AP Literature vocab Flashcards
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| 5407563885 | Euphemism | (Noun) The substitution of a mild indirect or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. | 0 | |
| 5407563886 | Incendiary | (Adjective) tending to arouse strife, sedition, etc: inflammatory. | 1 | |
| 5407563887 | Languish | (Verb) to undergo neglect or experience prolonged inactivity; suffer hardship and distress. | 2 | |
| 5446042108 | Reiterate | (Verb) to say or do again repeatedly. | 3 | |
| 5446054185 | Swindle | (Verb) to cheat of defraud, as of money. | 4 | |
| 5455344901 | Huckster | (Noun) one who sells wares or provisions in the street, a peddler or hawker. - one who uses aggressive, showy, and devious methods to promote or sell a product. | 5 | |
| 5491596952 | Noncommital | (Adj) refusing commitment to a particular opinion or course of action; not revealing what one feels or thinks. | 6 | |
| 5548794676 | Ideology | (Noun) the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group. | 7 | |
| 5548794677 | Complacency | (Noun) A feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction, especially when coupled with an unawareness of danger, trouble, or controversy. | 8 | |
| 5579916452 | Denounce | (Verb) To condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible. - to accuse formally. - to give formal announcement of ending. | 9 | |
| 5594352512 | Disembody | (Transitive verb) To free the soul or spirit from the body. - to divest of material existence or substance. | 10 | |
| 5611491593 | Salacious | (Adj) appealing to or stimulating sexual desire. - Lustful; bawdy. | 11 | |
| 5623625609 | Chiffonier | (Noun) a tall narrow chest of drawers or bureau, often with a mirror attached. | 12 | |
| 5639138245 | Convergence | (Noun) the act or condition of converging (to come together from different directions; meet.) | 13 |