AP Literature Vocab Flashcards
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| 11655230978 | ameliorate (v) | to make better or less painful | 0 | |
| 11655243381 | deleterious (adj) | harmful, injurious | 1 | |
| 11655252808 | gesticulation (n) | a dramatic gesture used instead of speaking, to emphasize one's words | 2 | |
| 11655262267 | visage (n) | the form or expression of one's face | 3 | |
| 11655274664 | indignant (adj) | Angry due to something unfair or wrong; justifiable anger | 4 | |
| 11655284968 | ethereal (adj) | celestial, heavenly, unworldly | 5 | |
| 11655294191 | loquacious (adj) | talkative; chatty; wordy | 6 | |
| 11655302131 | sagacious (adj) | wise | 7 | |
| 11655306661 | assuage (v) | to reduce pain | 8 | |
| 11655311227 | lascivious (adj) | inclined to lustfulness; arousing sexual desire | 9 | |
| 11655323751 | vociferous (adj) | expressed in a very loud or forceful way | 10 | |
| 11655328537 | acuity (n) | sharpness of perception or mind | 11 | |
| 11655335100 | vehemently (adv) | impassioned, violently, angrily | 12 | |
| 11655341874 | incredulous (adj) | skeptical; showing disbelief | 13 | |
| 11655352360 | quell (v) | to pacify; to subdue; to quiet down | 14 | |
| 11655357025 | adversary (n) | an opponent | 15 | |
| 11655366438 | nefarious (adj) | very mean and wicked | 16 | |
| 11655372582 | parry (v) | to avoid, deflect, ward off | 17 | |
| 11655385547 | requisition (n) | a formal demand | 18 | |
| 11655391321 | imprudent (adj) | careless; rash | 19 |