AP English Literature Vocab 1 Flashcards

10895355771	importunate	adj. urgent and persistent in solicitation to the point of annoyance	0
10895361936	ribald	adj. lewd; off-color; somewhat dirty and inappropriate	1
10895371358	uniformitarianism	n. change on Earth takes place slowly, gradually, at a uniform rate	2
10895371359	unbridled	adj. without limitations or boundaries; uncontrolled and unrestrained	3
10895379902	implicit	adj. something that is understood or implied but not stated directly	4
10895396579	indefatigable	adj. capable of continuing along one's current course of action without wavering, tiring, or faltering	5
10895405546	non sequitur	n. a conclusion or statement that does not seem to follow from that which preceded it	6
10895409595	soliloquy	n. a dramatic or literary form of speaking in which a character reveals his innermost thoughts when he is alone or thinks he is alone	7
10895409596	ineffable	adj. too fantastic, incredible, difficult to be described in words	8
10895416382	pragmatism	n. philosophy which focuses only on the outcomes and effects of processes and situations.	9
10895416383	nullify	v. to make something valueless or ineffective	10
10895422047	stygian	adj. eerily quiet; so dark as to be almost pitch black	11