AP Literature Flashcards

7229218275	Plaintive	Expressive of suffering or woe	0
7229218885	Engender	A cause or given rise to a feeling or situation	1
7229229006	Portentous/Portend	Be a sign or warning that something is likely to happen	2
7231747545	Capricious	Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior	3
7231752022	Semblance	The outward appearance or form of something especially when the reality is different	4
7231752912	Countenance	A person's facial expression	5
7231753666	Penury	Extreme poverty; destitution	6
7231754547	Conjecture	An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information	7
7231754904	Desolate	A place of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness	8
7231756138	Inexorable	Impossible to stop or prevent	9
7231756567	Ascetic	Characterized by or suggesting the practice	10
7231758907	Sardonic	Grimly mocking or cynical	11
7231759551	Sullen	Bad tempered and sulky; gloomy	12
7231760521	Impetuous	Acting or done quickly without care	13
7231761604	Peremptory	Insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way	14
7231762499	Equivocal	Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous	15
7231764058	Soporific	Tending to introduce drowsiness or sleep	16
7231764647	Transitory	Not permanent	17
7231765645	Approbation	Approval or praise	18
7231767145	Sanguine	Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation	19
7231768935	Interminable	endless(often used with hyperbole)	20
7231769444	Prodigal	Spending money or resources freely	21
7231770215	Calumny	Making false and defamatory statements in order to damage a reputation	22
7231770612	Discern	To Perceive or recognize something	23
7231771994	Acquiesce	To take something reluctantly but without protest	24
7231772733	Profligate	Recklessly extravagant or wasteful us of resources	25
7231773975	Propitious	indicating a good chance of success	26
7231774692	Languid	Displaying or having disclination for physical exertion	27
7231775718	Venerate	To regard with great respect	28
7231776316	Sententious	Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner	29
7231776938	Phlegmatic	Having an unemotional disposition	30
7231777589	Disposition	A person's inherent qualities of mind and character.	31
7231778539	Enigma	A person or a thing that is mysterious, puzzling or difficult	32
7231779783	Ephemeral	Lasting for a very brief time	33
7231780318	Façade	an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality.	34
7231782284	Obscure	Not discovered or known about	35
7231782701	Fastidious	Very attractive and concerned about details	36
7231783239	Insipid	Lacking flavor	37
7231786713	Enervate	Cause to feel drained of energy	38
7231787501	Trepidation/intrepid	A feeling of fear or agitation	39
7231788150	Evince	Reveal the presence	40
7231789179	Indefatigable	Persisting tirelessly	41
7231791461	Insuperable	Impossible to overcome	42
7231792173	Apoplexy	Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from cerebral hemorrhage	43
7231793649	Deprecate	Express disapproval of	44
7231794216	Noxious	Harmful, poisonous or unpleasant	45
7231794815	Assiduous	Showing great care and perseverance	46
7231795324	Solicitous	Characterized by or showing interest	47
7231796191	Ludicrous	So foolish and unreasonable	48