AP Literature- Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
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11353365684 | Articulate | to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints; expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed | 0 | |
11353379455 | Cavort | to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry | 1 | |
11353383066 | Credence | belief, mental acceptance | 2 | |
11353410774 | Decry | to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate | 3 | |
11353414704 | Dissemble | to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression | 4 | |
11353419242 | Distraught | very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict | 5 | |
11353435291 | Eulogy | a formal statement of commendation; high praise | 6 | |
11353464959 | Evince | to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke | 7 | |
11353470153 | Exhume | to remove from a grave; to bring to light | 8 | |
11353480979 | Feckless | lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable | 9 | |
11353487061 | Murky | dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision | 10 | |
11353493711 | Nefarious | wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards | 11 | |
11353503433 | Piquant | stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative | 12 | |
11353506521 | Primordial | developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic | 13 | |
11353519244 | Propinquity | nearness in place or time; kinship | 14 | |
11353535437 | Unwonted | not usual or expected; not in character | 15 | |
11353540627 | Utopian | founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical | 16 | |
11353550427 | Verbiage | language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression | 17 | |
11353555825 | Verdant | green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment | 18 | |
11353570861 | Viscous | having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity | 19 |