AP Literature Vocabulary Unit #4 Flashcards
Advanced Word PowerFeb 2, 2011
by Beth Johnson and Janet M. Goldstein
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| 9048455932 | Inexorable | Not capable of being influenced or prevented; relentless; unstoppable | 0 | |
| 9048455933 | Parochial | Restricted to a narrow scope or outlook; narrow minded | 1 | |
| 9048455934 | Satirical | Attacking human vice or foolishness through irony or wit | 2 | |
| 9048455935 | Enervate | To weaken; rob of strength or energy | 3 | |
| 9048455936 | Irrefutable | Impossible to disprove | 4 | |
| 9048455937 | Pique | A feeling of resentment or anger because of wounded pride | 5 | |
| 9048455938 | Buoyant | Able to float or rise | 6 | |
| 9048455939 | Partisan | Strongly supporting a specific party, cause, or person | 7 | |
| 9048455940 | Marred | Made less perfect through injury or damage | 8 | |
| 9048455941 | Incorrigible | Uncontrollable; unmanageable; not capable of being corrected or reformed | 9 | |
| 9048455942 | Capitulate | To give in | 10 | |
| 9048455943 | Reverent | Feeling or expressing respect or awe | 11 | |
| 9048455944 | Prestigious | Having honored name or reputation; having prestige | 12 | |
| 9048455945 | Stupor | A state of mental numbness; a daze | 13 | |
| 9048455946 | Sycophant | A person who tries to win favor though flattery | 14 | |
| 9048455947 | Zany | Wildly silly or comical | 15 | |
| 9048455948 | Urbane | Smooth in manner; elegant; polished; suave | 16 | |
| 9048455949 | Premonition | A feeling that something bad is going to happen | 17 | |
| 9048455950 | Egregious | Highly noticeable in a negative way; conspicuously bad | 18 | |
| 9048455951 | Cajole | To persuade with flattery; sweet-talk | 19 | |
| 9048455952 | Composure | Calmness of mind or manner; self-possesion | 20 | |
| 9048455953 | Formidable | Very challenging; demanding | 21 | |
| 9048455954 | Aberration | An oddity; something different from what is normal or expected | 22 | |
| 9048455955 | Extol | To praise highly; exalt | 23 | |
| 9048455956 | Elusive | Tending to escape; hard to catch hold of or identify | 24 | |
| 9048455957 | Trepidation | Alarm or dread | 25 | |
| 9048455958 | Virulent | Very injurious; lethal; deadly | 26 | |
| 9048455959 | Precocious | Showing unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental ability | 27 | |
| 9048455960 | Inscrutable | Difficult to interpret or understand; puzzling | 28 | |
| 9048455961 | Congenital | Referring to a condition present at birth; inborn | 29 | |
| 9048455962 | Delibate | To deprive of strength or energy | 30 | |
| 9048455963 | Clairvoyant | Having the supposed power to see things not perceived b the normal senses | 31 | |
| 9048455964 | Officious | Offering unwanted advice or services; meddlesome | 32 | |
| 9048455965 | Preclude | To make impossible in advance; prevent | 33 | |
| 9048455966 | Contiguous | Sharing an edge or a boundary | 34 | |
| 9048455967 | Obliterate | To destroy or erase completely | 35 | |
| 9048455968 | Spurn | To reject or refuse with scorn | 36 | |
| 9048455969 | Taciturn | Habitually nontalkative; uncommunicative | 37 | |
| 9048455970 | Stealthy | Moving or action in cautious, deceptive way; sneaky | 38 | |
| 9048455971 | Accomodate | To provide with something needed; make or have room for | 39 |