Literature AP Lesson Four Flashcards
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7518389845 | Efficacious | Effective; producing the desired outcome Syn: Productive; useful Ant: ineffective | 0 | |
7518402843 | Catharsis | A release of emotional tension. Syn: purgation | 1 | |
7518414388 | Inundate | To overwhelm; to fill beyond compacity Syn: flood; overwhelm | 2 | |
7518441316 | Revere | To regard with respect, awe, or adoration Syn: Venerate: respect: honor Ant: revile | 3 | |
7518473343 | Internecine | Mutually destructive Ant: Constructive; beneficial | 4 | |
7518495874 | Risible | Relating to laughter; laughable Syn: Comical; jocular; Jocund Ant: Grave; Solemn | 5 | |
7518531391 | Sybaritic | Marked by luxury or pleasure. Syn: Luxurious; Ostentatious; Grandiose Ant: Modest; Simple; Plain | 6 | |
7518597227 | Crepuscular | Pertaining to twilight. | 7 | |
7518642884 | Kudos | Acclaim or praise Syn: Honor; Distinction Ant: Disapproval; Rejection | 8 | |
7518663483 | Estrange | To alienate Syn: Disaffect; Antagonize Ant: Unite; Endear | 9 | |
7518679311 | Intrinsic | Of or relating to a thing's basic nautre; inherent. Syn: Basic; Elemental; Inborn Ant: Extrinsic | 10 | |
7518708978 | Maxim | An established principle; a truth ot rule of conduct. Syn: Axiom; Apothegm; Proverb | 11 | |
7518787591 | Putrid | Rotten and foul smelling. Syn: Fetid; Rancid: Malodorous Ant: Aromatic; Fragrant | 12 | |
7518819875 | Servile | Submissive; Salvish Syn: Subservient; Ignoble Ant: Haughty; Domineering | 13 | |
7518863533 | Arocryphal | Of questionable authenticity, but widely believed. Syn: Dubious, Equivocal, Spurious Ant: Genuine, Authentic | 14 |