spirit	62
7365719314	alliteration	the occurrence (in a phrase or line of speech or writing) of two or more words having the same initial sound	63
7365727852	inevitable	certain to happen	64
7365731978	capricious	characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable	65
7365736606	vacillate	to sway to and fro in body or in mind; to waver	66
7365740122	eradicate	to get rid of; wipe out; annihilate; destroy	67
7365742961	optimism	being hopeful and looking on the bright side	68
7365745766	pessimism	doubting that it wall all be better later; looking on the dark side	69
7365759350	enmity	a deep-seated hatred; antagonism; animosity	70
7365765045	exhume	to remove from a grave; to bring to light; uncover	71
7365774885	visage	the face or facial features; physiognomy (V)	72
7365777080	countenance	the face or facial features; physiognomy (C)	73
7365780059	angst	a feeling of anxiety	74
7365782159	aversion	intense dislike	75
7365784051	taboo	a ban against something because of social custom or emotional aversion	76
7365791224	clemency	leniency; mercy	77
7365796998	dissolute	lacking in moral restraint	78
7365800808	libertine	a person lacking in moral restraint	79
7365802993	pragmatic	practical	80
7365802994	woo	to court someone's favor, especially for purposes of marriage	81
7365807110	smite	to inflict a heavy blow	82
7365808639	zany	ludicrously comical; buffoonish	83
7586509767	abject	of the most contemptible kind; wretched	84
7586512815	brandish	to wave or display menacingly or ostentatiously	85
7586517592	disarray	a state of disorder; disarrangement; confusion	86
7586521914	raze	to tear down or demolish; level to the ground	87
7586525290	inception	the beginning of something	88
7586527675	ephemeral	short-lived; fleeting	89
7586531610	perplexity	the state or condition of being puzzled	90
7586535346	penury	extreme want or poverty; destitution	91
7586549019	extraneous	not essential; superfluous	92
7586551720	undermine	to weaken by wearing away a base or foundation	93
7586559702	entreat	to ask someone for something earnestly	94
7586563837	squander	to spend wastefully or extravagantly	95
7586574996	ravage	to destroy or despoil; devastate	96
7586577615	robust	vigorous; strong	97
7586580989	outset	beginning; start; commencement	98
7586584573	unkempt	disheveled; messy; uncombed	99
7586587867	ornate	excessively or elaborately decorated; rococo	100
7586591997	luxuriant	growing abundantly, vigorously, or lushly	101
7586599045	abate	to reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; to lessen	102
7586602376	mercenary	motivated by a desire for monetary or material gain	103
7586605735	fallow	plowed but not sowed; uncultivated	104
7586609324	tantamount	equivalent in effect or value (used with "to")	105
7586612987	paramount	of chief concern or importance; primary; foremost	106
7586617486	vestige	a visible trace or evidence of something that has once existed but exists or appears no more	107
7586623114	vanguard	the foremost position in a movement, trend, army, or fleet	108
7586627838	flagrant	extremely or deliberately conspicuous; notorious; shocking	109
7586635682	jeer	to speak or shout derisively; to mock; to abuse openly; to taunt	110
7586639988	thwart	to prevent from taking place	111
7690538419	affluent	rich	112
7690540798	eschew	to take care to avoid; to shun	113
7690543576	ruse	an action or devise meant to confuse, mislead, or trick	114
7690550116	irrevocable	not able to be reversed	115
7690553828	euphoria	a feeling of great happiness	116
7690559493	giddy	having a lightheaded sensation	117
7690567523	narcissism	excessive admiration of oneself; love of self	118
7690592487	chastity	the state or quality of being morally pure or celibate	119
7690597622	pestilence	any usually fatal epidemic disease	120
7690600589	periphery	the outermost part or region within a given area	121
7690607085	coalition	a temporary merging of smaller political parties in order to gain a majority of the available power	122
7690616533	heresy	an opinion that is at odds with religious beliefs; "religious treason"	123
7690621263	contemporary	belonging to the same period of time; current or modern	124
7690625943	empathize	to feel for something (by attempting to put yourself in one's place)	125
7690635183	conjecture	to guess (as a verb); a guess (as a noun)	126
7690639720	halitosis	stale or foul-smelling breath	127
7690642987	perfidy	deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation of trust; treachery	128
7690650262	tepid	moderately warm; lukewarm	129
7690654020	dour	silently ill-humored; gloomy	130
7690657261	odious	hateful; offensive; repugnant	131
7690661441	intrinsic	pertaining to the essential nature of a thing	132
7690665656	capitulate	to give up all resistance; to surrender; to acquiesce	133
7690671134	polygraph	an instrument that simultaneously records changes in such physiological processes as heartbeat, blood pressure, and respiration, and is sometimes used in lie detection	134
7690682693	vacuous	devoid of substance or meaning, inane	135
7690685699	impetus	a driving force	136
7690688998	procreate	to beget offspring; to reproduce	137
7690691680	curator	the administration director of a museum, or other similar institution	138
7690697138	vernacular	the native language of a country or region; more often, the nonstandard everyday speech of a country or region	139
7851733099	persnickety	very concerned with detail	140
7851735450	punctilious	precise; scrupulous; exact	141
7851737673	illicit	illegal; unlawful	142
7851739523	masticate	to chew	143
7851741482	accolade	praise; approval	144
7851742991	peruse	to read or examine with great care; scrutinize	145
7851745768	stoic	indifferent to or unaffected by both pleasure and pain	146
7851749034	acrimony	bitterness or ill-natured animosity, especially in speech	147
7851752700	cajole	to persuade (or attempt to persuade) by pleading or flattery; coax	148
7851758349	cacophony	jarring, discordant sound; dissonance	149
7851760766	prosaic	lacking imagination and spirit; not poetic	150
7851762430	penultimate	next to last	151
7851764147	consternation	sudden confusion, amazement, or frustration	152
7851766796	myriad	amounting to a very large, though indefinite, number (often used with "of")	153
7851773667	nebulous	lacking a definite form or limit; vague; hazy	154
7851776746	pugnacious	quarrelsome; eager to fight; belligerent; truculent	155
7851780457	fastidious	careful in all details; meticulous	156
7851788768	paleontology	the study of fossils and ancient life forms	157
7851790733	dexterous	skillful with hands, body, or mind; clever (dex)	158
7851793700	deft	skillful with hands, body, or mind; clever (def)	159
7851796447	adroit	skillful with hands, body, or mind; clever (a)	160
7851802448	ambidextrous	able to use both hands equally well	161
7851804084	hypocrisy	the act of pretending to believe in ideas that one does not actually hold	162
7851807888	analogy	an example used in argument because of its similarity to the point in question	163
7851810884	penitent	feeling truly sorry about one's misdeeds or sins	164
7851824157	synopsis	a brief statement or outline of a subject; an abstract	165
7851911613	quid pro quo	an equal exchange or trade; from the Latin, "something for something"	166
7851916464	egregious	outstandingly bad	167
8148415354	omnivore	a creature that eats both meat and vegetable	168
8148417063	herbivore	a creature who eats plants and plant by-products	169
8148424308	vicissitude	any change or variation on something	170
8148426388	virile	having strong, masculine characteristics	171
8148428317	pizzicato	the plucking rather than bowing of stringed instruments	172
8148431786	prehensile	adapted for seizing or holding	173
8148433389	platitude	a trite, unoriginal comment	174
8148434626	dulcet	pleasing to the ear, gently melodious	175
8148436288	recount	to narrate the facts or particulars	176
8148438206	mendicant	a beggar	177
8148441906	rectitude	intellectual or moral correctness	178
8148443546	recrudesce	to break out anew after a dormant or inactive period	179
8148449324	reflect	to think or consider seriously; ponder	180
8148452735	diffident	lacking self-confidence; timid	181
8148454557	grandiose	characterized by greatness of scope or scale; full of pompous grandeur	182
8148458031	mirth	enjoyment, rejoicing, or gladness, especially when expressed by laughter or merrymaking	183
8148460954	dearth	scarcity; lack; paucity	184
8148468671	lest	so as to prevent the possibility that; for fear that	185
8148470169	preen	to meticulously clean and primp	186
8148471355	satire	the use of irony, scoffing, or wit of any kind to attack folly or wickedness	187
8148474647	torrid	scorching (from the sun)	188
8148478124	vilify	to defame, denigrate, or "put down" someone	189
8148486833	wistful	full of sad yearning; wishful longing	190
8148488797	voluble	characterized by a ready and easy flow of words in speaking	191
8148492224	enervate	to take away the strength or vitality	192
8148493895	effigy	an object made as a likeness of a person	193
8148496839	connubial	of marriage or the marriage state; conjugal	194
8148499751	xenophobia	fear of strangers or foreigners	195
8734683373	gait	a way of moving on foot; a particular way of walking	196
8734763411	reprove	to rebuke for a fault or misdeed; scold	197
8734771171	bode	to be an omen of	198
8734773133	philander	to engage in love affairs frivolously; flirt	199
8734776214	deter	to prevent or discourage someone from doing something	200
8734783275	inscrutable	not able to be fathomed or understood	201
8734786130	multilateral	involving more than two nations or sides	202
8734791517	supple	moving and bending with agility; pliant; limber	203
8734794781	broach	to begin to talk about	204
8735077998	hence	for this reason; as a result; therefore	205
8735082157	gaunt	thin and bony; angular	206
8735088166	ungainly	without grace or ease of movement; clumsy	207
8735091039	unwieldy	difficult to carry or manage because of bulk or shape; clumsy	208
8735098086	rile	to vex; anger; irritate	209
8735100000	ingenuous	without sophistication or worldliness; innocently straightforward; artless	210
8735107702	transgression	the violation of a law, rule, command or duty	211
8735112145	caterwaul	to cry or screech like a cat in heat; to make any discordant sound or shriek	212
8735116801	discreet	having or showing a careful reserve in one's speech or behavior	213
8735130525	gape	to stare wonderingly, especially with the mouth open	214
8735133484	gawk	to gape stupidly	215
8735135422	petulant	unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered	216
8735139084	catharsis	a figurative cleaning of the emotions	217
8735142741	circumspect	heedful of circumstances or consequences	218
8735145213	bovine	of, pertaining to, or resembling an ox, cow, or other animal of the genus Bos; sluggish	219
8735155752	salient	projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface; protruding up or out; conspicuous	220
8735166891	puissant	powerful; mighty; potent	221
8735169618	retinue	the official followers of a person of rank (r)	222
8735172269	entourage	the official followers of a person of rank (e)	223
8987495781	expedite	to speed the process of; to help along; to facilitate	224
8987495782	irreverence	disrespect	225
8987495783	assimilate	to absorb and make similar	226
8987495784	immaculate	free from stain or blemish; spotless; pure; unsullied	227
8987495785	corpulence	fatness; obesity	228
8987495786	atone	to make amends, as for a sin or fault; to expiate	229
8987495787	pompous	characterized by an exaggerated show of self-importance; pretentious	230
8987495788	presentiment	a sense of something about to occur; premonition	231
8987495789	admonish	to scold mildly; to caution; to warn	232
8987495790	apprehensive	anxious or fearful about the future	233
8987495791	devout	deeply religious; pious	234
8987495792	ergo	consequently; therefore	235
8987495793	status quo	the existing condition or state of affairs; "the way it is" or (literally from Latin) the "state in which"	236
8987495794	visceral	intensely emotional; pertaining to or affecting the internal organs of the body	237
8987495795	metaphysics	the branch of philosophy that investigates ultimate realities	238
8987495796	proselytize	to convert from one belief or faith to another	239
8987495797	proselyte	a new convert to a religion or doctrine	240
8987495798	acronym	a word formed by combining the initial letters of a group of words, such as WAC for Women's Army Corps	241
8987495799	censure	to criticize severely; castigate; chastise	242
8987495800	nadir	the lowest point or moment in a situation	243
8987495801	litigation	legal action; the judicial process; court proceeding	244
8987495802	flibbertigibbet	a scatterbrained person	245
8987495803	proclivity	a natural tendency, especially a negative inclination	246
8987495804	propensity	a natural tendency, especially an innate inclination	247
8987495805	kismet	fate	248
8987495806	karma	the sum and the consequences of a person's actions during a lifetime, regarding as determining destiny; fate	249
8987495807	yokel	a country bumpkin; a naïve or gullible rustic	250
8987495808	yahoo	a crude or brutish person	251