AP Literature and Composition Master Vocabulary List 1 Flashcards

7305003235	Brazen	1. shameless or impudent: brazen presumption. 2. made of brass. 3. like brass, as in sound, color, or strength.	0
7305010765	Compunction	1. a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse. 2. any uneasiness or hesitation about the rightness of an action.	1
7305015437	Din	1. a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor. verb (used with object), dinned, dinning. 2.to sound or utter with clamor or persistent repetition. verb (used without object), dinned, dinning.	2
7305020880	Edict	1. a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement. 2. any authoritative proclamation or command.	3
7305022395	Indiscretion	1. lack of discretion; imprudence. 2. an indiscreet act, remark, etc.	4
7305029398	Perquisites	1. an incidental payment, benefit, privilege, or advantage over and above regular income, salary, or wages: 2. a gratuity or tip. 3. something demanded or due as a particular privilege:	5
7305030789	Sepulcher	1. a tomb, grave, or burial place. 2. Also called Easter sepulcher. Ecclesiastical. a cavity in a mensa for containing relics of martyrs. 3. a structure or a recess in some old churches in which the Eucharist was deposited with due ceremonies on Good Friday and taken out at Easter in commemoration of Christ's entombment and Resurrection.	6
7305034542	Inundate	1. to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge. 2. to overwhelm	7
7305037319	Tumult	1. violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: 2. a general outbreak, riot, uprising, or other disorder 3. highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling; turbulent mental or emotional disturbance	8
7305041388	Marauding	1. engaged in raiding for plunder, especially roaming about and ravaging an area 2. undertaken for plunder	9
7305054903	Frankenstein's monster		10
7305055534	Not Frankenstein		11