AP Literature FINAL Flashcards

5744858189	Sacerdotal	Related to the priest or priesthood (adj)	0
5744858190	Avuncular	Relationship like that of an uncle (adj)	1
5744858191	Plutocratic	Ruled by wealth (adj)	2
5744858192	Salubrious	Healthful (adj)	3
5744858193	Sedentary	"Sitting a lot" or non moving lifestyle (adj)	4
5744858194	Sybaritic	Fond of sensuous luxury or pleasure; self-indulgent (adj)	5
5744858195	Odium	General disgust/hatred (n)	6
5744858196	Affinity	A natural liking; (n)	7
5744858197	Pulchritude	Beauty (n)	8
5744858198	Ubiquitous	Occurring everywhere (adj)	9
5744858199	Trepidation	Fear; apprehension (n)	10
5744858200	Surfeit	Surplus, overabundance, excess (n)	11
5744858201	Approbation	Approval, praise; laudation (n)	12
5744858202	Opprobrium	Harsh criticism (n)	13
5744858203	Autodidact	A self taught person (n)	14
5744858204	Contentious	Ready to fight	15
5744858205	Alacrity	Great willingness	16
5744858206	Obfuscate	To render unclear	17
5744858207	Antediluvian	Time before the flood	18
5744858208	Homily	Sermen/speech with religious discourse	19
5744858209	Probity	Quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency	20
5744858210	Pusillanimous	"Spineless," cowardly	21
5744858211	Ephemeral	Passing/fleeting	22
5744858212	Ethereal	Heavenly, celestial	23
5744858213	Lugubrious	Weakly sentimental	24
5744858214	Apotheosis	Deification; raising to the level of gods	25
5744858215	Mendacity	Untruthfulness	26
5744858216	Temerity	Boldness; audacity	27
5744858217	Zenith	Peak; summit; crest	28
5744858218	Pundit	An expert in a particular subject who is called to judge	29
5744858219	Maelstrom	Whirlpool (n)	30
5744858220	Sanguine	Confident of success (adj)	31
5744858221	Fetid	Unpleasant to smell; reeks (adj)	32
5744858222	Dessicate	To dry out	33
5744858223	Boon	Gift (n)	34
5744858224	Egregious	Outstandingly bad; shocking	35
5744858225	Cupidity	Greed; avarice	36
5744858226	Cacophony	Harsh mixture of sounds (n)	37
5744858227	Bellicose	Warlike	38
5744858228	Superannuate	To retire a person on a pension	39
5744858229	Florid	Red, rosy Or decorated; ornate	40
5744858230	Inveterate	Habitual; ingrained	41
5744858231	Unctuous	Sickening flattery; oily	42
5744858232	Veracity	Truthfulness	43
5744858233	Voracity	Eating greedily	44
5744858234	Bucolic	Related to the countryside	45
5744858235	Irascible	Easy to anger	46
5744858236	Vitriol	Harsh bitter criticism	47
5744858237	Indefatigable	Tireless	48
5744858238	Acerbic	Sharp and bitter	49
5744858239	Detritus	Organic waste	50
5744858240	Ignominy	Shame, disgrace	51
5744858241	Euphemism	An expression or saying that is substituted into an often harsh/offensive remark to make it sound nicer.	52
5744858242	Canard	Unfounded gossip	53
5744858243	Umbrage	Offense	54
5744858244	Innocuous	Harmless	55
5744858245	Dilatory	Slow to act; sluggish; delaying	56
5744858246	Enervate	To weaken	57
5744858247	Mitigate	To lessen (the impact); to make less severe	58
5744858248	Vituperate	To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language	59
5744858249	Paucity	Lack of; scarcity	60
5744858250	Postprandial	After dinner	61
5744858251	Jacose	Playful or humorous; Jolly, jovial, jocular	62
5744858252	Soporific	Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep	63
5744858253	Iatrogenic	of or relating to illness caused by medical examination or treatment	64
5744858254	Vitiate	To render legally void; to render invalid	65
5744858255	Attenuate	To dilute	66
5744858256	Perorate	To speak at length about a subject	67
5744858257	Undulate	To move in smooth wave like pattern	68
5744858258	Uxorial	Related to a wife	69
5744858259	Compunction	Guilt/remorse of wrong doing	70
5744858260	Encomium	Speech of high praise	71
5744858261	Polyglot	Speaks many languages	72
5744858262	Apocryphal	Of doubtful origin	73
5744858263	Bellwether	Predictor of coming events	74
5744858264	Mephitic	Bad smelling	75
5744858265	Aspersion	Negative comment	76
5744858266	Prescient	Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place	77
5744858267	Antipathy	Intense dislike; indifferent	78
5744858268	Sycophant	Flatterer; lacky	79
5744858269	Philistine	Hostile, indifferent to the arts, ignorance of the arts	80
5744858270	Fidelity	Faithfulness	81
5744858271	Fiduciary	A trustee; requiring faith	82
5744858272	Fallacious	Based on mistaken belief	83
5744858273	Frisson	A thrill	84
5744858274	Feign	To fake/pretend	85
5744858275	Parvenu	a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity; upstart; social climber	86
5744858276	Pugnacious	Ready to fight	87
5744858277	Inviolate	Undisturbed, Prestine, unsullied, original state	88
5744858278	Desultory	Without plan	89
5744858279	Imbroglio	Confusion; morass; quagmire	90
5744858280	Fecundity	Fertility	91
5744858281	Sundry	Miscellaneous	92
5744858282	Effete	Overly refined (used up)	93
5744858283	Aridity	Dryness	94
5744858284	Agrarian	Farming lifestyle	95
5744858285	Salacious	Appealing to ones lustful appetite	96
5744858286	Confute	To confuse	97
5744858287	Rancid	Putrid, rotten, foul smelling	98
5744858288	Inimical	hostile; intent to do harm	99
5744858289	Salient	The most outstanding point	100
5744858290	Concomitant	Naturally accompanying or associated	101
5744858291	Cenotaph	Monument to the dead whose remains are elsewhere	102
5744858292	Eviscerate	Disembowel; deprive (something) of its essential content	103
5744858293	Myriad	Great variety; a multitude	104
5744858294	Saturnine	Moody; gloomy	105
5744858295	Insouciant	Carefree; untroubled	106
5744858296	Subterfuge	Deceit used to in order to achieve one's goal	107
5744858297	Hoi polloi	The masses; the common people	108
5744858298	Poltroon	An utter coward	109
5744858299	Cognoscenti	People who are knowledgable about a particular field/subject	110
5744858300	Abjure	To renounce; to give up	111
5744858301	Absolution	Freeing from guilt	112
5744858302	Ablution	Morning ritual cleansing	113
5744858303	Gainsay	To deny something	114
5744858304	Dissolute	Of low morals	115
5744858305	Celerity	Swiftness; speed	116
5744858306	Cataract	A waterfall; a cascade	117
5744858307	Pedestrian	Common; everyday; not exciting; dull	118
5744858308	Ecumenical	Universal (Catholic)	119
5744858309	Anachronism	Something that doesn't fit in a period of time	120
5744858310	Byzantine	Requires great deal of work and detail	121
5744858311	Cosmopolitan	Sophisticated thinker; worldly-wise;	122
5744858312	Credulous	Gullible; unsuspecting	123
5744858313	Melange	Mixture, medley, salamagundi	124
5744858314	Talisman	A charm with specific meaning; ring, amulet, totem	125
5744858315	Fatuous	Silly or foolish; idiotic	126
5744858316	Bodacious	Audacious; bold	127
5744858317	Peripatetic	Migratory; itinerant; nomadic	128
5744858318	Diaspora	Dispersal of a group of people from their homeland	129
5744858319	Scintillating	Sparkling brilliantly	130
5744858320	Meretricious	Falsely attractive or alluring	131
5744858321	Rhinitis	Nose infection	132
5744858322	Carte blanche	Freedom to act as one wishes	133
5744858323	Enigma	Puzzle; muddle; conundrum; riddle (difficult to understand)	134
5744858324	Sesquipedalian	Polysyllabic words; long words	135
5744858325	Bamboozle	Cheated; deceit; confounded; tricked	136
5744858326	Circumlocution	To talk around the subject	137
5744858327	Filial	Like a son or daughter	138
5744858328	Conflagnation	All consuming fire; huge fire	139
5744858329	Subnivean	Zone beneath the snow where hibernal creatures find refuge	140
5744858330	Inchoate	Not completely formed or developed	141
5744858331	Assignation	an appointment to meet someone in secret, typically one made by lovers	142
5744858332	Levity	Lack of seriousness for the occasion	143
5744858333	Puissant	Powerful, potent	144
5744858334	Degustation	A tasting	145
5744858335	Arboreal	Having to do with trees	146
5744858336	Ascetic	Self denying; abstemious; monkish	147
5744858337	Burgeon	Budding;flourishing	148
5744858338	Penultimate	Next to last	149
5744858339	Insipid	Lacking interest	150
5744858340	Lucullan	Luxurious	151
5744858341	Diaphanous	Translucent, sheer	152
5744858342	Annihilate	Reduce to nothing	153
5744858343	Crepuscular	Of or relating to twilight	154
5744858344	Apostacy	Abandonment of a religious or political belief	155
5744858345	Marmorean	Resembling marble	156
5744858346	Succulent	Tender; savory; juicy; tasty	157
5744858347	Frenetic	Fast/energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way; frantic;frenzied; wild	158
5744858348	Venal	Susceptible to bribery	159
5744858349	Revivify	To give new life to	160
5744858350	Cide	To kill (ex. homicide, patricide, genocide)	161