AP Language Vocab. Week 7 Flashcards
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7900770299 | acerbic | sour or astringent in taste | 0 | |
7900770300 | cherubic | having a plump, pretty innocence | 1 | |
7900775063 | churlish | like a churl; boorish; rude | 2 | |
7900775064 | elegiac | expressing sorrow or lamentation | 3 | |
7900777398 | erudite | characterized by great knowledge | 4 | |
7900777399 | felicitous | well suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression | 5 | |
7900779761 | flippant | frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness | 6 | |
7900779762 | furtive | taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth | 7 | |
7900782208 | histrionic | of or relating to actors or acting | 8 | |
7900783875 | obsequious | servilely compliant or deferential | 9 | |
7900785172 | quixotic | extravagantly chivalrous or romantic | 10 | |
7900785173 | verbose | characterized by the use of many or too many words | 11 | |
7900785174 | drama | a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage | 12 | |
7900788598 | monologue | a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker | 13 | |
7900788599 | soliloquy | the act of talking while or as if alone | 14 | |
7900790888 | dialogue | a conversation between two or more persons | 15 | |
7900790889 | aside | a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience | 16 |