AP Literature Fab Vocab #9 Flashcards

9268194233	addle	to mix up or confuse	0
9268194234	adumbrate	to foreshadow vaguely or intimate; to suggest, disclose, or outline partially	1
9268198634	inveterate	firmly established by long persistence; habitual	2
9268201149	propinquity	nearness in place or time; proximity	3
9268203514	unctuous	full of smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality	4
9268206688	veracity	truthfulness; honesty	5
9268209078	effrontery	shameless boldness; insolence	6
9268211486	edacious	given to eating; voracious; devouring	7
9268214933	ignominious	dishonorable; marked by disgrace or shame	8
9268217691	perfidious	faithless; treacherous; being disloyal	9
9268220333	inure	to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate	10
9268223281	meretricious	alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry; based on pretense, deception, or insincerity	11
9268287820	lachrymose	given to tears or weeping; tearful	12
9268289686	opprobrium	something that brings disgrace; public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious	13
9268295486	paucity	smallness of number; smallness of quantity	14
9268297906	albeit	conceding the fact that; even though	15
9268299845	comely	having a pleasing appearance; not homely or plain	16
9268301617	erudite	possessing or displaying extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books	17
9268303986	hedonist	a person who believes that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life	18
9268306870	sophistical	plausible but fallacious	19
9268308503	blithe	of a happy, light-hearted character or disposition; casual	20
9268313349	feckless	weak; ineffective; worthless; irresponsible	21
9268316265	ingratiating	capable of winning favor; pleasing; flattering	22
9268318313	minutiae	minor details	23
9268320864	panacea	a remedy for all ills or difficulties; a cure-all	24