AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards
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9191823258 | Apathy (n) | Lack of interest or concern | 0 | |
9191823261 | Indignant (adj) | Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment | 1 | |
9191823263 | Sanguine (adj) | Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation | 2 | |
9191823264 | Acerbic (adj) | Biting, bitter in tone or taste | 3 | |
9191823265 | Capricious (adj) | Subject to whim, fickle | 4 | |
9191823268 | Recalcitrant (adj) | Defiant, unapologetic | 5 | |
9191823270 | Winsome (adj) | Charming, pleasing | 6 | |
9191823271 | Antipathy (n) | A strong dislike, repugnance | 7 | |
9191823275 | Sycophant (n) | One who flatters for self-gain | 8 | |
9191823276 | Ubiquitous (adj) | Existing everywhere, widespread | 9 | |
9191823280 | Acquiescent (adj) | Ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants | 10 | |
9191823282 | Dirge (n) | A lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite | 11 | |
9191823283 | Truculent (adj) | Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant | 12 | |
9191823285 | Expository (adj) | Intended to explain or describe something | 13 | |
9191823287 | Desultory (adj) | Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm | 14 | |
9191823289 | Pervasive (adj) | Spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people | 15 | |
9191823290 | Sardonic (adj) | Grimly mocking or cynical | 16 | |
9191823292 | Haughty (adj) | Arrogantly superior and disdainful | 17 | |
9191823293 | Parsimonious (adj) | Unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal | 18 | |
9191823294 | Propriety (n) | The state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals | 19 | |
9191823295 | Pedantic (adj) | Excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning | 20 |