AP Literature Vocabulary List Flashcards
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| 4788117791 | Asperity | (n): 1. Sharpness or harshness in manner 2. Roughness of surface; unevenness (tone) | 0 | |
| 4788120890 | Bane/Baneful | (n): A person/thing that destroys or causes harm (adj): causing destruction or harm | 1 | |
| 4788123662 | Buffoon | (n): A person who often makes attempts to be funny; a fool/clown | 2 | |
| 4788126084 | Doleful | (adj): mournful or full of sorrow; causing grief (tone) | 3 | |
| 4788129914 | Extrovert | (n): A person whose attention is focused on others and on what is going on around him/her rather than his/her feelings | 4 | |
| 4788132322 | Garnish | (adj): excessively bright and flashy; tastelessly glaring | 5 | |
| 4788134781 | Hierarchy | (n): a group or system in which positions of power are ranked, usually from lowest to highest | 6 | |
| 4788137633 | Imbue | (v): to fill completely with a feeling or idea; to inspire | 7 | |
| 4788139507 | Instigate | (v): to stir up or urge on; to provoke | 8 | |
| 4788140821 | Penchant | (n): a strong attraction or learning | 9 | |
| 4788142650 | Rambunctious | (adj): behaving like a wild and unruly manner | 10 | |
| 4788144385 | Repertoire | (n): the list of pieces an actor, musician, etc. is ready to perform; - The skills or accomplishments of a person or group. | 11 | |
| 4788149181 | Rudiment | (n): A basic principle or skill; an underdeveloped or beginning stage | 12 | |
| 4788152440 | Undermine | (v): to weaken or ruin by degrees; - to attack by indirect, secret, or underhanded means | 13 | |
| 4788156513 | Unremitting | (adj): not stopping or slowing down; constant | 14 | |
| 4869587863 | Adjudicate / Adjudicator | (v): To hear and decide judically; to judge | 15 | |
| 4869594340 | Centennial | (n): the 100th anniversary/celebration (adj): pertaining to a period of 100 years | 16 | |
| 4869599408 | Countenance | (n): a person's face; expression -support or approval (v): to support or approve; tolerate | 17 | |
| 4869691985 | Disgruntle | (v): to make dissatisfied; to put in a bad mood | 18 | |
| 4869694771 | Equilibrium | (n): a state of balance | 19 | |
| 4869698496 | Expedite | (v): to speed up a process; to facilitate (adj): with great speed; quick and efficient | 20 | |
| 4869705651 | Gird | (v): to encircle, bind, or surround -to get ready for action; to brace | 21 | |
| 4869709344 | Gratuitous | (adj): not called for; unnecessary -without charge/fee | 22 | |
| 4869713994 | Illusory | (adj): unreal/imagined; deceiving | 23 | |
| 4869719181 | Implacable | (adj): incapable of being placed, soothed, or significantly changed; relentless | 24 | |
| 4869723003 | Luminary | (n): a source of light, especially from the sky, such as the sun or the moon -a person who is well-know for his/her achievements; a celebrity | 25 | |
| 4869730418 | Manifesto | (n): a public statement explaining the intentions, motives, or views of an individual/group | 26 | |
| 4869739235 | Mesmerize | (v): to fascinate/hypnotize | 27 | |
| 4869741482 | Precedent | (n): an act, statement, etc. that may serve as an example or justification for a later one | 28 | |
| 4869746176 | Spurious | (adj): not genuine; false | 29 | |
| 4964023853 | Curtail | (v) to cut short or reduce | 30 | |
| 4966036006 | Discriminate/Discrimination | (v) to make or recognize clear distictions - to treat in a less or more favorable way (n) the recognizing of clear distinctions -making a decision in favor/against a person on basis of the group rather than on merit -making fine distinctions; good or refined taste. | 31 | |
| 4966065897 | Espionage | (n) the act of spying, especially a government spy obtaining secrets of another government | 32 | |
| 4966075046 | Inalienable | (adj) not able to be taken away | 33 | |
| 4966082936 | Incarcerate/Incarceration | (v) to confine or put in prison | 34 | |
| 4966100824 | Indignity | (n) to insult one's pride; offensive or humiliating treatment | 35 | |
| 4966120470 | Indiscriminate | (adj) not marked by careful distinctions | 36 | |
| 4966125328 | Infamous/Infamy | (adj) having a very bad reputation; notorious -disgraceful; vicious | 37 | |
| 4966133581 | Intercede | (v) to act on another's behalf; to try to smooth the differences between two parties | 38 | |
| 4966146482 | Malign | (v) to say negative and unfair things about; slander | 39 | |
| 4966150735 | Perpetrate/Perpetrator | (v) to commit, as a crime or other antisocial act | 40 | |
| 4966158328 | Rampant | (adj) threateningly wild, without restraint or control; widespread | 41 | |
| 4966162305 | Rancor | (n) a deep, long-held feeling of hatred or bitterness | 42 | |
| 4966166283 | Reparation | (n) a mending or repair - a making up or payment for a wrong or damage done, especially in the case of an international war | 43 | |
| 4966178950 | Smattering | (n) superficial, scattered knowledge - a small amount | 44 | |
| 5100181576 | Accolade | (n) an expression of approval or respect for special merit; an award | 45 | |
| 5100186493 | Adamant | (adj) not yielding; firm | 46 | |
| 5100188759 | Adulate | (v) to flatter or admire excessively; to idolize | 47 | |
| 5100193756 | Altercation | (n) a loud and determined dispute; a noisy quarrel | 48 | |
| 5100318001 | Annals | (n.pl.) a historical record of events, often arranged in a yearly sequence | 49 | |
| 5100325677 | Assiduous | (adj) diligent and persistent | 50 | |
| 5100327794 | Chary | (adj.) exercising caution; hesitant | 51 | |
| 5100334588 | Clique | (n) a small, exclusive group; a group held together by like interests or purpose | 52 | |
| 5100348733 | Decrepit | (adj) worn-out with use; broken-down | 53 | |
| 5100399750 | Endow | (v) to provide with a quality, a thing, or a gift of money | 54 | |
| 5100403922 | Ephemeral | (adj) lasting for a very long time | 55 | |
| 5100407077 | Ingratiate | (v) to work to gain the favor of someone | 56 | |
| 5100413120 | Pantheon | (n) a group of people held in high esteem for their great achievements | 57 | |
| 5100418741 | Perverse | (adj) turned away from what's right, wicked -stubbornly opposing what is right or reasonable; obstinate (n) perversely | 58 | |
| 5100467295 | Tutelage | (n) instruction, protection or gaurdianship | 59 | |
| 5487119040 | Acrimony | (n) bitterness or sharpness of temper, manner, speech; hostility (adj): acrimonious | 60 | |
| 5487135581 | Affinity | (n) attraction for someone or something with which one feels as closeness | 61 | |
| 5487138778 | Ambivalent | (adj) having mixed, often opposing, feelings about something or someone; indecisive | 62 | |
| 5487149399 | Cessation | (n) stopping, either final or temporary | 63 | |
| 5487152950 | Emanciated | (adj) very thin or wasted away, especially from lack of nourishment; scrawny | 64 | |
| 5487157180 | Enclave | (n) a distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory | 65 | |
| 5487159317 | Engender | (v) to bring into being, to produce | 66 | |
| 5487164514 | Exacerbate | (v) to make more severe, bitter, or violence | 67 | |
| 5487178040 | Illicit | (adj) not allowed, improper, or unlawful | 68 | |
| 5487186091 | Indigenous | (adj) naturally living or growing in a certain area | 69 | |
| 5487189905 | Inexorable | (adj) not to be persuaded, stopped, or moved by entreaty or plea; relentles | 70 | |
| 5487195139 | Infatuated | (adj) filled with excessive, shallow, or foolish love or desire (n) infatuated | 71 | |
| 5487198665 | Insatiable | (adj) never satisfied; greedy | 72 | |
| 5487200360 | Poignant | (adj) painfully moving, affecting, or touching | 73 | |
| 5487202920 | Proselytize | (v) to convert someone to a faith, belief, or cause. | 74 | |
| 5487209779 | Amiliorate | (v) to make better; to become better; to improve | 75 | |
| 5487249709 | Baleful | (adj) ecpressing hatred or evil; harmful, ominous | 76 | |
| 5487251806 | Berate | (v) to criticize vigorously; to scold vehmently | 77 | |
| 5487255221 | Circumvent | (v) to avoid through craftiness; to decieve | 78 | |
| 5487257726 | Compunction | (n) a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt | 79 | |
| 5487260565 | Condone | (v) to overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse | 80 | |
| 5487268638 | Diminutive | (adj) very small; tiny | 81 | |
| 5487271154 | Euphemism | (n) a polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive | 82 | |
| 5487273928 | Expendable | (adj) able to be used up and then discarded or replaced | 83 | |
| 5487279550 | Heresy | (n) the expression of shocking or unacceptable views (adj) herectical | 84 | |
| 5487281336 | Infirmity | (n) physical or mental weakness or defect (adj) infirm - weak or feeble | 85 | |
| 5487286176 | Profane | (v) to treat with scorn or irreverence (adj) disrespectful of sacred things; not connected with religion; worldly | 86 | |
| 5487291547 | Recompense | (v) to pay or compensate (n) payment; compensation | 87 | |
| 5487294746 | Repast | (n) food and drink; a meal | 88 | |
| 5487297637 | Servitude | (n) a lack of freedom; forced labor | 89 |