AP Literature Vocab 2 Flashcards

7294386957	antithesis	a direct opposite, a contrast Dee is the _______ of Maggie in terms of what they are representing in the Womanist movement	0
7294389923	ascend	to move upward, to rise from a lower station Momma originally thought that Dee was ________ to greatness, but her pride was her downfall	1
7294397175	austere	strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic No one around Montag seems very _______ about keeping to a strict time schedule for their work.	2
7298850777	autonomous	independent, self-contained The situation calls for Montag to be __________ for there is no one that seems willing to help him.	3
7298852389	banal	common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed While Dee seems to be dynamic and constantly learning new things in school, Momma must find Maggie ________ since she doesn't seem to have any dynamic.	4
7298855325	benign	not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial We learn that Dee isn't so ______ when the text had us imply that Dee set the house on fire.	5
7298856051	capricious	changing suddenly, fickle Guy Montag's perception of Clarisse is very _________ because he doesn't quite know what to think about the deep ideas she presents to him.	6
7298859493	dawdle	to waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner Everyone seems to _______ with their parlors in Guy's world.	7
7298860755	defamation	act of harming or ruining another's reputation Beatty attempts to __________ Guy by exposing what he did in front of the whole city in order to shut down his new passion of books.	8
7298861644	esoteric	understood only by a small group or a select few The importance of books seems _________ in Montag's society since no one seems to pay them any attention.	9
7298862635	exacerbate	to aggravate, to irritate, to vex Dee insisting Momma give her the ancestral quilts seemed to __________ Maggie.	10
7298863519	extol	to praise, to glorify No one seems to ______ Maggie for anything; does anyone ever notice her accomplishments?	11
7298865504	fastidious	reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme When she visits home, Dee seems to be more ________ towards sticking to her "roots" ; going as far as to even changing her name to sound more "cultural."	12
7298868541	furtive	secret in an underhanded way, stealthy Dee's character is very obvious, as opposed to Maggie's character who seems to be more ________ of her characteristics.	13
7298871128	gregarious	sociable and outgoing Dee is the most ______ of the family.	14
7298871412	hypocrite	one who is insincere or deceitful Beatty is a _______ when he acts like Montag's friend, when deep down he was trying to interrogate him in order to burn his house down.	15
7298873628	innate	existing from birth, inborn Alison Townsend uses our ______ heartbeat as a stylistic element in order to reinforce her theme of the heart.	16
7298877939	lethargic	sluggish, languid Since there is no need for high productivity, the people around Guy seem very _________.	17
7298879356	melancholy	depression of spirits The reader may feel __________ when the reader learns that Clarisse was killed by car accident.	18
7298880723	opaque	not allowing a passage of light, not transparent; hard to understand "Life in the Alley" intertwines two moments making it very __________ and confusing.	19
7298882269	prolific	abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity Dee seems to make ______ progress in her relationship with society.	20
7298883322	reprove	to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent Beatty took many chances to passively _______ Montag for his love of books.	21
7298887486	symmetry	balanced proportions The characters of Dee and Maggie gives the story a great ________ between the two extremes of Womanism.	22
7298889257	tranquil	peaceful, calm Maggie seems very __________ on the outside when Dee demands the quilts, but on the inside she despises the idea of it.	23
7298890038	venerate	to honor, to revere Guy was only __________ as a firefighter, never as something more.	24