AP Literature Word Of The Day Flashcards

14889526118	Internecine	(adj) 1. marked by slaughter; deadly; mutually destructive 2. of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group	0
14889582245	Garret	(n) 1. a room or unfinished part of a house just under a roof	1
15038219148	Adage	(adj) 1. a condensed but memorable saying that embodies some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people	2
15038219149	Empyrean	(adj) 1. inspiring awe 2. of or relating to the sky or heavens (n) 1. the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected	3
15038224596	Rejoinder	(n) 1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) 2. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication	4
15077312429	Crevasse	(n) 1. a deep fissure	5
15141132418	Svelte	(adj) 1. being of delicate or slender build 2. moving and bending with ease 3. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience	6
15274910090	Bunkum	(n) 1. nonsense, especially ludicrously false statements	7
15274913034	Megalopolis	(n) 1. a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)	8
15274913035	Telekinesis	(n) 1. the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force	9
15274919111	Sotto Voce	(adv) 1. in an undertone, or quiet voice	10
15274924232	Surfeit	(v) 1. indulge (one's appetite) to satiety 2. supply or feed to surfeit (n) 1. the state of being more than full 2. eating until excessively full 3. the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall	11