AP Literature Vocab #3 Flashcards
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8024845667 | solicitous | eager and attentive often to the point of hovering; anxiously caring or attentive | 0 | |
8024845668 | diffident | timid, lacking self confidence | 1 | |
8024845669 | catharsis | purification that brings emotional relief | 2 | |
8024845670 | dubious | full of doubt, uncertain | 3 | |
8024845671 | parody | satirical imitation | 4 | |
8024845672 | Expedite | To speed up or ease the progress of | 5 | |
8024845673 | Reprove | Criticize mildly | 6 | |
8024845674 | Colloquial | Conversational, informal in language | 7 | |
8024845675 | Sanctimonious | Pretending to be devout, affecting religious feeling | 8 | |
8024845676 | Redundant | Unnecessarily repetitive, excessively wordy | 9 | |
8024845677 | Burgeon | To expand, to flourish | 10 | |
8024845678 | Platitude | A dull or trite remark or cliché | 11 |