AP Literature Vocab Unit 6 Flashcards

3183888966	abortive	(adj.) failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose; only partially or imperfectly developed	0
3183888967	bruit	(v.) to spread news, reports, or unsubstantiated rumors	1
3183888968	contumelious	(adj.) insolent or rude in speech or behavior; insultingly abusive; humiliating	2
3183888969	dictum	(n.) a short saying; an authoritative statement	3
3183888970	ensconce	(v.) to settle confortabky and firmly in position; to out or hide in a safe place	4
3183888971	iconoclastic	(adj.) attacking or seeking to overthrow popular or traditional beliefs, ideas, or institutions	5
3183888972	in medias res	(adj.) in or into the middle of a plot; into the middle of things	6
3183888973	internecine	(adj.) mutually destructive; characterized by great slaughter and bloodshed	7
3183888974	maladroit	(adj.) lacking still or dexterity; lacking tact, perception, or judgment	8
3183888975	mauldin	(adj.) excessively or effusively sentimental	9
3183888976	modulate	(v.) to change or vary ghe intensity or pitch; to temper or soften; to regulate, adjust	10
3183888977	portentous	(adj.) foreshadowing an event to come; causing wonder or awe; self-consciously weighty, pompous	11
3183888978	prescience	(n.) knowledge of events or actions before they happen; foresight	12
3183888979	quid pro quo	(n.) something given in exchange or return for something else	13
3183888980	salubrious	(adj.) conducive to health or well-being; wholesome	14
3183888981	touchstone	(n.) a means of testing worth or genuineness	15
3183888982	traumatic	(adj.) so shocking to the emotions as to case lasting and substantial psychological damage	16
3183888983	saturnalian	(adj.) characterized by riotous or unrestrained revelry or licentiousness	17
3183888984	vitiate	(v.) to weaken, debase, or corrupt; to impair the quality or value of	18
3183888985	waggish	(adj.) fond of making jokes; characteristic of a joker; playfully humorous or droll	19