AP Literature Vocabulary (#1-15) Flashcards

7278012021	Saturnine	(adj.) broodingly and sullenly unhappy; dour, gloomy, morose, moody	0
7278014202	Blandishment	(n.) excessive, ingratiating praise; adulation, blarney, slaver	1
7278014203	Imbroglio	(n.) a difficult or intricate situation; a confused or complicated disagreement; entanglement, enbroilment, ensnarement	2
7298290507	Adamant	(adj.) firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will; adamantine, grim, obdurate, unrelenting, intransigent	3
7315489472	Penury	(n.) the condition of being extremely poor; beggary, impoverishment, impecuniousness, privation	4
7328205702	Funereal	(adj.) of or relating to a funeral; appropriate for or suggestive of a funeral; mournful, doleful, plaintive, woeful	5
7338939109	Ethereal	(adj.) so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film; highly refined; heavenly; airy, gossamer, sheer, gauzy	6
7345476935	Eschew	(v.) to keep away from; avoid, elude, evade, circumvent, bypass	7
7361893063	Curmudgeon	(n.) an ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions; bad tempered	8
7377826001	Codicil	(n.) a supplement or appendix to a will, a supplement or appendix; an addition to a will	9
7392320530	Benison	(n.) a blessing, a benediction; grace, thanks, thanksgiving	10
7396278929	Aplomb	(n.) a stable calm state of the emotions; a firm belief in one's own powers; balance, composure, poise, assurance, confidence	11
7439301004	Archaic	(adj.) of a style or method formerly in vogue, belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past; antique, old, bygone, ancient	12
7439313098	Bilious	(adj) relating to, characterized by, or experiencing gastric distress caused by a disorder to the liver/gallbladder; sickly, ill-humored, peevish	13
7476094788	Bedizen	(v.) to ornament or dress in a showy or gaudy manner; adorn, embellish, trim, deck (out)	14