AP Literature Vocab Flashcards
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| 10516612389 | altruistic (L1.01) | unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous | 0 | |
| 10516614809 | ambivalent (L1.02) | having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action | 1 | |
| 10516620561 | angular (L1.03) | lean; sharp cornered; gaunt | 2 | |
| 10516621776 | arrogant (L1.04) | overbearingly assuming insolently proud | 3 | |
| 10516623500 | aversion (L1.05) | strong disinclination, disliking | 4 | |
| 10516640851 | discern (L1.06) | to differentiate between two or more things | 5 | |
| 10516628256 | disdain (L1.07) | intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy | 6 | |
| 10516631931 | disparage (L1.08) | to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner | 7 | |
| 10516640852 | disparity (L1.09) | inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree | 8 | |
| 10516654768 | embellish (L1.10) | to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation | 9 | |
| 10516657771 | engender (L1.11) | to cause, to produce, to create | 10 | |
| 10573624780 | innocuous (L1.12) | harmless, producing no injury | 11 | |
| 10573624781 | insipid (L1.13) | boring and stupid | 12 | |
| 10573626686 | lament (L1.14) | to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner | 13 | |
| 10573626687 | laud (L1.15) | to praise, to extol | 14 | |
| 10573631774 | obscure (L1.16) | difficult to see, vague | 15 | |
| 10573668331 | ostentatious (L1.17) | showy, pretentious | 16 | |
| 10573674278 | prodigal (L1.18) | wasteful, a person given to extravagance | 17 | |
| 10573688030 | repudiate (L1.19) | to reject, to disown, to disavow | 18 | |
| 10573691899 | reticence (L1.20) | restraint in speech, reluctance to speak | 19 | |
| 10573694840 | revere (L1.21) | to honor, to regard with respect) | 20 | |
| 10573708831 | serene (L1.22) | calm, placid | 21 | |
| 10573716277 | subtle (L1.23) | delicate, elusive, not obvious | 22 | |
| 10573735246 | superfluous (L1.24) | beyond what is needed or required, an overflow | 23 | |
| 10573738873 | taciturn (L1.25) | quiet, not verbose | 24 | |
| 10573744389 | antithesis (L2.01) | a direct opposite, a contrast | 25 | |
| 10573771842 | ascend (L2.02) | to move upward, to rise from a lower station | 26 | |
| 10573775036 | austere (L2.03) | strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic | 27 | |
| 10573780247 | autonomous (L2.04) | independent, self contained | 28 | |
| 10573784213 | banal (L2.05) | common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed | 29 | |
| 10573786695 | benign (L2.06) | not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial | 30 | |
| 10573818866 | capricious (L2.07) | changing suddenly, fickle | 31 | |
| 10573821042 | dawdle (L2.08) | to waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner | 32 | |
| 10573826034 | defamation (L2.09) | act of harming or ruining another's reputation | 33 | |
| 10573827984 | esoteric (L2.10) | understood only by a small group or a select few) | 34 | |
| 10573832716 | exacerbate (L2.11) | to aggravate, to irritate, to vex | 35 | |
| 10573852770 | extol (L2.12) | to praise, to glorify | 36 | |
| 10573854826 | fastidious (L2.13) | reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme | 37 | |
| 10573856778 | furtive (L2.14) | secret in an underhanded way, stealthy | 38 | |
| 10573861961 | gregarious (L2.15) | sociable and outgoing | 39 | |
| 10573871905 | hypocrite (L2.16) | one who is insincere or deceitful | 40 | |
| 10573876129 | innate (L2.17) | existing from birth, inborn | 41 | |
| 10573878221 | lethargic (L2.18) | sluggish, languid | 42 | |
| 10573927192 | melancholy (L2.19) | depression of spirits | 43 | |
| 10573943323 | opaque (L2.20) | not allowing the passage of light, not transparent; hard to understand | 44 | |
| 10573948233 | prolific (L2.21) | abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity | 45 | |
| 10573952820 | reprove (L2.22) | to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent | 46 | |
| 10573955099 | symmetry (L2.23) | balanced proportions | 47 | |
| 10573961060 | tranquil (L2.24) | peaceful, calm | 48 | |
| 10573963054 | venerate (L2.25) | to honor, to revere | 49 |