Lesson 1 Vocabulary - AP Literature & Composition Flashcards
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| 4852487339 | acquiesce (verb) | to comply silently and without protest | 0 | |
| 4852487340 | alacrity (noun) | willingness, liveliness | 1 | |
| 4852487341 | beneficence (noun) | the doing of good | 2 | |
| 4852487342 | benevolent (adj) | expressing good will or desire to help others | 3 | |
| 4852487343 | capitulate (verb) | to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms | 4 | |
| 4852487344 | connubial (adj) | of marriage or wedlock; matrimonial; conjugal | 5 | |
| 4852487345 | convivial (adj) | friendly; agreeable | 6 | |
| 4852487346 | corroborate (verb) | to make more certain; confirm | 7 | |
| 4852487347 | discriminate (verb) | a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group to which the person or thing belongs | 8 | |
| 4852487348 | emulate (verb) | to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass | 9 | |
| 4852487349 | indifferent (adj) | without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic | 10 | |
| 4852487350 | malevolent (adj) | wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; malicious: | 11 | |
| 4852487351 | nefarious (adj) | extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous | 12 | |
| 4852487352 | objective (noun, adj) | purpose; goal; target | 13 | |
| 4852487353 | predilection (noun) | a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference | 14 | |
| 4852487354 | prudent (adj) | wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious | 15 | |
| 4852487355 | rancor (noun) | bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice. | 16 | |
| 4852487356 | rectitude (noun) | rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue; correctness | 17 | |
| 4852487357 | sanguine (adj) | cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident | 18 | |
| 4852487358 | sully (verb) | to soil, stain, or tarnish | 19 |