AP Literature Exam Vocab Flashcards

3128343063	allocation	allowance, portion, share	0
3128343064	ascetic	one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury	1
3128343065	beguile	to deceive	2
3128343066	crass	coarse, unfeeling; stupid	3
3128343067	defray	to pay for	4
3128343068	dint	means; effort	5
3128344153	enjoin	command; order; forbid	6
3128344154	envoy	representative or messenger	7
3128344155	interloper	one who interferes with the affairs of others; a meddler	8
3128344156	vicarious	performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another	9
3128344157	admonish	to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty	10
3128344171	akimbo	with hands on hips and elbows extending outward	11
3128344934	lassitude	a state of diminished energy	12
3128344935	licentious	immoral; unrestrained by society	13
3128344936	muse	to meditate; to consider thoughtfully	14
3128344937	pecuniary	relating to money	15
3128344938	plight	predicament	16
3128345589	presumptuous	assuming too much; arrogant	17
3128345590	subversive	intended to undermine or overthrow	18
3128345591	vacuous	empty; silly; meaningless	19
3128346115	avocation	a hobby	20
3128346116	capricious	impulsive and unpredictable	21
3128346117	disparity	difference	22
3128346721	efficacy	effectiveness	23
3128346722	epistle	a letter	24
3128346723	hospice	a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute	25
3128346724	impetus	a moving force, impulse, stimulus	26
3128346725	moribund	being on the point of death; declining, rapidly losing all momentum in progres	27
3128347095	reticent	reserved	28
3128347096	vacillate	to physically sway or be indecisive	29
3128347097	akin	related by blood	30
3128347098	corroborate	to support with evidence	31
3128347701	inexorable	inflexible; unyielding	32
3128347702	insipid	lacking interest or flavor	33
3128347703	nefarious	wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards	34
3128347704	physiognomy	facial features	35
3128348187	retinue	a group that attends an important person	36
3128348188	suppliant	beseeching	37
3128348189	tedium	boredom	38
3128348190	torrid	very hot, parching, burning; passionate	39
3128348191	affront	an insult	40
3128352899	blasé	bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned	41
3128353721	cajole	to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises	42
3128353722	choleric	easily angered	43
3128360519	encumber	to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt, etc.); to fill up, block up, hinder	44
3128360942	feckless	lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable	45
3128360943	impasse	blocked path; dilemma with no solution	46
3128360944	indolent	habitually lazy or idle	47
3128360945	lugubrious	sorrowful; mournful; dismal	48
3128360946	ribald	humorous in a vulgar way	49
3128361390	adulation	praise or flattery that is excessive	50
3128361391	censure	to criticize harshly	51
3128361392	dissemble	to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character	52
3128361393	dissimulation	the act of deceiving	53
3128361810	droll	amusing in a wry, subtle way	54
3128361811	expectorate	to spit	55
3128361812	palpate	to examine by touch	56
3128361813	peremptory	having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute	57
3128362502	pusillanimous	cowardly	58
3128362503	surfeit	excessive amount	59
3128362504	allay	to lessen	60
3128362505	capacious	able to hold much, roomy	61
3128362533	diurnal	daily	62
3128363066	extricate	to free from difficulty	63
3128363067	ignominious	shameful	64
3128363068	mitigate	to soften; to lessen	65
3128363803	palpitate	beat rapidly	66
3128363804	phlegmatic	calm and unemotional in temperament	67
3128363805	propitious	favorable	68
3128364291	prostrate	lying flat	69
3128364292	acquiesce	to accept without protest; to agree or submit	70
3128364293	amity	friendship	71
3128364848	arduous	difficult	72
3128364849	gestalt	a structure, whose parts cannot stand alone	73
3128364850	inundate	to overwhelm; to cover with water	74
3128364851	perjury	lying under oath	75
3128365375	perspicuity	clearness	76
3128365376	preposterous	ridiculous, senseless	77
3128365399	trepidation	fear	78
3128366173	voluble	talkative	79
3128366707	aplomb	confidence	80
3128366708	barrage	a rapid, large-scale outpouring of something	81
3128366709	cognizant	aware; conscious	82
3128366710	collusion	collaboration; complicity; conspiracy	83
3128367208	hegemony	the domination of one state or group over its allies	84
3128367209	nebulous	vague, confused, indistinct	85
3128367210	paradigm	a model or example	86
3128367211	unctuous	exaggeratedly or insincerely polite	87
3128367868	urbane	refined in manner or style, suave	88
3128367869	ambulatory	able to walk	89
3128367870	brazen	bold and without shame	90
3128367871	din	continued loud noise	91
3128370068	ennuí	dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy	92
3128370069	exonerate	to clear of blame	93
3128370844	inscrutable	incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically	94
3128370845	prognosticate	to predict	95
3128370846	schism	a division; a split; a break	96
3128370884	sedition	behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state	97
3128371561	qizened	withered, shriveled	98
3128371562	austere	severe or stern in appearance; undecorated	99
3128371563	corpulent	fat; having a large, bulky body	100
3128371564	derisive	expressing contempt or ridicule	101
3128371565	effeminate	having womanly traits	102
3128372058	jocund	cheerful and lighthearted	103
3128372059	manifest	obvious; very clear; evident	104
3128372060	ostentatious	showy	105
3128372061	sanguine	ruddy; cheerfully optimistic	106
3128372062	strident	loud and harsh	107
3128372845	vehement	intense, forceful, powerful	108
3128372846	elegiac	sorrow	109
3128372847	fecund	fertile	110
3128373271	fortuitious	accidental, happening by chance; unexpected	111
3128373722	infirmity	a weakness or ailment	112
3128373723	malady	illness	113
3128373724	nuance	something subtle; a fine shade of meaning	114
3128373757	profligate	corrupt; degenerate	115
3128374297	remonstrance	a protest	116
3128374298	scintillate	to sparkle	117
3128375050	vitiate	to impair the quality of, corrupt morally	118
3128375076	analogous	comparable	119
3128375574	brigand	a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman	120
3128375575	emissary	messenger	121
3128375576	felicity	happiness	122
3128375577	incendiary	combustible, flammable, burning easily	123
3128376109	magnanimous	generous	124
3128376111	repartee	a quick, witty reply	125
3128377019	ubiquitous	being everywhere at the same time	126
3128377020	venerable	respected because of age	127
3128377021	countenance	facial expression	128
3128377723	deposition	testimony under oath	129
3128377724	discursive	passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic	130
3128377725	disdain	contempt	131
3128377726	epigram	a brief and usually witty or satirical saying	132
3128377727	feign	pretend	133
3128378112	laconic	brief and to the point	134
3128378113	mien	bearing or manner, esp. as revealing one's inner state of mind	135
3128378114	veracity	filled with truth and accuracy	136
3128378115	wry	twisted, turned to one side; cleverly and often grimly humorous	137
3128378116	confound	confuse	138
3128378117	curate	to take charge of or organize	139
3128378974	ethereal	light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound)	140
3128378975	gambol	to dance or skip around playfully	141
3128378976	mutability	changeability	142
3128378977	nascent	starting to develop; coming into existence	143
3128378978	nonplused	perplexed	144
3128379007	pedantic	excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules	145
3128379472	quail	to draw back in fear; to lose heart or courage	146
3128379474	fatuous	stupid; foolishly self-satisfied	147
3128379899	febrile	feverish	148
3128379900	furtive	secret, stealthy	149
3128379901	incredulous	disbelieving, skeptical	150
3128380446	interminable	endless	151
3128380447	obliquely	slantingly; indirectly	152
3128380448	pernicious	extremely harmful; deadly, fatal	153
3128380449	sardonic	cynical; scornfully mocking	154
3128381405	ultimatum	final proposal or statement of conditions	155
3128381406	writhe	to twist	156
3128381407	astute	shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom	157
3128381408	beseech	beg	158
3128381409	capitulate	surrender	159
3128382126	deprecating	expressing disapproval	160
3128382127	glean	to gather bit by bit	161
3128382128	obfuscate	deliberately make something difficult to understand	162
3128382129	pathos	appeal to emotion	163
3128382130	primeval	of the first ages	164
3128383116	salubrious	healthful	165
3128383117	solicitous	showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something	166
3128383118	albeit	although	167
3128383119	bereft	deprived	168
3128383536	gratis	free	169
3128383537	intercession	the act of pleading on behalf of another	170
3128383538	lineaments	any of the features of the body, usually the face	171
3128383558	presage	an omen	172
3128384192	prodigal	lavish; wasteful	173
3128384193	prolixity	long and wordy	174
3128384194	sinecure	a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work	175
3128384195	visage	appearance, aspect	176
3128384737	accordant	being in agreement or harmony	177
3128384738	accouterments	personal clothing, accessories, or equipment	178
3128384739	deportment	a person's behavior or manners	179
3128384740	exposition	narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances	180
3128384802	impugn	to call into question; to attack as false	181
3128385572	parapet	low wall or railing	182
3128385573	pertinacity	stubbornness	183
3128385574	temperance	moderation, self-control, esp. regarding alcohol or other desires or pleasures	184
3128385575	viands	food	185
3128386040	brevity	briefness	186
3128386041	copious	abundant; plentiful	187
3128386043	habiliments	clothing	188
3128386044	irksome	annoying	189
3128386497	ponderous	weighty; slow and heavy	190
3128386498	scrupulous	careful; diligent; painstaking	191
3128386499	sundry	various	192
3128388078	timorous	fearful, timid	193
3128388079	transcendent	beyond/above the range of human experience, exceptional	194
3128388080	amorous	loving	195
3128388081	benign	harmless	196
3128388111	dissolute	loose in one's morals or behavior	197
3128389182	ebullient	overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling	198
3128389183	entourage	group of attendants	199
3128389184	extol	to praise	200
3128389185	languid	drooping; without energy, sluggish	201
3128389186	resolute	bold, determined; firm	202
3128389213	turgid	swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language	203
3128389838	chastening	correction; a rebuke for making a mistake	204
3128389839	corporeal	having to do with the body	205
3128389840	derive	to obtain from a specified source	206
3128389841	dubious	doubtful, questionable, suspect	207
3128389873	equivocal	ambiguous; intentionally misleading	208
3128390721	errant	mistaken; straying from the proper course	209
3128390722	goad	to urge, spur, incite to action	210
3128390723	languor	weakness	211
3128390724	resplendent	shining; glowing	212
3128390725	ruminate	to meditate, think about at length	213
3128391199	assail	to attack	214
3128391200	beget	to give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause	215
3128391201	bellicose	demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight	216
3128391202	delusion	a false belief	217
3128391648	discourse	conversation	218
3128391649	garrison	the troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it	219
3128391650	recourse	help for a problem; solution	220
3128391651	tumultuous	noisy and disorderly	221
3128392216	vexation	discomfort or distress	222
3128392217	viligant	attentive	223
3128392218	auspicious	favorable	224
3128392219	cavil	quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily	225
3128392220	conducive	promoting	226
3128392243	emulate	to copy; to try to equal or excel	227
3128392803	fungible	interchangeable	228
3128392804	garrulous	talkative	229
3128392805	imperious	overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling	230
3128392806	morose	gloomy	231
3128393432	proprietary	characteristic of an owner of property; constituting property	232
3128393433	zeal	enthusiasm	233