AP Literature Unit 7 Flashcards

8890323190	Abeyance	(n.) a state of being temporarily inactive,suspended, or set aside	0
8890323191	Ambivalent	(adj.) having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something	1
8890323192	Beleaguer	(v.) to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass	2
8890323193	Carte blanche	(n.) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion	3
8890323194	cataclysm	(n.) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge	4
8890323195	Debauch	(v.) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; (n.) an act or occasion of dissipation or vice	5
8890323196	eclat	(n.) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement)	6
8890323197	Fastidious	(adj.) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted	7
8890323198	Gambol	(v.) to jump or skip about playfully	8
8890323199	Imbue	(v.) to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind	9
8890323200	Inchoate	(adj.) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed	10
8890323201	Lampoon	(n.) a malicious satire; (v.) to satirize, ridicule	11
8890323202	Malleable	(adj.) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced	12
8890323203	Nemesis	(n.) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival	13
8890323204	Opt	(v.) to make a choice or decision	14
8890323205	Philistine	(adj.) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n.) such a person	15
8890323206	Picaresque	(adj.) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers	16
8890323207	Queasy	(adj.) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled	17
8890323208	Refractory	(adj.) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure	18
8890323209	Savoir-faire	(n.) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation social competence	19