English Literature and Composition-AP Test #17 Flashcards

6166820626	Synecdoche	A part referring to the whole, as in "hand" for "sailor"	0
6166820627	Metonymy	A word or phrase standing for another word or phrase. Washington to Government	1
6166820628	Metaphor	Word or phrase designating comparison	2
6166820629	Simile	Comparison of unlike things using like or as	3
6166820630	Apostrophe	Object or person that is addressed by the speaker that is not present	4
6166820631	Phlegmatic	A calm, sluggish temperament	5
6166820632	Splenetic	Irritable	6
6166820633	Melancholy	Sad/depressed	7
6166820634	Sanguine	Cheerfully confident	8
6166820635	Choleric	Easily angered	9
6166820636	Rhetoric	Using language effectively	10
6166820637	Redundant	Exceeding, repeating	11
6166820638	Strumpet	A woman prostitute	12
6166820639	Sycophant	A brown-noser, suck-up	13
6166820640	Unctuous	Exaggerated, or insincere earnestness	14
6166820641	Condone	To disregard or overlook something without protest	15
6166820642	Pragmatic	Practical Point of View	16
6166820643	Auspicious	Successful, prosperous	17
6166820644	Perquisite	An incidental payment or benefit; tip or gratuity	18
6166820645	Stoic	Emotionless	19
6166820646	Hackneyed	Over familiar through overuse	20
6166820647	Jaded	Worn out	21
6166820648	Jejune	Not interesting	22
6166820649	Solipsist	Belief that self is the only reality	23
6166820650	Trite	Over familiar through overuse; expression	24
6166820651	Hamartia	Tragic flaw	25
6166820652	Hubris	Excessive pride	26
6166820653	Didactic	Designed or intended to teach	27
6166820654	Itinerant	Traveling from place to place	28
6166820655	Mawkish	Excessively sentimental	29
6166820656	Ameliorate	To make or become better, or more satisfactory	30
6166820657	Superficial	Shallow; Not profound	31
6166820658	Archetype	A model or first form (prototype)	32
6166820659	Egregious	Outstandingly bad	33
6166820660	Satire	The use of irony and sarcasm	34
6166820661	Fastidious	Demanding	35
6166820662	Hyperbole	Exaggeration	36
6166820663	Onomatopoeia	Form of a word that imitates a sound	37
6166820664	Ephemeral	Short-lived	38
6166820665	Allusion	Indirect reference	39
6166820666	Vacillate	To waver or fluctuate in opinion	40
6166820667	Apocryphal	Of doubtful authenticity	41
6166820668	Feisty	Ill tempered	42
6166820669	Altruistic	Devoted to others welfare	43
6166820670	Sonnet	A poem with a complete thought--14 lines	44
6166820671	Imagery	Use of language to create mental images	45
6166820672	Prolepsis	The anachronistic representation of something	46
6166820673	Orthodox	Conforming to the approved way	47
6166820674	Innate	Quality given from birth	48
6166820675	Dramatic Irony	Irony understood by audience but not by the characters	49
6166820676	Cryptic	Mysterious in meaning	50
6166820677	Banal	Commonplace	51
6166820678	Scrutinize	To examine with critical attention	52
6166820679	Condescend	To belittle	53
6166820680	Philathrophy	Altruistic concern for human welfare	54
6166820681	Aggravate	To provoke	55
6166820682	Anxious	Worried, apprehensive	56
6166820683	Stentorian	Extremely loud	57
6166820684	Taciturn	habitually un-talkative	58
6166820685	Epigram	Short witty poem expressing single thought	59
6166820686	Connotation	An idea associated with the word	60
6166820687	Chronic	Constant, habitual	61
6166820688	Preclude	To rule out; disqualify	62
6166820689	Enervate	Weaken or destroy strength	63
6166820690	Languid	Lacking in energy	64
6166820691	Hypocritical	Two-faced	65
6166820692	Prodigal	Wastefully or recklessly extravagant	66
6166820693	Disparge	Speak of in disrespectful way	67
6166820694	Cupidity	Excessive desire for wealth	68
6166820695	Apathy	Lack of interest or concern	69
6166820696	Augment	To make larger	70
6166820697	Reticent	Likely to be silent	71
6166820698	Incoherent	Without logical connection	72
6166820699	Heresy	Going against an accepted religious doctrine	73
6166820700	Importune	Demand with urgency	74
6166820701	Extol	To exalt	75
6166820702	Enigma	puzzling, or inexpilcable	76
6166820703	Provincial	Narrow, self-centered	77
6166820704	Repudiate	To reject the validity or authority	78
6166820705	Shibboleth	A word that distinguishes one group from another	79
6166820706	Relegate	To classify or assign	80
6166820707	Dogmatic	Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true	81
6166820708	Adamant	Stubbornly unyielding	82
6166820709	Indolent	Habitually lazy	83
6166820710	Nihilism	An extreme form of skepticism that denies all existence	84
6166820711	Ascetic	Simple life	85
6166820712	Elucidate	To make clear or plain by explanation	86
6166820713	Complacent	Pleased with one's self	87
6166820714	Nefarious	Extremely wicked or villainous	88
6166820715	Germane	Closely or significantly related; relevant	89
6166820716	Reprehensible	Blameworthy	90
6166820717	Mitigate	To moderate in force or intensity	91
6166820718	Immutable	Not subject or susceptible to change	92
6166820719	Hedonist	A person who is in pursuit of devotion or pleasure	93
6166820720	Insipid	Lacking flavor or zest	94
6166820721	Digress	To get off topic	95
6166820722	Incongruous	Inconsistent	96
6166820723	Esoteric	Belonging to a select few	97
6166820724	Ambivalent	Uncertainty or fluctuation	98
6166820725	Atrophy	Wasting away, decrease	99
6166820726	Engender	To bring into existence	100
6166820727	Ironic	Event that is different from what is expected	101
6166820728	Profound	From the depth of one's being	102
6166820729	Congenial	Sympathetic	103
6166820730	Abate	To reduce in intensity	104
6166820731	Acrimonious	Bitter and sharp in language or tone	105
6166820732	Indifferent	Apathetic	106
6166820733	Ambiguous	Open to more than one interpretation	107
6166820734	Objective	Uninfluenced by personal emotions or opinions	108
6166820735	Revere	To regard with awe and devotion	109
6166820736	Discriminate	To note or observe a difference	110
6166820737	Denounce	To condemn openly	111
6166820738	Candid	Straightforward	112
6166820739	Discern	To distinguish	113
6166820740	Disdain	To despise	114
6166820741	Abstract (adj.)	Theoretical- Not applied or pratical	115
6166820742	Temper (v.)	To strengthen through experience or hardship	116
6166820743	Eccentric	Departing from a recognized center- Irregular, odd	117
6166820744	Futile	Incapable or producing any result; Ineffective	118
6166820745	Resignation	The act of stepping down from an office	119
6166820746	Servile	Of or suitable to a slave or servant	120
6166820747	Resolve	To find a solution	121
6166820748	Virulent	Extremely infectious, malignant, or poisonous	122
6166820749	Aesthetic	Concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste	123
6166820750	Diligent	Marked by persevering, painstaking effort	124
6166820751	Guile	Skillful deceit	125
6166820752	Incessant	Non-stopping	126
6166820753	Infamous	Evil reputation	127
6166820754	Excoriate	To wear or tear the skin off	128
6166820755	Euphony	Agreeable sound	129
6166820756	Depravity	Moral corruption or degredation	130
6166820757	Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Pride	Seven Deadly Sins	131
6166820758	Oxymoron	Rhetorical figure in which contradictory terms are combined	132
6166820759	Deus Ex Machina	(God from Machine)- An unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation	133
6166820760	Curmudgeon	Ill tempered person full of resentment	134
6166820761	Milquetoast	One who has a meek timid nature	135
6166820762	Cliché	An overused expression or idea	136
6166820763	Picaresque	Of or relating to a piece of literature where the hero is a rogue	137
6166820764	Bathos	Anti-climactic; insincere actions	138
6166820765	Scansion	Analysis of verse into metrical patterns	139
6166820766	Incredulous	Skeptical; Disbelieving	140
6166820767	Inexorable	Incapable of being persuaded	141
6166820768	Inveterate	Firmly and long established	142
6166820769	Offal	Waste parts especially of a butchered animal, rubbish	143
6166820770	Motley	Having elements of great variety	144
6166820771	Poltroon	Coward	145
6166820772	Interlude	An intervening period of time	146
6166820773	Exhort	To urge by strong appeal	147
6166820774	Gauche	Lacking social polish	148
6166820775	Gratis	Without charge, out of kindness	149
6166820776	Ignominious	Marked by shame or disgrace	150
6166820777	Heinous	Wicked or horrible	151
6166820778	Dolorous	Exhibiting grief or sorrow	152
6166820779	Undaunted	Not discouraged	153
6166820780	Dirge	Funeral hymn or lament	154
6166820781	Dissipated	Used of energy	155
6166820782	Cower	To cringe in fear	156
6166820783	Amenities	Features that increase attractiveness or value	157
6166820784	Carnal	Of or relating to the body or flesh	158
6166820785	Depraved	Morally corrupt	159
6166820786	Chasten	To inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement	160
6166820787	Denouement	Resolution	161
6166820788	Fickle	Characterized by erratic instability	162
6166820789	Libertine	A person who is morally or sexually unrestrained	163
6166820790	Sage	A wise person	164
6166820791	Satyr	A lecher, a lascivious man...half man-half goat	165
6166820792	Urbane	Reflecting elegance, sophistication, especially in expression	166
6166820793	Rustic	Of pertaining to or living in the country; simple, artless	167
6166820794	Wily	Crafty, cunning	168
6166820795	Vestige	Visible evidence of something that is no longer present	169
6166829210	Expository	Serving to expand, set forth, or explain	170
6166830854	Neophyte	Recent convert to a belief	171
6166835055	Lassitude	Lack of energy	172
6167626254	Prosody	Study of poetic meters and versification	173
6167629389	Fiscal	Pertaining to the public treasury or revenues	174
6167634512	Précis	A concise summary	175
6167637280	Baroque	Fantastically over-decorated; gaudily ornate	176
6167644539	Burlesque	A ludicrous parody or grotesque caricature	177
6167649276	Chutzpah	Audacity; nerve	178
6167651062	Mensch	A decent, upright, mature, and responsible person	179