AP Literature List 1 Flashcards
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2866039014 | Benediction | A prayer for blessing, especially at the close of a public worship service | 0 | |
2866039015 | Reciprocal | Mutual; shared; interchangeable | 1 | |
2866039016 | Fervor | Great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal | 2 | |
2866039017 | Belated | Delayed; late | 3 | |
2866039018 | Grandiose | Absurdly exaggerated | 4 | |
2866039019 | Tangible | Touchable; palpable | 5 | |
2866039020 | Dictum | An authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb | 6 | |
2866039021 | Indigenous | Native; originating in that area | 7 | |
2866039022 | Sacrilege | A violation of something sacred; blasphemy | 8 | |
2866039023 | Caricature | A portrait or description that is purposely distorted or exaggerated, often to prove some point about its subject | 9 | |
2866039024 | Surrogate | Substitute | 10 | |
2866039025 | Exonerate | To free completely from blame; to exculpate | 11 | |
2866039026 | Impetuous | Impulsive; extremely impatient | 12 | |
2866039027 | Contentious | Argumentative; quarrelsome | 13 | |
2866039028 | Forego | To do without; to forbear | 14 | |
2866039029 | Obsequious | Fawning; subservient | 15 | |
2866039030 | Obtuse | Insensitive; blockheaded | 16 | |
2866039031 | Rustic | Rural; lacking urban comforts or sophistication; primitive | 17 | |
2866039032 | Fortuitous | Accidental; occuring by chance | 18 | |
2866039033 | Libel | A written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of, or defames someone | 19 |