AP Literature & Composition Flashcards
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| 3604484813 | Amazon | Strong, powerful woman | 0 | |
| 3604484814 | Procrustean | Effecting conformity by violent means | 1 | |
| 3611518934 | Chimerical | Extremely fanciful | 2 | |
| 3611521372 | Nemesis | retribution; unbeatable opponent | 3 | |
| 3611522942 | Stygian | Gloomy | 4 | |
| 3611524212 | Halcyon | Calm; peaceful | 5 | |
| 3611525020 | Mentor | Wise counselor | 6 | |
| 3611526609 | Labryinth | Maze | 7 | |
| 3611527949 | Tantalize | To tease | 8 | |
| 3611528838 | Odyssey | A long wandering | 9 | |
| 3611530269 | Aegis | Protection; sponsorship | 10 | |
| 3611531508 | Achilles' Heel | Point of vulnerability | 11 | |
| 3611532938 | Laconic | Concise | 12 | |
| 3611534112 | Sword of Damocles | Permanently threatening danger | 13 | |
| 3611535022 | Philippic | Stinging condemnation | 14 | |
| 3611536587 | Draconian | Extremely harsh | 15 | |
| 3611538225 | Solecism | Grammatical or social error | 16 | |
| 3611539255 | Epicure | Person of discrimination taste, especially in food and wine | 17 | |
| 3611540376 | Cynic | Person who believes all human actions are prompted by self-interest | 18 | |
| 3611542228 | Sybarite | Person devoted to luxury | 19 | |
| 3611543511 | Ostracism | Exclusion from society | 20 | |
| 3611545171 | Pyrrhic | Pertaining to a victory won at great cost | 21 | |
| 3631940405 | Epode | Song sung after another song: third part of a Greek ode | 22 | |
| 3631946076 | Tragedy | Goat song: tale of disaster | 23 | |
| 3631948706 | Monody | Song sung by one voice | 24 | |
| 3631952031 | Odeum | Concert Hall | 25 | |
| 3631954883 | Comedy | Mirth song: Drama with a happy ending | 26 | |
| 3631958764 | Rhapsody | Exaggerated expression of feeling | 27 | |
| 3631961549 | Parody | Burlesque imitation | 28 | |
| 3631966370 | Palinode | A singing back: recantation | 29 | |
| 3631979889 | Melody | Tune; song | 30 | |
| 3631980413 | Ode | Short lyric poem | 31 | |
| 3632015568 | Bibliomania | Obsession with collecting books | 32 | |
| 3632017459 | Bibliotheca | Collection of books | 33 | |
| 3632017947 | Bible | the Good Book | 34 | |
| 3632017948 | Bibliography | List of references | 35 | |
| 3632019030 | Bibliophile | Booklover: collector of books | 36 | |
| 3632020087 | Cryptic | Secret; obscure | 37 | |
| 3632021140 | Grotesque | Distorted in appearance | 38 | |
| 3632022451 | Apocryphal | Of doubtful ownership | 39 | |
| 3632023207 | Cryptonymous | Having a secret name | 40 | |
| 3632023894 | Dichotomy | Division, especially of two mutually exclusive groups | 41 | |
| 3632025010 | Epitome | Typical or ideal example | 42 | |
| 3632026120 | Tome | Any large, scholarly book | 43 | |
| 3632026789 | Mastectomy | Excision of a breast | 44 | |
| 3632027404 | Atom | Smallest part of an element | 45 | |
| 3632028429 | Entomology | Study of Insects | 46 |