Vocabulary #2 AP Literature Flashcards

10684055212	Altruistic	adj. unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others All doctors are altruistic towards their patients.	0
10684058741	Languid	adj. lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a lacking in spirit or interest; listless. The summer heat makes Mac languid.	1
10684071166	Strumpet	n. a prostitue; harlot Mae was offended when people were treating her like a strumpet.	2
10684073515	Idiosyncrasy	n. a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual. Claire noticed her husband johns idiosyncrasy of painting puts him in an extremely good mood.	3
10684078308	Enigma	n. a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation; a person of puzzling or contradictory character Jonbenet Ramsey's killer has been an enigma to everyone living in her town.	4
10684083706	Sycophant	n. a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite My brother is a vile sycophant who will convince you to do his work.	5
10684090351	Malinger	v/n. to pretend incapacity (as illness) so as to avoid duty or work The students tried to malinger after the teacher asked who wanted to present first.	6
10684094306	Trite	adj. lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale I was unable to finish the movie because the plot was trite and not encouraging.	7
10684105308	Mawkish	adj. characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; slightly nauseating The video of Harambe and the boy is mawkish to some.	8
10684154732	Egregious	adj. extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant My science technology teacher told me i had 40 egregious errors on my test.	9
10684158517	Prudent	adj. wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense The KSLA supervisors look for students that are prudent.	10
10684165354	Serendipity	n. the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident; good fortune; luck. Thanks to serendipity, my garden has been growing at an alarming rate.	11