AP Literature Terms Flashcards
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8960439082 | aloof | not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant | 0 | |
9017703799 | apathetic | showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern | 1 | |
9017705834 | ardent | very enthusiastic, impassioned | 2 | |
9017705835 | astute | shrewd; clever | 3 | |
9017705836 | banal | common, ordinary | 4 | |
9017705837 | bleak | bare, dreary, dismal | 5 | |
9017705838 | callous | insensitive | 6 | |
9017706861 | caustic | sarcastic | 7 | |
9017706862 | chauvinistic | intolerant, bigoted, biased | 8 | |
9017706863 | coarse | rough, crude | 9 | |
9017708098 | condescending | treating people as weak or inferior | 10 | |
9017708099 | corrosive | caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful | 11 | |
9017708100 | dejected | downcast or sad; depressed | 12 | |
9017708101 | domineering | excessively controlling | 13 | |
9017708119 | embattled | ready for battle or involved in battle, conflict, or struggle | 14 | |
9017710275 | esoteric | hard to understand; known only to the chosen few | 15 | |
9017710276 | euphoric | elated, uplifted | 16 | |
9017710277 | facetious | humorous, not meant seriously | 17 | |
9017710278 | flippant | lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy | 18 | |
9017711798 | foreboding | a feeling that something bad will happen | 19 | |
9017711799 | frazzled | worn-out; fatigued | 20 | |
9017711800 | exuberant | full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy | 21 | |
9017711801 | frivolous | not serious in content or attitude or behavior | 22 | |
9017713195 | fulsome | offensive because of insincerity; repulsive; disgusting | 23 | |
9017713196 | genial | friendly; amiable | 24 | |
9017713197 | glib | fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual | 25 | |
9017713198 | haughty | arrogant, condescending | 26 | |
9017714373 | impious | Not religious, lacking reverence, ungodly | 27 | |
9017714374 | irreverent | disrespectful | 28 | |
9017714375 | laconic | using few words | 29 | |
9017714376 | meek | humble and submissive | 30 | |
9017714377 | morbid | gruesome, gloomy, or dark | 31 | |
9017714378 | odious | instilling hatred or intense displeasure | 32 | |
9017715369 | palliative | soothing | 33 | |
9017715370 | perturbed | greatly disturbed | 34 | |
9017715371 | savvy | well-informed; sharp; experienced | 35 | |
9017715372 | scrupulous | exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled | 36 | |
9017716519 | serene | calm and peaceful | 37 | |
9017716520 | simpering | To smile in a silly manner | 38 | |
9017716521 | trite | commonplace; overused, stale | 39 | |
9017716522 | wistful | vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful | 40 | |
9017716550 | zealous | passionate | 41 | |
9017718009 | wanton | undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless | 42 |