AP Literature 100 Summer Words Flashcards

7328340197	agnostic	a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience	0
7328340198	amalgam	a mixture or combination (of metals containing mercury or silver)	1
7328342226	amorphous	lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless	2
7328342227	anachromism	something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time	3
7328350499	anarchy	a state of society without government or law	4
7328350500	anathema	a person or thing detested or loathed; a curse	5
7328360834	androgynous	having both masculine and feminine characteristics	6
7328360835	anomaly	a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form	7
7328360836	antipathy	a strong feeling of aversion or repugnance	8
7328362760	antithesis	the direct opposite	9
7328362761	apocryphal	false; spurious; of doubtful authenticity	10
7328364883	apotheosis	the ideal example; epitome; the elevation of a person to the rank of a god	11
7328364884	athanasia	deathlessness; immortality	12
7328366653	atheist	a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.	13
7328366654	atrophy	degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse	14
7328368732	autocrat	an absolute ruler, especially a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government as by inherent right, not subject to restrictions	15
7328368733	autonomous	self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only	16
7328368734	ballistic	overwrought or irrational	17
7328370233	cacophony	a discordant and meaningless mixture of sound; dissonance	18
7328370234	caustic	capable of burning; severely critical or sarcastic	19
7328370235	cosmopolitan	free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world	20
7328370236	cryptic	mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous	21
7328372118	deleterious	harmful; injurious	22
7328372119	demagogue	a person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people	23
7328372120	demographic	a single vital or social statistic of a human population, as the number of births or deaths	24
7328374238	diaphanous	very sheer and light; transluscent	25
7328374239	diatribe	a bitter, abusive attack or criticism	26
7328374240	dogmatic	asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated	27
7328374241	eccentric	odd; peculiar; irregular	28
7328376052	eclectic	of various sources; not following one system	29
7328376053	empathy	the psychological identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another	30
7328376054	endemic	natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous; belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place	31
7328376055	enigma	a puzzling person or situation	32
7328378029	ephemeral	lasting a short time or one day	33
7328378030	epiphany	a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience	34
7328379534	epitome	a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class	35
7328379535	eponym	a word based on or derived from a person's name.	36
7328379536	esoteric	belonging to a select few; private; confidential	37
7328379537	ethereal	light; delicate; refined	38
7328381752	ethnocentric	the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture.	39
7328383566	etymology	the derivation of a word	40
7328386447	eugenics	the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, especially by such means as selective reproduction	41
7328386448	eulogy	a speech/writing in praise of a deceased person	42
7328386449	euphemism	the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.	43
7328386450	euphony	pleasing effect to the ear	44
7328388324	euphoric	intensely happy or confident	45
7328389918	euthanasia	mercy killing; painless death	46
7328389919	exodus	the deparature of a large number of people	47
7328389920	genesis	origin, creation, or beginning	48
7328391819	heterodox	not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions; unorthodox	49
7328391820	heterogeneous	different in kind; unlike; incongruous	50
7328393986	hierarchy	a system of persons or things ranked above another	51
7328393987	holocaust	a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire; any mass slaughter or reckless destruction of life	52
7328393988	homophobia	unreasoning fear or antipathy towards homosexuals	53
7328393989	hyperbole	exaggeration	54
7328395790	icon	a representation of some sacred personage; a sign or representation that stands for its object by virtue of a resemblance or analogy to it	55
7328395791	iconoclast	a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition	56
7328398275	idiosyncrasy	a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual	57
7328398276	laconic	using few words; expressing much in few words; concise	58
7328398277	logorrhea	pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech; incessant or compulsive talkativeness	59
7328401953	macroscopic	visible to the naked eye	60
7328401954	megalomania	delusions of greatness; obsession with extravagant or grand things	61
7328401955	miasma	a dangerous, foreboding, or deathlike influence or atmosphere	62
7328403639	microcosm	a little world	63
7328403640	misanthrope	a hater of humankind	64
7328403641	misogynist	a person who hates, dislikes, mistrusts, or mistreats women	65
7328405330	monogamy	marriage with one person at a time	66
7328405331	myopic	lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow-minded; shortsighted	67
7328405332	myriad	a very great number of things; ten thousand	68
7328405333	neophyte	beginner or novice	69
7328406944	orthodox	customary or conventional; conforming to beliefs, attitudes, or modes of conduct that are generally approved	70
7328406945	panacea	an answer or solution for all problems or difficulties; cure-all	71
7328406946	panclastic	an explosive that will break any substance.	72
7328409364	pandemic	prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; universal (generally of a disease)	73
7328409365	paradox	a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth; a self-contradictory and false proposition	74
7328409366	paragon	a model or pattern of excellence	75
7328411201	pathogen	any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism	76
7328411202	pathos	the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion	77
7328413250	pedagogue	a teacher; someone pedantic or formal	78
7328413251	phenomenon	a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed; something that is impressive or extraordinary	79
7328414965	philanthropist	someone with altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement	80
7328414966	philology	the study of literary texts and of written records	81
7328416869	plethora	overabundance; excess	82
7328416870	plutocrat	a ruler by means of wealth (wealthy class ruler)	83
7328418172	polyglot	multilingual	84
7328420286	polytheist	believer of more than one god	85
7328420287	progenitor	a person or thing that first indicates a direction, originates something, or serves as a model; predecessor; precursor	86
7328420288	progeny	a descendant or offspring	87
7328422086	prognosticate	to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy	88
7328422087	prototype	an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from	89
7328422088	pseudonym	a fictitious name, especially a pen name	90
7328423843	psychosomatic	of or relating to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors	91
7328423844	pyromaniac	a compulsion to set things on fire	92
7328423845	sardonic	mocking; cynical; sneering	93
7328425255	schism	division	94
7328425256	sporadic	happening irregularly	95
7328425257	sycophant	a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite	96
7328426979	synergistic	the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, etc	97
7328426980	synopsis	summary	98
7328426981	tautology	needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness	99