AP LIT Flashcards

8047296702	torrid	very hot and dry	0
8047296703	tedious	boring; tiresome	1
8047296704	suppliant	a person making a humble plea or prayer to someone in power or authority	2
8047296705	retinue	the group following and attending to some important person	3
8047296706	physiognomy	(n.) - the art of judging human character from facial features	4
8047296707	nefarious	wicked; evil	5
8047296708	insipid	lacking interest or flavor	6
8047296709	inexorable	impossible to stop or prevent	7
8047296710	corroborate	(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify	8
8047296711	akin	related to or alike	9
8047296712	vacillate	be undecided about something; waver	10
8047296714	moribund	close to death; in a dying state	11
8047296715	impetus	a moving force, impulse, stimulus	12
8047296716	hospice	a home providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill	13
8047296717	epistle	a letter or literary composition in letter form	14
8047296718	efficacy	effectiveness; power to produce desired effect	15
8047296719	disparity	inequality; difference	16
8047296720	capricious	changing one's mind quickly and often; determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason	17
8047296721	avocation	a hobby; secondary or minor occupation	18
8047296722	vacuous	lacking ideas or intelligence	19
8047296723	subversive	intended to undermine or underthrow, especially an established government	20
8047296724	presumptuous	too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds	21
8047296725	plight	A difficult or dangerous condition or situation	22
8047296726	pecuniary	relating to money; financial	23
8047296727	muse	(v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder; (n.) one who inspires an artist	24
8047296728	licentious	Sexually unrestrained; immoral; ignoring the rules; promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters	25
8047296729	lassitude	(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy	26
8047296730	akimbo	(adj.) - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward	27
8047296731	admonish	to caution or reprimand; to warn	28
8047312877	callous	emotionally hardened, unfeeling; showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others	29
8047316148	marauding	going about in search of things to steal or people to attack; to roam about and raid in search of plunder	30
8047320359	tumult	Noisy excitement; an uproar or disturbance.	31
8047322247	sepulcher	a tomb, grave, or burial place	32
8047324230	perquisite	a privilege that goes along with a job; a "perk"	33
8047328030	indiscretion	a minor misdeed; action lacking in judgment, breaking the rules as a result of lack of judgment	34
8047333606	edict	(n.) an order issued by someone in authority	35
8047335631	din	ongoing loud sound; noise	36
8047340616	brazen	bold and without shame	37
8047337863	compunction	feeling of regret or remorse; uneasiness caused by guilt	38
8047344520	affront	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally	39
8047350507	blase	bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned	40
8047351763	cajole	to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises	41
8047354774	choleric	(adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered	42
8047356907	encumber	v. to burden or weigh down; hinder	43
8047365157	feckless	(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable	44
8047368775	impasse	blocked path; dilemma with no solution	45
8047371878	indolent	habitually lazy; idle; disinclined to work or exertion	46
8047374243	lugubrious	mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree	47
8047376912	ribald	offensive in speech or gesture; (adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language	48
8047474507	adulation	(n.) praise or flattery that is excessive	49
8047477608	censure	(v) to criticize sharply; (n) harsh criticism or disapproval	50
8047483098	dissemble	(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression	51
8047486093	dissimulation	(n) concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense	52
8047489696	droll	amusing in an odd or whimsical way	53
8047492644	expectorate	cough up and spit out mucus from the respiratory tract	54
8047494597	palpate	to examine by touch	55
8047496652	peremptory	insisting on immediate attention or obedience; imperative; leaving no choice	56
8047501941	pusillanimous	cowardly; fearful	57
8047505716	surfeit	an excessive amount of something	58
8047570999	allay	(v.) to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve	59
8047572565	capacious	(adj.) able to hold much, roomy	60
8047574761	didactic	intended to instruct; having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing	61
8047580844	diurnal	daily; Occurring every day; happening in the daytime (rather than at night)	62
8047584236	ignominious	disgraceful and dishonorable	63
8047587586	mitigate	to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity	64
8047589753	palpitate	to beat rapidly; to shake or flutter	65
8047592420	phlegmatic	calm and unemotional in temperament	66
8047594296	propitious	Favorable, giving good signs for the future, likely to work out; kind or forgiving	67
8047596025	prostrate	lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward	68
8047602290	acquiesce	(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit	69
8047604245	amity	friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations	70
8047606007	arduous	(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort	71
8047608307	gestalt	an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts	72
8047611415	inundate	(v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size	73
8047613693	perjury	lying under oath	74
8047618901	perspicuity	clearness, lucidity; clear and easy to understand	75
8047622251	preposterous	(adj.) ridiculous, senseless	76
8047623902	trepidation	a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen	77
8047625753	voluble	talkative	78
8750205599	alacrity	brisk and cheerful readiness	79
8750208643	aplomb	poise, assurance, great self-confidence	80
8750211265	barrage	bombardment; a rapid, large-scale outpouring of something	81
8750217800	cognizant	having knowledge or being aware of	82
8750221267	collusion	secret agreement or cooperation; collaboration; complicity; conspiracy	83
8750229035	deleterious	(adj.) harmful, injurious	84
8750230566	hegemony	domination over others; leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others	85
8750235845	paradigm	a model; a standard or typical example	86
8750242132	unctuous	exaggeratedly or insincerely polite; oily; using excessive flattery	87
8750248068	urbane	(adj.) refined in manner or style, suave; sophisticated; refined; elegant	88
8770795083	ambulatory	able to walk about; of or for walking; capable of walking	89
8770802947	churlish	rude in a mean-spirited and surly way	90
8770805483	culpable	Deserving blame; Guilty	91
8770808553	diffident	(adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved	92
8770812694	ennui	(n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom	93
8770818866	inscrutable	Impossible to understand or interpret	94
8770820951	prognosticate	foretell or prophesy (an event in the future)	95
8770828510	schism	division of a group into opposing factions; Split	96
8770834950	sedition	behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state; Inciting rebellion against a government, esp. speech or writing that does this	97
8770848148	wizened	dry, shrunken, wrinkled	98
8770850531	austere	severe or stern in appearance; undecorated	99
8770853989	corpulent	(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body	100
8770860322	derisive	expressing contempt or ridicule; mocking	101
8770863407	effeminate	unmanly; having womanly traits	102
8770868833	jocund	cheerful and lighthearted	103
8770870566	manifest	obvious; very clear; evident	104
8770878479	ostentatious	intended to attract notice and impress others; flashy or showy	105
8770883283	sanguine	cheerful; optimistic	106
8770889709	strident	unpleasantly loud and harsh	107
8770892651	vehement	marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; intense, forceful, powerful	108
8770898611	elegiac	expressing sorrow or lamentation	109
8770900834	fecund	fruitful, fertile	110
8770907885	infirmity	(n.) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.)	111
8770910248	malady	a sickness, illness, disease, disorder	112
8770913430	nuance	a slight or subtle degree of difference	113
8770916689	profligate	recklessly wasteful	114
8770919666	remonstrance	a forcefully reproachful protest	115
8770922142	scintillate	to sparkle; to twinkle; to sparkle intellectually	116
8770923696	terse	brief and to the point	117
8770926093	vitiate	destroy the use or value; to weaken, debase, or corrupt; to impair the quality or value of	118
9320479655	ambivalent	having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone	119
9320481642	analogous	comparable; similar	120
9320484381	emissary	messenger; person sent out on a mission	121
9320487984	felicity	intense happiness; bliss	122
9320491917	incendiary	combustible, flammable, burning easily	123
9320493897	magnanimous	generous in forgiving; courageously or generously noble in mind and heart	124
9320503525	morose	(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable	125
9320504842	repartee	quick, witty conversation	126
9320509720	ubiquitous	(adj.) present or existing everywhere	127
9320512240	venerable	commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity	128
9320515086	countenance	a person's face or facial expression	129
9320517335	deposition	testimony under oath	130
9320526391	discursive	rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly	131
9320533716	epigram	a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation	132
9320539448	feign	to pretend; to fake	133
9320542444	interpolate	to insert; change by adding new words or material	134
9320555371	laconic	using few words; short; concise	135
9320558950	meretricious	attractive in a cheap, flashy way	136
9320561612	veracity	truthfulness, accuracy	137
9320566893	wry	humorously sarcastic or mocking	138
9320573415	confound	be confusing or perplexing to	139
9320578628	curate	to take charge of or organize	140
9320584601	ethereal	heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible	141
9320587339	gambol	to frolic; to romp about playfully	142
9320590171	mutability	the degree to which something is subject and likely to change	143
9320592460	nascent	starting to develop; coming into existence	144
9320596937	nonplused	greatly surprised; to cause to be at a loss as to what to say, think or do	145
9320602705	pedantic	tending to show off one's learning	146
9320605594	quail	to draw back in fear; to lose heart or courage	147
9320610143	rhetorical	relating to using language effectively (and persuasively)	148
9320616374	effusive	showing excessive emotion; overflowing with gratitude or approval	149
9320619823	fatuous	silly, foolish	150
9320622940	febrile	(adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever;	151
9320627761	incredulous	unwilling or unable to believe something	152
9320630392	interminable	tiresome and long; seemingly endless	153
9320632482	obliquely	indirectly	154
9320639797	pernicious	(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal	155
9320642598	sardonic	grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic	156
9320645944	ultimatum	a final demand or threat; take-it or leave-it deal	157
9320649461	writhe	(v.) to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle	158