AP Lit Vocab 7 Flashcards

9186556307	abate	to decrease in force or intensity	0
9186556308	abhor	to regard with extreme hatred	1
9186556309	brazen	marked by shameless, disrespectful boldness	2
9186556310	acerbic	expressing sharp/harsh criticism in a clever way	3
9186556311	conjure	to make (something) appear or seam to ap-pear as if by magic	4
9186556312	connote	to imply or suggest	5
9186556313	derogatory	expressing a low opin-ion (of someone/thing); showing a lack of re-spect (for some-one/something)	6
9186556314	desecrate	(1) to violate the sancti-ty/holiness of (2) to treat disrespect-fully	7
9186556315	disparate	markedly distinct (from something else)	8
9186556316	dogmatic	expressing opinions strongly, as if they were facts	9
9186556317	elicit	to get (a response, in-formation, etc.) from someone	10
9186556318	euphoric	extremely hap-py/excited; blissful	11
9186556319	facetious	funny/silly, but usually regarded as annoying or improper	12
9186556320	implore	to beg in a serious, emotional way	13
9186556321	insolent	having/showing a lack of respect for others; rude	14
9186556322	introspective	tending towards self-reflection; looking in-ward and examining oneself	15
9186556323	languid	drooping or flagging with exhaustion	16
9186556324	peevish	ill-tempered and obsti-nate	17
9186556325	refute	1. to say that some-thing is not true 2. to prove that some-thing is not true	18
9186556326	repudiate	to refuse to accept or support (something); to reject (something or someone) as unrelia-ble/untrue	19
9186556327	saturnine	very serious and un-happy	20
9186556328	temperance	habitual moderation or restraint in action, thought, or feeling	21
9186556329	trite	not interesting or effec-tive because of overuse	22
9186556330	usurp	to seize and hold (of-fice, place, power, etc.) by force and without right	23
9186556331	wary	keenly cautious and watchful, especially in detecting and escaping danger	24