AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards

6579853162	Anodize	To coat with a protective film by chemical or electrolytic means	0
6579854572	Flibbertigibbet	A chattery or flighty, light-headed person	1
6579854928	Impertinence	Unmannerly intrusion or assumption	2
6579855619	Moribund	In a dying state; near death	3
6579856424	Pensive	Expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness	4
6579862487	Rapacious	Given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed	5
6579873079	Trenchant	Clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct	6
6579873080	Visages	The face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance	7
6579875409	Somnambulist	A sleepwalker	8
6579876759	Diaphanous	Very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent	9
6579878629	Quiescent	Being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless	10
6579880486	Innuendoes	An indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature	11
6579882136	Cogitate	To think hard; ponder; mediate	12
6579884835	Obsequious	Obedient; dutiful	13
6579887768	Assiduously	Constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive	14
6579890180	Timorous	Full of fear; fearful	15
6579890181	Staid	Of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious	16
6579894437	Jocund	Cheerful; merry; blithe; glad	17
6579895249	Appellation	A name, title, or designation	18
6579898804	Servile	Being in slavery; oppressed	19
6579899582	Odious	Deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable	20
6579900467	Imbecility	An instance or point of weakness; feebleness; incapability	21
6579902951	Pestiferous	Bringing or bearing disease	22
6579904713	Lachrymose	Suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful	23
6579905047	Dilapidation	To cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively)	24
6579905413	Haughty	Disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious	25
6579905414	Zeal	Fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor	26
6579905893	Incredulity	The quality or state of being incredulous; inability or unwillingness to believe	27
6579906480	Hardihood	Boldness or daring; courage	28
6579915298	Sinewy	Having strength, power of vigor	29
6579916205	Vexatious	Causing vexation; troublesome; annoying	30
6579916206	Tenacious	Pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate	31
6579916527	Affably	Pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite	32
6579916528	Caricaturing	A picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things	33
6579916864	Dissimulation	The act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy	34
6579917260	Ichthyosaurs	A marine reptile	35
6579921099	Ostentation	Pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others	36
6579921100	Gyves	A shackle, especially for the leg; fetter	37
6588475836	Malign	To speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame	38
6588475837	Ramshackle	Loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky	39
6588476267	Vexed	Irritated; annoyed	40
6588476666	Abhor	To regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate	41
6588476667	Annul	(Especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate	42
6588477126	Languish	To be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade	43
6588477127	Syncope	Risk of trauma from falls	44
6588477541	Milch	(Of a domestic animal) yielding milk; kept or suitable for milk production	45
6588477542	Blunder	A stupid or careless mistake	46
6588478058	Rodomontade	Vainglorious boasting or bragging; pretentious, blustering talk	47
6588486582	Empyrean	The highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to contain the pure element of fire	48
6588487011	Ignominious	Marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable; humiliating	49
6588488929	Lugubrious	Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner	50
6588489474	Magnanimity	Generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness	51
6588489812	Insinuated	To suggest or hint slyly	52
6588489813	Auspicious	Promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable	53