AP Literature Vocab Flashcards
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| 8196070670 | henious | hatefully or shockingly evil Her henious behavior shocked everyone. | 0 | |
| 8196070671 | dolorous | exhibiting sorrow or pain She felt dolorous when her grandfather died. | 1 | |
| 8196070672 | Undaunted (adj) | Not discouraged Her mindset kept her undauntedly focused. | 2 | |
| 8196070673 | Dirge (n) | a song of grief or lamentation Kim sang a dirge for her deceased father. | 3 | |
| 8196070674 | dissipated | indulging excessively in sensual pleasures He won the lottery and watched all of his money dissipate after marrying a gold digger. | 4 | |
| 8196070675 | cower | (v.) to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame She cowered after hearing the bad news. | 5 | |
| 8196070676 | amenities | convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies On the cruise, he purchased an amenity for her. | 6 | |
| 8196070677 | carnal | relating to physical appetite, especially sexual His mind coursed with carnal lust. | 7 | |
| 8196070678 | depraved | (adj.) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles She was depraved at the thought of that. | 8 | |
| 8196070679 | chasten | to correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue A spanking is not a good way to chasten a child. | 9 | |
| 8196070680 | denouement | an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot The denouement unraveled very quickly. | 10 | |
| 8196070681 | fickle (adj) | changing frequently Her mood varied and fickle. | 11 | |
| 8196070682 | libertine | a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint She was libertine when i️t came to creativity. | 12 | |
| 8196070683 | Sages | Wise persons; mentors She learned he was a sage when i️t came to teaching. | 13 | |
| 8196070684 | satyr | a creature that is half-man, half beast, with the horns and legs of a goat In one of these monuments was the famous satyr of Praxiteles. | 14 |