AP Literature Unit 15 Vocabulary Flashcards

9917469020	Adumbrate	(v.) to outline or sketch broadly; to foreshadow or prefigure; to disclose partially syn: indicate	0
9917469021	Apotheosis	(n.) the elevation of a person to a divine rank or status; the glorification of a person as an ideal; a glorified ideal syn: delification	1
9917469022	Ascetic	(adj.) practicing self-denial for the sake of personal or spiritual discipline; (n.) one who leads a life of self-discipline, especially to express religious devotion syn: spartan, celibate ant: wanton, hedonist	2
9917469023	Bauble	(n.) a small, showy ornament of little value or use syn: trifle, gewgaw, bagatelle ant: gem, precious jewel	3
9917469024	Beguile	(v.) to mislead or deceive; to cheat; to divert; to cause to vanish unnoticed syn: delude, dupe, lure	4
9917469025	Burgeon	(v.) to put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; to develop rapidly or suddenly syn: sprout, blossom, bloom ant: atrophy, shrivel, diminish	5
9917469026	Complement	(n.) something that completes a whole; the quantity or number needed to make up a whole; the full number or allowance; (v.) to complete syn: balance, round out	6
9917469027	Contumacious	(adj.) obstinately or willfully disobedient; openly rebellious syn: impudent, unruly, defiant, refractory ant: docile, meek, deferential, cooperative	7
9917469028	Curmudgeon	(n.) an irascible, churlish person syn: crank, sorehead, churl	8
9917469029	Didactic	(adj.) intended to instruct, especially morally; inclined to moralize too much syn: educational, instructional	9
9917469030	Disingenuous	(adj.) lacking in sincerity or candor syn: artful, sly, two-faced, insincere ant: candid, frank, artless, sincere	10
9917469031	Exculpate	(v.) to clear of guilt or blame syn: absolve, acquit ant: convict, condemn	11
9917469032	Faux Pas	(n.) a slip in manners or conduct; a social blunder syn: indiscretion ant: tour de force	12
9917469033	Fulminate	(v.) to denounce or condemn vehemently; to explode, detonate syn: inveigh ant: praise, applaud, commend, extol	13
9917469034	Fustian	(n.) inflated or pretentious language in speech or writing; a cloth made of cotton and flax syn: rant, claptrap, bombast, grandiloquence	14
9917469035	Hauteur	(n.) haughtiness or bearing of attitude syn: conceit, superciliousness, snobbishness ant: modesty, humility, diffidence, mousiness	15
9917469036	Inhibit	(v.) to restrain or hold back; to hinder or arrest; to prohibit syn: repress, check, suppress ant: foster, promote, expedite, facilitate	16
9917469037	Jeremiad	(n.) an elaborate or prolonged lamentation; any tale of woe ant: paean, song of praise	17
9917469038	Opportunist	(n.) one who makes a practice of taking advantage of circumstances to further his or her own self-interest, regardless of principles or ultimate consequences syn: self-seeker, exploiter	18
9917469039	Unconscionable	(adj.) not guided or restrained by conscience, prudence, or reason; unscrupulous; immoderate syn: unjustifiable, indefensible, unforgivable ant: justifiable, reasonable, honorable	19