AP Literature Terms Flashcards

5153961975	Facetious	Humorous; playfully joking	0
5153966119	Ostentatious	Meant to impress others; flashy	1
5153968615	Optimum	Best possible; most favorable; most desirable	2
5153971160	Detriment	Something that causes damage, harm, or loss	3
5153975148	Vicarious	Experienced through the imagination; not experiences directly	4
5153978806	Dexterous	Skillful in using the hands or body	5
5153981634	Discretion	Careful about moral standards; conscientious	6
5153985306	Gregarious	Sociable; enjoying and seeking the company of others	7
5153987951	Scrupulous	Good judgment or tact in actions or speaking	8
5153991322	Sensory	Having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling	9
5153999379	Instigate	To bring about by moving others to action; stir up	10
5154001690	Rudimentary	Fundamental; necessary to learn first	11
5154008876	Resilient	Able to recover quickly from harm, illness, or misfortune	12
5154016977	Collaborate	To work together on a project; cooperate in an effort	13
5154020202	Zealot	A person totally devoted to a purpose or cause	14
5154023012	Squelch	To silence or suppress; crush	15
5154025069	Venerate	To respect deeply; revere	16
5154027836	Despondent	Downhearted; hopeless; overwhelmed with sadness	17
5154057216	Retrospect	Reviewing the past; considering past events	18
5154060868	Scoff	To make fun of; mock; refuse to take seriously	19
5154084885	Juxtapose	To place close together, especially in order to compare or contrast	20
5154089504	Lethargy	A great lack of energy; inactivity due to laziness	21
5154094897	Ambiguous	Able to be interpreted in more than one way; not clear	22
5154099408	Inane	Without sense or meaning; foolish	23
5154102384	Dissident	A person opposed to established ideas or beliefs. especially in politics or religion	24
5154107928	Embellish	To decorate; beautify by adding details	25
5154111480	Subsidize	To support financially; provide a grant or contribution	26
5154115072	Squander	To spend or use wastefully or thoughtlessly	27
5154119451	Inadvertent	Unintentional; accidental	28
5154122263	Sporadic	Happening now and then; occasional	29
5157522897	Relinquish	To surrender (something); give (something) up	30
5157525330	Impetuous	Done or acting in a hurry, with little thought; impulsive	31
5157531630	Maudlin	Tearfully sentimental; overemotional	32
5157534999	Berate	To criticize or scold harshly	33
5157543731	Ubiquitous	Existing or seeming to exist everywhere at the same time	34
5157545772	Zenith	The highest point or condition; peak	35
5157549691	Estrange	To make unsympathetic or unfriendly; alienate	36
5157557111	Infallible	Not capable of error or failure; unable to make a mistake	37
5157561702	Euphoric	Overjoyed; having an intense feeling of well-being	38
5157566028	Regress	To return to an earlier, generally worse, condition or behavior	39
5157580356	Dormant	Inactive; alive but not actively growing, as if asleep	40
5157583843	Disseminate	To spread or scatter widely; distribute	41
5157589070	Irrevocable	Not able to be canceled or undone; irreversible	42
5157594030	Proliferation	A rapid spread or increase	43
5157597389	Corroborate	To support; strengthen with further evidence; provide proof of	44
5157604660	Precipitate	To cause to happen quickly, suddenly, or sooner than expected	45
5157608351	Hoist	To lift, especially with some mechanical means, like a cable	46
5157616081	Charlatan	A fake; a person who falsely claims to have some special skill or knowledge	47
5157627264	Diverge	To branch off in different directions from the same starting point; to become different	48
5157630246	Illicit	Illegal	49
5160978324	Vit, viv	Life, lively	50
5160978325	Extra-	Outside, beyond	51
5160978403	Chron, chrono-	Time	52
5160981473	Liber, liver	Free, freedom	53
5160981474	De-	Away, separation, removal	54
5160985648	Ante-, anti-	Before, preceding	55
5160985649	Voc, vok	Voice, call	56
5160988174	Dorm	Sleep	57
5160988175	Ject	Throw, toss	58
5160990853	-cide	Kill, killing, killer	59
5161059216	Equivocate	To be deliberately vague in order to mislead	60
5161059217	Fortuitous	Happening by chance, by accident, or at random; lucky	61
5161063358	Impeccable	Faultless; perfect	62
5161063359	Liaison	A person who serves as a connection between individuals or groups; a go-between	63
5161065531	Predisposed	Tending toward or open to something beforehand	64
5161067476	Propensity	A natural preference or tendency	65
5161067477	Reprehensible	Deserving of blame, criticism, or disapproval	66
5161069836	Sham	A pretense or counterfeit; something meant to deceive	67
5161069837	Solace	Comfort in sorrow or misfortune; consolation	68
5161092233	Solicitous	Showing or expressing concern, care, or attention	69
5204563953	Sanction	To authorize, allow, or approve	70
5204566570	Inundate	To cover, as by flooding; overwhelm with a large number or amount	71
5204570860	Circumvent	To avoid by going around or to escape from, prevent, or stop	72
5204576310	Reticent	Quiet or uncommunicative; reluctant to speak out	73
5204582147	Robust	Healthy and strong; vigorous	74
5204584765	Cohesive	Sticking or holding together; unified	75
5204586989	Vociferous	Noisy; expressing feeling loudly and intensely	76
5204593788	Attrition	A gradual decrease in number; to become fewer in number	77
5204597286	Grievous	Causing grief or pain; very serious or severe	78
5204601395	Oblivious	Unaware; failing to notice	79