AP Literature Multiple Choice Vocab Flashcards

13054689205	accusatory	charging of wrong doing	0
13054696371	aloof	not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant	1
13054708683	ambiguous	open to more than one interpretation	2
13054721489	ambivalent	having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone	3
13054747017	analytical	intending to understand the nature of something	4
13054781953	antiquated	no longer used or useful; very old	5
13054806705	belligerent	(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war	6
13054834564	cautionary	offering or serving as a warning	7
13054870965	charismatic	having or exhibiting a special magnetic charm or appeal	8
13054890852	conciliatory	intended or likely to placate or pacify	9
13054971362	condescending	having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority	10
13054994895	Confidentiality	the act of holding information in confidence, not to be released to unauthorized individuals	11
13055018270	confrontational	tending to deal with situations in an aggressive way; hostile or argumentative	12
13055035530	contend	(v.) to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue	13
13055042814	contradictory	Expressing the opposite; inconsistent	14
13055086746	conversational	an informal exchange or presentation of thoughts and feelings	15
13055190965	convoluted	intricate and complicated	16
13055198555	cynical	doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives	17
13055294953	detached	Impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof	18
13055338886	disdainful	showing contempt or lack of respect	19
13055385645	disillusioned	disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed	20
13055419166	emphatic	forcibly expressive	21
13055438191	empirical	based on observation or experiment	22
13055457595	Encapsulation	the clear expression or depiction of the essential features or something; to enclose	23
13055557738	enigmatic	(adj.) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood	24
13055570649	equivocal	open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning; ambiguous	25
13055579790	erudite	(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic	26
13055607142	excessive	too much	27
13055610993	exhortation	a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action	28
13055633232	explicit	clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression	29
13055652745	flourish	to thrive, to grow well	30
13055662701	forthcoming	happening in the near future; ready; willing to help;	31
13055689087	frivolous	(adj.) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously	32
13055709421	impressionistic	based on personal response	33
13055731334	incite	to arouse to action	34
13055736032	incredulous	disbelieving, skeptical	35
13055761547	individual	a single organism	36
13055766091	inflated	exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)	37
13055886365	Inversion	the reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase	38
13055962629	laundatory	containing or expressing praise	39
13056004749	mild	gentle, not harsh	40
13056097590	minimal	pertaining to the least possible quantity, number, or degree	41
13056111716	moralistic	having or showing strong opinions about what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior	42
13056145558	objective	Factual, related to reality or physical objects; not influenced by emotions, unbiased	43
13056174383	pessimistic	tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen	44
13056207838	petition	a formal request	45
13056232899	piecemeal	(adj) one piece at a time; (adv) gradually	46
13056270253	polished	accomplished and skillful; refined, sophisticated, or elegant; result of being rubbed	47
13056294758	provocative	tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying	48
13056321159	reasoned	thought through logically	49
13056332625	reserved	self-restrained and withdrawn in speech and manner	50
13056356573	reverential	deeply respectful	51
13056370582	rigid	not able to be changed or adapted; not flexible	52
13056394995	sardonic	grimly mocking or cynical	53
13056422330	scholarly	concerned with academic learning or research	54
13056435793	shallow	adj. with little seriousness or deep thought	55
13056448749	skeptical	(adj.) inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true	56
13056456346	sobering	Creating a more serious, sensible, or solemn mood	57
13056472234	specialized	requiring or involving detailed and specific knowledge or training.	58
13056499414	speculative	not based on fact or investigation	59
13056506682	sublime	of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe	60
13056538176	subtle	delicate, elusive, not obvious	61
13056548607	suggestive	tending to suggest an idea	62
13056570834	Taxonomy	The scientific study of how living things are classified	63
13056595265	technical	having to do with the details of how something is done; complex	64
13056611583	tentative	experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant	65
13056627606	underscore	(v.) to draw a line under; to put special emphasis on; (n.) a line drawn under something	66
13056648465	unorthodox	Contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox	67
13056703185	vindictive	having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge	68
13056716585	zealous	eager, earnest, devoted	69