AP Literature Vocabulary Set 5 Flashcards

7145185600	envoy	(n.) a diplomatic agent; any accredited messenger or representative	0
7145186910	indolent	(adj.) averse to activity, effort, or movement; having a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful	1
7145189441	censorious	(adj.) severely critical, faultfinding, carping	2
7145191517	venal	(adj.) willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to corrupt influence and especially bribery	3
7145193403	peremptory	(adj.) leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal, imperative; imperious or dictatorial	4
7145198133	trepidation	(n.) tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; trembling or quivering movement	5
7145199988	keen	(adj.) sharp, piercing; very perceptive or mentally sharp	6
7145206420	stoic	(adj.) impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics; indifferent to pleasure or pain	7
7145210040	implore	(v.) to call upon for aid; beseech, beg	8
7145212283	brevity	(n.) shortness of duration; shortness or conciseness of expression	9