AP Literature Vocab. Unit 7 Flashcards

5121545662	Abeyance	(n) a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside syn: postponement, suspension	0
5121547150	Ambivalent	(adj) having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something syn: ambiguous, of two minds ant: unequivocal, unambiguous, clear-cut	1
5121552211	Beleaguer	(v) to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass syn: besiege, encircle, pester	2
5121553578	Carte Blanche	(n) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion syn: blank check	3
5121554809	Cataclysm	(n) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge syn: disaster, catastrophe	4
5121556699	Debauch	(v) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; (n) an act or occasion or dissipation or vice syn: carouse, orgy ant: elevate, uplift, purify	5
5121559084	Eclat	(n) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement) syn: celebrity ant: dullness, insipidity, mediocrity	6
5121562009	Fastidious	(adj) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted syn: precise, exacting, finicky ant: careless, sloppy, messy, untidy, slovenly	7
5121564409	Gambol	(v) to jump or skip about playfully syn: frolic, romp, cavort, caper ant: lumber, plod	8
5121567119	Imbue	(v) to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind syn: infuse, inculcate ant: remove, expunge, eradicate, erase	9
5121569392	Inchoate	(adj) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed syn: incipient, embryonic ant: mature developed, complete	10
5121570870	Lampoon	(n) a malicious satire; (v) to satirize, ridicule syn: burlesque, parody ant: compliment, flattery	11
5121575727	Malleable	(adj) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced syn: pliable, impressionable, adaptable ant: rigid, inflexible, unyielding, intractable	12
5121579533	Nemesis	(n) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival syn: comeuppance, avenger ant: guardian angel, ally, patron	13
5121582577	Opt	(v) to make a choice or decision syn: choose, select, decide	14
5121583453	Philistine	(adj) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n) such a person syn: boorish, lowbrow, pendant ant: refined, cultivated, highbrow	15
5121586283	Picaresque	(adj) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventures syn: roguish, rascally, rakish	16
5121587806	Queasy	(adj) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled syn: unsettled ant: calm, untroubled, confident	17
5121589456	Refractory	(adj) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure syn: unruly, disobedient, willful, mulish ant: docile, tractable, obedient	18
5121591779	Savoir-Faire	(n) the ability to say and do the right think in any situation; social competence syn: tact, finesse, suavity, sophistication ant: tactlessness, gaucherie, boorishness	19