AP literature Vocal list V Flashcards

8861867917	Acerbic	biting, bitter in tone or taste	0
8861872195	Capricious	subject to whim, fickle	1
8861882045	Mercurial	characterized by rapid change or temperament	2
8861897827	Platitude	an uninspired remark, cliche	3
8861909743	Recalcitrant	defiant, unapologetic	4
8861926904	Serendipity	luck, finding good things without looking for them	5
8861933726	Torpid	lethargic, dormant, lacking motion	6
8861941321	Venerate	to regard with respect or to honor	7
8861951299	Winsome	charming, pleasing	8
8861959820	Anastrophe	inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence. Purpose is rhythm or emphasis or euphony.	9
8861987741	Conceit	An unusual, elaborate or startling analogy; a poetic literary device which was common among the metaphysical poets of the 17th century.	10
8862033987	Malapropism	a comic misuse of common words	11
8862038715	Pun	A play on words based on the multiple meanings of a single word or on words that sound alike but mean different things	12
8862072986	Impudent	casually rude, insolent, impertinent	13
8862079696	Satire	A literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack.	14