AP Literature Vocabulary Week 8 Flashcards
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11778686577 | Locomotion (n) | Movement | 0 | |
11778692805 | Antediluvian (adj) | Very old | 1 | |
11778699679 | Grandiloquence (n) | Lofty, pompous language | 2 | |
11778764319 | Insatiable (adj) | Incapable of being satisfied | 3 | |
11778792434 | Bellwether (n) | A leader or trendsetter | 4 | |
11778798674 | Flummox (v) | To bewilder someone | 5 | |
11778804062 | Alacrity (n) | Liveliness, eagerness | 6 | |
11778811056 | Argle-bargle (n) | Talk or writing that is excessively unnecessary but also meaningless | 7 | |
11778844365 | Lipogram (n) | A written work that deliberately avoids using a certain letter of the alphabet, found in ancient Greek poetry | 8 | |
11778898048 | Adulation (n) | Excessive flattery or praise | 9 | |
11778912632 | Iconoclast (n) | Someone who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions | 10 | |
11782987868 | Inchoate (adj) | Only partly in existence, not fully formed | 11 |