AP Literature: Lesson 6 Definitions Flashcards
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| 5522842160 | Antiquated | Obsolete; out of fashion; no longer usable. (Synonyms: antique, archaic, obsolete, venerable) | 0 | |
| 5522842161 | Arable | Fit for plowing; tillable. | 1 | |
| 5522843226 | Ascendancy | Domination; growing power. | 2 | |
| 5522843227 | Atrophy | To waste away; to wither. | 3 | |
| 5522843228 | Clandestine | Secret. (Synonyms: covert, furtive, stealthy, surreptitious, underhanded) | 4 | |
| 5522844591 | Conciliate | To reconcile; to pacify; to renew a friendship. (Synonyms: appease, mollify, placate, propitiate) | 5 | |
| 5522861120 | Cursory | Superficial, casual, hastily done. | 6 | |
| 5522861905 | Derision | Scoffing at; mockery; ridicule. | 7 | |
| 5522861906 | Enmity | Absolute hatred. (Synonyms: animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility, rancor) | 8 | |
| 5522861907 | Extricate | To free; to disentangle. (Synonyms: disembarrass, disencumber) | 9 | |
| 5522862715 | Forbearance | Patience, lenience. | 10 | |
| 5522877151 | Frivolous | Lacking in seriousness or importance. | 11 | |
| 5522878719 | Garrulous | Talkative, rambling. (Synonym: voluble) | 12 | |
| 5522878720 | Impetuous | Violent, hasty, rash, impulsive. | 13 | |
| 5522879063 | Industrious | Skillfully busy or occupied. (Synonyms: assiduous, diligent, sedulous) | 14 | |
| 5522880013 | Infamous | Having a reputation of the worst kind; vicious; notoriously bad. (Synonyms: disreputable, ignominious) | 15 | |
| 5522880014 | Insolence | Insulting or contemptuous behavior. (Synonyms: arrogance, haughtiness, high-handedness, impertinence) | 16 | |
| 5522880015 | Levity | Excessive frivolity, flippancy. | 17 | |
| 5522880885 | Oblivion | State of being forgotten. | 18 | |
| 5522880886 | Paradoxical | Something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct. | 19 | |
| 5522880887 | Perjury | False testimony under oath. | 20 | |
| 5522880933 | Rancor | Bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity. (Synonyms: animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility) | 21 | |
| 5522882096 | Sycophant | A self-serving flatterer; a brownnoser. (Synonyms: leech, sponge, toady) | 22 | |
| 5522882097 | Vacillating | Changing, fluctuating. | 23 | |
| 5522883785 | Vivid | Bright, distinct, and clear. (Synonym: graphic) | 24 |