AP Literature Vocabulary Words Flashcards

AP Literature SAT Vocabulary Words

5751084468	avocation	(n.) an activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby.	0
5751084469	capricious	(adj.) changing suddenly; fickle	1
5751084470	disparity	(n.) an inequality; a gap; an imbalance	2
5751084471	efficacy	(n.) capacity or power to produce a desired effect	3
5751084472	epistle	(n.) a letter or literary composition in letter form	4
5751084473	hospice	1)(n.) a home providing care for the sick or terminally ill. 2) (n.) a lodging for travellers, especially one run by a religious order	5
5751084474	impetus	(n.) a moving force; impulse; stimulus	6
5751084475	moribund	(adj.) approaching death; about to become obsolete	7
5751084476	reticent	(adj.) silent; reserved	8
5751084477	vacillate	(v.) to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will	9
5751084478	conform	(v.) adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard	10
5751084479	trepidation	(n.) fear, nervous apprehension	11
5751084480	malfeasance	(n.) misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official	12
5751084481	portent	(adj.) ominous	13
5751084482	agglomeration	a process involving the clustering or concentrating of people or activities.	14
5751084483	atrophy	(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away	15
5751084484	squalid	(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased	16