AP Literature Vocabulary Set 2 Flashcards
Terms : Hide Images [1]
| 7144947748 | convalescent | (adj.) recovering health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness | 0 | |
| 7144948744 | deferential | (adj.) showing or expressing respect and high regard due a superior or an elder | 1 | |
| 7144950137 | cumbersome | (adj.) burdensome, troublesome; unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk; slow-moving | 2 | |
| 7144952259 | deride | (v.) to laugh at or insult contemptuously; to subject to bitter or contemptuous ridicule or criticism | 3 | |
| 7144954302 | mollify | (v.) to soothe in temper or disposition | 4 | |
| 7144955080 | tenuous | (adj.) having little substance or strength; flimsy, weak | 5 | |
| 7144955830 | scrupulous | (adj.) having moral integrity; acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper | 6 | |
| 7144961755 | malapropism | (n.) the humorous (and usually unintentional) misuse or distortion of a word or phrase | 7 | |
| 7144964290 | resilient | (adj.) capable of withstanding shock without permanent deformation or rupture; tending to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change | 8 | |
| 7144966543 | incisive | (adj.) impressively direct and decisive | 9 |