AP Literature Vocabulary Set II Flashcards

5622469549	Admonish	Warn or reprimand someone firmly. Advise or urge (someone) earnestly.	0
5622469550	Akimbo	With hands on the hips and elbows turned outward.	1
5622472061	Lassitude	A state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.	2
5622472062	Licentious	Promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.	3
5622475327	Muse (noun and verb)	(Noun) A woman, or a force personified as a woman, who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist. (Verb) Be absorbed in thought.	4
5622475328	Pecuniary	Of, relating to, or consisting of money.	5
5622477856	Plight	A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.	6
5622477857	Presumptuous	Presumed in the absence of further information.	7
5622480057	Subversive	Seeking or intended to disrupt an established system or institution.	8
5622480058	Vacuous	Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.	9
5622499671	Author's purpose	Can be to entertain, explain or inform, express an opinion, or to persuade.	10
5622499672	Autobiography	A form of nonfiction in which a person tells the story of his or her life.	11
5622501277	Ballad	A poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung or recited.	12
5622501278	Biography	The story of a person's life that is written by someone else.	13
5622503637	Blank verse	Unrhymed iambic pentameter	14
5622503638	Caesura	A pause or a sudden break in a line of poetry.	15
5622508522	Caricature	A picture or imitation of a person's habits, physical appearance or mannerisms exaggerated in a comic or absurd way.	16
5622508523	Foil	A character who serves as a contrast or a conflict to another character.	17
5622513348	Round characters	Extremely realistic, complex, and increases in complexity throughout the story.	18
5622513349	Flat characters	Two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work	19