AP Literature vocabulary Flashcards
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11387421274 | Palpitant | marked by trembling and throbbing | 0 | |
11387446200 | perambulation | to survey land, to walk around or to tour land | 1 | |
11387451243 | filial | relating to befitting a son or a daughter; having or assuming the relation of a children or offspring | 2 | |
11387468597 | tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech | 3 | |
11387472804 | alacrity | a quick and cheerful readiness to do something | 4 | |
11387482103 | volubility | the quality of talking, readily, or incessantly; talkativeness | 5 | |
11387491800 | capricious | governed or characterized by caprice; impulsive or unpredictable | 6 | |
11387501595 | languorous | the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia | 7 | |
11387520438 | volition | the power of choosing or determining | 8 | |
11387522850 | coquetry | flirtatious behavior or manner | 9 | |
11387532627 | supercilious | behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others | 10 | |
11387542173 | sojourn | a temporary stay | 11 | |
11387544387 | idiosyncrasy | an individualizing characteristic or quality | 12 | |
11387557949 | congenial | (of a person) pleasant due to their qualities or personality; (of a thing) pleasant because it is suitable to one's taste | 13 | |
11387574017 | subterfuge | deceit used to achieve one's goal | 14 | |
11387583764 | scintillant | sparkling or shining | 15 | |
11387589470 | cur | a mean, cowardly person | 16 | |
11387593752 | harrow | actually distressing or painful | 17 | |
11387598412 | espoused | adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life) | 18 | |
11387604993 | nonplussed | unsure about what to say, think or do | 19 | |
11387619268 | flippancy | lack of respect or seriousness, frivolousness; unbecoming levity especially in respect to grave matters | 20 | |
11387636939 | scrupulously | diligent, thorough and extremely attentive to details | 21 | |
11387647726 | effulgence | brightness, brilliance, illumination, candor, dazzle | 22 |