AP literature list 3 Flashcards
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| 5481630456 | Avocation | A subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment | 0 | |
| 5481630457 | Avocation (sentence) | Although she enjoys many avocations, she hasn't been able to do any of them, and she hasn't found a friend to do them with. | 1 | |
| 5481630458 | Callous | Not showing/feeling concern about the problems/suffering of other people | 2 | |
| 5481630459 | Callous (sentence) | Everyone ended up crying during the movie, but the callous woman, who didn't enjoy the movie, did not shed a tear. | 3 | |
| 5481630460 | Capricious | Likely to change frequently and suddenly | 4 | |
| 5481630461 | Capricious (sentence) | Although he liked stability, he decided to try to be more capricious, and he liked his new attitude. | 5 | |
| 5481630462 | Disparity | The quality or state of being different | 6 | |
| 5481630463 | Disparity (sentence) | If he is elected for president, he will try to lower the disparity between the lives of the rich and poor, but the election won't be easy. | 7 | |
| 5481630464 | Efficacy | The power to produce a desired result | 8 | |
| 5481630465 | Efficacy (sentence) | Although the company states high efficacy for the product, the product has many reviews, and the reviews aren't good. | 9 | |
| 5481630466 | Epistle | A message on paper from on person to another | 10 | |
| 5481630467 | Epistle (sentence) | We had to find a bigger box because there were so many epistles and the old box was overflowing. | 11 | |
| 5481645956 | Hospice | A place that provides rooms and usually public dining for overnight guests | 12 | |
| 5481648925 | Hospice (sentence) | Although we prefer hospices, we haven't been ably to go to one, and there were none around where we were going. | 13 | |
| 5481652631 | Impetus | Something that arouses action/activity | 14 | |
| 5481654009 | Impetus (sentence) | We were able to accomplish a lot because we had a lot of impetus, amend the manager was pleased. | 15 | |
| 5481657050 | Moribund | Nearly dead | 16 | |
| 5481657500 | Moribund (sentence) | We had the priest come over because our grandmother was moribund, and the priest blessed her. | 17 | |
| 5481662533 | Vacillate | To show uncertainty about the right choice | 18 | |
| 5481663543 | Vacillate (sentence) | I would have chosen winch college I like an I want to go to, but I tend to vacillate a lot. | 19 | |
| 5481668152 | Antithesis | Balancing words/phrases/ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure | 20 | |
| 5481670700 | Antihero | Central hero who lacks all qualities traditionally associated with heroes | 21 | |
| 5481675187 | Anthropomorphism | Giving human characteristics to animals or objects | 22 | |
| 5481677618 | Aphorism | A brief cleverly worded statement that gives a wise observation about life or a principle of general truth | 23 | |
| 5481680906 | Apostrophe | Calling out to an imaginary/dead person or to a place/thing/personified abstract idea | 24 |