AP English Literature - Flibbertigibbets' Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 9199382876 | metaphysics | the branch of philosophy that investigated ultimate realities | 0 | |
| 9199384743 | proselytize | to convert from one belief or faith to another | 1 | |
| 9199385328 | proselyte | a new convert to a religion or doctrine | 2 | |
| 9199386297 | acronym | a word formed by combining the initial letters of a group of words, such as WAC for Women's Army Corps | 3 | |
| 9199388412 | censure | to criticize severely; castigate; chastise | 4 | |
| 9199390147 | nadir | the lowest point or moment in a situation | 5 | |
| 9199391094 | litigation | legal action; the judicial process; court proceeding | 6 | |
| 9199392993 | flibbertigibbet | a scatterbrained person | 7 | |
| 9199393558 | proclivity | a natural tendency, especially a negative inclination | 8 | |
| 9199394542 | propensity | a natural tendency, especially an innate inclination | 9 | |
| 9199397276 | kismet | fate | 10 | |
| 9199397277 | karma | the sum and the consequences of a person's actions during a lifetime, regarded as determining destiny; fate | 11 | |
| 9199417456 | yokel | a country bumpkin; a naive or gullible rustic | 12 | |
| 9199418414 | yahoo | a crude or brutish person | 13 |