AP Literature Vocabulary List #2 Flashcards
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| 7522116794 | accretion (n) | growth, increase by successive addition, building up |  | 0 |
| 7522122860 | acerbic (adj) | having a sour or bitter taste or character |  | 1 |
| 7522132974 | alacrity (n) | eager and enthusiastic willingness |  | 2 |
| 7522156675 | alloy (v) | to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior |  | 3 |
| 7522176391 | burgeon (v) | to grow rapidly or flourish |  | 4 |
| 7522188167 | calumniate (v) | to slander, make a false accusation |  | 5 |
| 7522198026 | capricious (adj) | inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic |  | 6 |
| 7522208612 | complaisance (n) | willingness to comply with the wishes of others |  | 7 |
| 7522219972 | Disparate (adj) | fundamentally distinct or dissimilar with others |  | 8 |
| 7522227977 | dissemble (v) | to disguise or conceal; to mislead |  | 9 |
| 7522234595 | effusive (adj) | gushing; excessively demonstrative |  | 10 |
| 7522240609 | extemporaneous (adj) | improvised; done without preparation |  | 11 |
| 7522245068 | furtive (adj) | marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious |  | 12 |
| 7526091433 | inveigle (v) | to obtain by deception or flattery |  | 13 |
| 7526101985 | pernicious (adj) | extremely harmful, potentially causing death |  | 14 |
| 7526110328 | pillory (v) | to punish, hold up to public scorn |  | 15 |
| 7526113252 | rarefy (v) | to make or become thin, less dense, refine |  | 16 |
| 7526123380 | redoubtable (adj) | awe-inspiring; worthy of honor |  | 17 |
| 7526130619 | refulgent (adj) | radiant; shiny; brilliant |  | 18 |
| 7526138608 | tautology (n) | a repetition, a redundancy, a circular argument |  | 19 |