AP Literature Vocab Flashcards
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| 7464861814 | Brazen (adj) | bold and without shame | 0 | |
| 7464861815 | compunction | Feeling of regret or remorse | 1 | |
| 7464861816 | Din | a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise | 2 | |
| 7464861817 | Edict | An order issued by someone in authority | 3 | |
| 7464861818 | Indiscretion | behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgment. | 4 | |
| 7464861819 | perquisite | a privilege that goes along with a job; a "perk" | 5 | |
| 7464861820 | Sepulcher (n) | Small room made out of stone with a dead body in it. | 6 | |
| 7464861821 | Suppliant | a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority | 7 | |
| 7464861822 | tumult (n) | commotion (as of a crowd), violent uproar | 8 | |
| 7464861823 | Marauding (adj.) | Going in search of things to steal or people to attack | 9 | |
| 7464861824 | Admonish (v) | Warn someone of something to be avoided | 10 | |
| 7464861825 | akimbo | (adj.) - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward | 11 | |
| 7464861826 | Lassitude | weariness of body or mind, lack of energy | 12 | |
| 7464861827 | licentious | morally unrestrained | 13 | |
| 7464861828 | Muse (n) | A person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist | 14 | |
| 7464861829 | Pecuniary | relating to money | 15 | |
| 7464861830 | Plight | A difficult or dangerous condition or situation | 16 | |
| 7464861831 | presumptuous | assuming too much; arrogant | 17 | |
| 7464861832 | subversive | Intended to undermine or overthrow | 18 | |
| 7464861833 | vacuous | lacking ideas or intelligence | 19 | |
| 7622903314 | avocation | An activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby | 20 | |
| 7622945499 | callous | Emotionally hardened, unfeeling | 21 | |
| 7622945500 | Capricious | given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior | 22 | |
| 7622945501 | disparity | inequality; difference | 23 | |
| 7622945502 | Efficacy | the ability to produce a desired or intended result | 24 | |
| 7622945503 | Epistle | a letter or literary composition in letter form | 25 | |
| 7622945504 | Hospice | a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute | 26 | |
| 7622945505 | impetus | a moving force, impulse, stimulus | 27 | |
| 7622945506 | moribund | dying, on the way out | 28 | |
| 7622945507 | Vacillate | alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive | 29 | |
| 7894005238 | akin | related to or alike | 30 | |
| 7894005239 | corroborate | to confirm | 31 | |
| 7894005240 | inexorable | impossible to stop or prevent | 32 | |
| 7894005241 | insipid | lacking interest or flavor | 33 | |
| 7894005242 | nefarious | extremely wicked | 34 | |
| 7894005243 | zeitgeist | the spirit of the time | 35 | |
| 7894005244 | retinue | a group that attends an important person | 36 | |
| 7894005245 | Hubris | Excessive pride | 37 | |
| 7894005246 | Tedium (n) | boredom, sameness, monotony | 38 | |
| 7894005247 | torrid | giving off intense heat, passionate | 39 | |
| 7956218519 | affront (n) | personal offense, insult | 40 | |
| 7956218520 | obsequious | overly submissive and eager to please | 41 | |
| 7956218521 | cajole (v) | persuade by pleasant words; wheedle; coax | 42 | |
| 7956218522 | choleric | (adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered | 43 | |
| 7956218523 | encumber | (v.) to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt, etc.); to fill up, block up, hinder | 44 | |
| 7956218524 | feckless (adj) | lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable | 45 | |
| 7956218525 | impasse (n) | a dead end | 46 | |
| 7956218526 | indolent | lazy | 47 | |
| 7956218527 | lugubrious | sorrowful; mournful; dismal | 48 | |
| 7956218528 | ribald (adj) | humorous in a vulgar way | 49 |