AP LITERATURE: vocab Flashcards

4813437670	abhorrent	causing or deriving strong dislike or hatred	0
4813439071	despondent	very sad and without hope	1
4813440237	insolent	rude or impolite, having or showing a lack of respect	2
4813441297	pollyannaish	someone who thinks good things will always happen	3
4813443167	cerebral	related to the mind, rather than feelings	4
4813444755	fawning	to show affection, to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner	5
4813446197	mirthful	gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter	6
4813448916	serene	calm and peaceful, steady	7
4838168914	audacious	daring, bold, impudent, foolhardy, rash definition: very daring and bold	8
4838172179	consternated	dismayed, disquieted, anxious, concerned definition: strong feeling of surprise or sudden disappointment that causes confusion	9
4838174765	eccentric	unconventional, peculiar, unusual, strange, outlandish	10
4838175849	idealistic	unrealistic, romantic, optimistic, qiuxotic, impractical definition: the attitude of a person who believes that it is possible to live according to very high standards of behavior and honesty	11
4838177653	jaded	cynical, dull, bored, world-weary definition: feeling or showing a lack of interest and excitement caused by having done or experienced too much of something	12
4838182072	obstinate	adamant, stubborn, inflexible, mulish, tenacious definition: refusing to change your behavior or your ideas	13
4838183121	remorseful	rueful, repentant, contrite, penitant definition: feeling of being sorry for doing something bad or wrong in the past	14
4838186501	upbraiding	scolding, chastising, rebuking definition: to speak in an angry or critical way to (someone who has done something wrong)	15
4873232445	acerbic	caustic, bitter, barbed, biting definition: expressing harsh or sharp criticism in a clever way	16
4873234747	chagrined	mortified, embarrassed, vexed, unsettled definition: a feeling of being frustrated or annoyed because of failure or dissapointment	17
4873237357	detached	aloof, disinterested, indifferent, impassive definition: not emotional	18
4873240132	fervent	ardent, zealous, fanatical, impassioned definition: felt very strongly	19
4873243402	insular	isolated, limited, narrow-minded, reactionary definition: separated from other people or cultures, not interested in learning different ideas	20
4873246836	misanthropic	antisocial, reclusive, mistrustful, skeptical, derisive definition: marked by a hatred or contempt for humankind	21
4873250865	pompous	pretentious, ostentatious, self-important, arrogant	22
4873253628	sinister	malevolent, pernicious, threatening, malignant, baleful	23
4970174071	callous	pityless, heartless, uncaring, sensitive, cruel definition: not feeling or showing concern for other people	24
4970193616	defiant	disobedient, insolent, rebellious, insuboordinate	25
4970197084	exultant	jubilant, triumphant, elated, thrillied	26
4970201443	indominatable	unconquerable, invincible, resolute, determined	27
4970204941	methodical	systematic, technical, precise, logical, exact	28
4970208578	piqued	annoyed, irked, irritated, resentful definition: a sudden feeling of annoyance when someone has done something	29
4970217785	sardonic	scornful, derisive, mocking, mordant definition: showing that one disapproves of something	30
4970228443	wistful	pensive, thoughtful, longing, reflective, contemplative	31
5011189766	acquiescent	passive, compliant,submissive, yielding, coceding	32
5011196991	choleric	irritable, irascible, fiery, hot-tempered	33
5011204570	deterministic	destined, fated, preordained, doomed	34
5011210708	funereal	somber, grave, glum, sullen, saturnine	35
5011214960	intransigent	uncompromising, intractable, unyielding	36
5011223962	mordant	caustic, acerbic, scathing, sarcastic	37
5011240735	portentous	ominous, fateful, crucial, awe-inspiring	38
5011243494	solemn	austere, grave, serious, somber, glum, cheerless	39
5084639530	bristled	annoyed, indignant, riled, irritated	40
5084641332	credulous	gullible, naive, unsuspecting, trusting definition: too ready to believe things	41
5084646075	enervated	languid, indolent, lethargic definition: lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor	42
5084650206	inane	ridiculous, mindless, frivolous, empty definition: very silly	43
5084656610	menacing	threatening, ominous, frightening, endangering	44
5084662376	rancorous	bitter, vengeful, pitiless, unforgiving definition: deeply malevolent	45
5084666871	tenacious	resolute, obstinate, persistent, determined	46
5084674858	zealous	passionate, fervent, ardent, fanatical	47