AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards

4706617507	Ignominious	Deserving or causing disgrace or shame	0
4706617508	Vehement	Showing strong feelings, forceful, passionate	1
4706617509	Sardonic	Grimly, mocking, or cynical	2
4706617510	Lugubrious	Looking or sounding sad or dismal	3
4706617511	Taciturn	Reserved or uncommunicative in speech, saying litte	4
4733172910	Captious	Tending to find fault or raise petty objections	5
4733173646	Fetid	Smelling extremely unpleasant	6
4733173886	Lurid	Very vivid in color, especially so as to create unpleasantly harsh/unnatural effect Presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms, especially giving explicit details of crimes or sexual matters	7
4733179849	Arrogate	Take or claim something without justification	8
4733180333	Soporific	Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep	9
4733180675	Ameliorate	Make something that is bad better	10
4733181110	Expiate	Atone for a guilt or sin	11
4733182680	Penurious	Extremely poor, poverty-stricken	12
4733183263	Perfidious	Deceitful and untrustworthy	13
4733183502	Fervid	Intensely enthusiastic or passionate	14
4811966295	Turbid	(Of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter	15
4811971903	Indignant	Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment	16
4811975815	Officious	Assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way especially in regard to trivial matters	17
4811983617	Equivocal	Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous	18
4811987872	Assiduous	Showing great care and perseverance, working really hard at something	19
4811995059	Inscrutable	Impossible to understand or interpret; stronger than equivocal	20
4812000361	Insuperable	(Of a difficulty or obstacles) impossible to overcome or achieve	21
4812002315	Vapid	Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging	22
4812005553	Insipid	Lacking flavor; lacking vigor interest; dull; bland; boring (think food)	23
4812010320	Impetuous	Acting or done quickly without or care (think teenagers when making decisions)	24
4812014213	Imperious	Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering	25
4812019161	Precocious	(Of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual (Think prodigies)	26
4812022818	Capricious	Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior	27
4812025368	Diffident	Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence	28
4812026795	Meretricious	Apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity	29
6130506280	Propitious	Giving or indicating a good chance of success	30
6130506281	Indefatigable	(Of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly	31
6130888432	Ostensible	Stating or appearing to be true but not necessarily true	32
6130888433	Salubrious	Health-giving, healthy, "like a salad"	33
6130888434	Credulous	Having or showing too great a readiness to believe in things	34
6130888435	Pedantic	Scrupulous, prone to focus on the details, maybe to an annoying degree	35
6130888436	Incendiary	(Of a device or attack) designed to cause fires	36
6130888437	Genial	Friendly and cheerful	37
6130888438	Disconsolate	Without consolation or comfort; unhappy, unable to be cheered up	38
6130888439	Peremptory	Insisting to be cheered up or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way	39
6130888440	Ascetic	Characterized by or suggesing the practicae of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religous reasons	40
6130888441	Palliate	Make (a disease or its sumptoms) less severe of unpeasant without removing the cause	41
6130888442	Prurient	Having or encouraging an exercise interest in sexual manners	42
6130888443	Debauchery	Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures	43
6130888444	Solecism	A grammatical mistake in speech or writing	44
6130888445	Indomitable	Impossible to subdue or defeat	45
6130888446	Intractable	Hard to control or deal with	46
6130888447	Supercilious	Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others	47
6130888448	Despotic	Of or typical of a despot; tyrannical	48
6130888449	Impalable	Unable to be felt by touch	49
6130888450	Culpable	Deserving blame	50
6130888451	Redolent	Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (something); ex. Smells	51
6130888452	Furtive	Attempting to avoid or notice attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble	52
6130888453	Reprobate	An unprincipled person often used humorislyor affectionately	53
6130888454	Propitiate	Win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them	54
6130888455	Behemoth	A huge or monstrous creature	55
6130888456	Palimpsest	A manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain	56
6130888457	Peccadillo	A small, relatively unimportant offense or sin	57
6130888458	Susurration	Whispering, mummuring, or rustling	58
6130888459	Surly	Bad-tempered and unfriendly	59
6130888460	Disconsolate	Without consent of comfort	60
6130888461	Approbation	Approval or praise	61
6130888462	Collusion	Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others	62
6130888463	Ingratiating	Intended to gain approval or favor, sycophantic	63
6130888464	Heretical	Believing in or practicing religious heresy	64
6130888465	Lethargic	Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic	65
6130888466	Sedentary	Tending to spend much time seated, somewhat inactive	66
6130888467	Jocular	Find or characterized by joking; humorous or playful	67
6130888468	Lurid	Very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect	68
6130888469	Incorrigible	Not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed	69
6130888470	Sordid	Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt	70
6130888471	Brevity	Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech; shortness of time "The sole of wit" - Shakespeare	71
6130888472	Insipid	Lacking flavor; lacking vigor interest	72
6130888473	Harrowed	Cause distress to someone or something	73
6130888474	Disconcerted	Disturb the composure of; unsettle	74
6130888475	Consternation	Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected	75
6130888476	Prodigious	Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree	76
6130888477	Disdainful	Showing contempt or lack of respect	77
6130888478	Imperious	Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering	78
6130888479	Inviolable	Never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored (violate)	79
6130910169	Consummate	1. Make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse 2. Showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect	80
6130910170	Obeisance	Deferential respect (obey)	81
6130910171	Laudable	Deserving praise and commendation	82
6130910172	Idyllic	(Especially of a time or place) like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque Ex. Beautiful beach	83
6130910173	Prudent	Acting with or showing care and thought for the future	84
6130910174	Glib	(Or a words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow Ex. Politicians	85
6130910175	Presumptuous	(Of a person of their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate; full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness	86
6130910176	Quixotic	Exceeding idealistic; unrealistic and impractical	87
6130910177	Equanimity	Mental calmness, composure and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation	88
6130910178	Indecorous	not in keeping with good taste and propriety; improper	89
6130910179	Insuperable	(of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome Synonym: insurmountable	90
6254116366	Misanthrope	A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society	91
6254116367	Profligate	Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources	92
6254116368	Sententious	Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner (negative connotation)	93
6254116369	Plaintive	Sounding sad and mournful	94
6254116370	Pragmatic	Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations	95
6254116371	Aesthetic	Concerned with beauty of the appreciation of beauty	96
6254116372	Jovial	Cheerful and friendly	97
6254116373	Flippant	Not showing a serious or respectful attitude	98
6254116374	Portentous	Of or like a portent (a sign or warning of something happening, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen)	99
6558035100	Calumnious	A misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation	100
6558035101	Pernicious	Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way	101
6558035102	Rogue	A dishonest or unprincipled person; a rascal or scoundrel	102
6558035103	Pestilent	Destructive to life; deadly	103
6558035104	Abate	(Of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread	104
6558035105	Remiss	Lacking attention to Dutch; negligent	105
6558035106	Perdition	Utter destruction, in theology a state of eternal punishment or damnation into which sinful and impenitent people go after death	106
6558035107	Avouch	Affirm or assert, to vouch for	107
6558035108	Addled	Unable to think clearly or confused	108
6558035109	Strident	Loud and harsh; grating	109