AP Literature Lesson Six Flashcards
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7590312453 | Sectarian | Narrowly confined to a particular group. Syn: Insular; Dogmatic Ant: Tolerant | 0 | |
7590322201 | Peregrination | Travel by walking. Syn: Trekking; Exploration | 1 | |
7590332775 | Accouterment | An accessory item of dress or equipment. Syn: Device; Gear | 2 | |
7590341433 | Contrive | To plan cleverly; to devise. Syn: Concoct; Design; Engineer | 3 | |
7590356472 | Hubris | Overbearing pride; Arrogance Syn: Conceit; Smugness; Pompousness Ant: Humility; Modesty | 4 | |
7590367089 | Platitude | An obvious remark; a cliche. Syn: Banality; Maxim; Truism | 5 | |
7590465161 | Venerate | To respect or revere Syn: Glorify; Treasure Ant: Abhor; Despise | 6 | |
7590474383 | Scullion | A servant for menial tasks. Syn: Peon; Toiler Ant: Patrician; Aristocrat | 7 | |
7590487329 | Quotidian | Everyday; Commonplace Syn: Ordinary; Routine Ant: Rare; Uncommon | 8 | |
7590499661 | Prognosticate | To predict. Syn: Forecast; Foreshadow | 9 | |
7590506340 | Antediluvian | Extremely old; antiquated. Syn: Ancient; Archaic Ant: Modern; New | 10 | |
7590519581 | Stringent | Restrictive; imposing demanding standards. Syn: Severe; Rigid; Inflexible Ant: Lenient; Flexible | 11 | |
7590534085 | Haughty | Condescendingly proud; arrogant. Syn: Conceited; Snabbish; Supercilious Ant: Humble; Modest | 12 | |
7590548906 | Sanctimonious | Showing false piety or righteousness Syn: Hypocritical; Specious Ant: Humble; Modest | 13 | |
7590561164 | Imbroglio | A difficult and embarrassing situation Syn: Predicament Ant: Peace; Serenity | 14 |