AP English Literature: Metamorphosis Vocabulary Flashcards
Chapters I-III
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| 7471188779 | admonition | gentle expression of disapproval, blame, or warning | 0 | |
| 11183401731 | apathetic | showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern | 1 | |
| 11183410553 | bailiwick | person's area of expertise, authority, or skill | 2 | |
| 7471188780 | blandishment | gentle, persuasive action; coaxing by flattery | 3 | |
| 11183417461 | contrary | opposite in nature, direction, or meaning | 4 | |
| 7471188784 | decrepitly | broken down or weakened by use | 5 | |
| 7476171788 | diminutive | very small; tiny | 6 | |
| 7476183963 | dissuade | to persuade not to do something | 7 | |
| 11184871533 | furtive | secretive; sneaky | 8 | |
| 7471188740 | meticulous | extremely or excessively careful about small details; fastidious | 9 | |
| 7471188746 | indisposition | a disturbance of health; slight illness | 10 | |
| 7471188745 | obstinacy | stubborn nature or behavior; tenacity | 11 | |
| 7471188791 | nonplussed | completely puzzled; quandary, confusion | 12 | |
| 7471188752 | rectify | to make right; adjust; remedy | 13 | |
| 7471188757 | pallid | lacking color; pale; wan | 14 | |
| 7471188756 | profusely | very abundantly | 15 | |
| 7471188759 | implicitly | unquestioningly, absolutely | 16 | |
| 7471188770 | prostrate | lying down flat with face downward | 17 | |
| 7471188743 | rile | to disturb, irritate, or vex | 18 | |
| 11184881585 | ruminate | think deeply about something | 19 | |
| 7471188786 | substantiate | to establish by evidence, prove, verify | 20 | |
| 7471188771 | subtleties | distinctions that are not obvious | 21 | |
| 11184884394 | supine | lying face up | 22 | |
| 7471188785 | superfluous | more than is needed or desired; excessive | 23 | |
| 11184886565 | vouchsafe | to grant in a gracious or condescending manner | 24 |