AP Literature Vocabulary Unit 9 Flashcards

12792409361	avatar	(n.) an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person; an electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user syn: embodiment, virtual identity syl: a	0
12792418944	beatitude	(n.) a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing syn: bliss, rapture ant: misery, despair syl: at	1
12792423421	bete noire	(n.) someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids syn: pet peeve, bugbear, nemesis ant: pet, idol syl: noire	2
12792428723	bode	(v.) to be an omen of; to indicate by signs syn: presage, augur, foreshadow	3
12792431857	dank	(adj.) unpleasantly damp or wet syn: clammy, moist, soggy ant: dry, arid, parched, desiccated	4
12792437605	ecumenical	(adj.) world wide or universal in influence or application syn: general, comprehensive ant: parochial, regional, insular syl: men	5
12792442499	fervid	(adj.) burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated syn: ardent, fervent, earnest ant: apathetic, indifferent, cool, blase syl: fer	6
12792448565	fetid	(adj.) having an unpleasant or offensive odor syn: smelly, putrid, noisome, foul, malodorous ant: fragrant, aromatic, perfumed, sweet syl: fet	7
12792454610	gargantuan	(adj.) of immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous, prodigious syn: huge, colossal, mammoth, gigantic ant: tiny, minuscule, infinitesimal, dwarfish syl: gan	8
12792463443	heyday	(n.) the period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years syn: golden age ant: formative years, twilight years, decline syl: hey	9
12792467137	incubus	(n.) a demon or evil spirit supposed to haunt human beings in their bedrooms at night; anything that oppresses or weighs upon one, like a nightmare syn: hobgoblin, millstone syl: in	10
12792473377	infrastructure	(n.) a basic foundation or framework; a system of public works; the resources and facilities required for an activity; permanent military installations syn: base, basis, underpinning ant: superstructure syl: in	11
12792482198	inveigle	(v.) to entice, lure, or snare by flattery or artful inducements; to obtain r acquire by artifice syn: induce, beguile, cajole, wheedie syl: va	12
12792629697	kudos	(n.) the acclaim, prestige, or renown that comes as a result of some action or achievement syn: glory, praise, accolades ant: boos, disapproval, condemnation syl: ku	13
12792634414	lagniappe	(n.) an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity syn: bonus syl: lan	14
12792637228	prolix	(adj.) long-winded and wordy; tending to speak or write in such a way syn: garrulous ant: laconic, succinct, pithy syl: lix	15
12792643558	protege	(n.) someone whose welfare, training, or career is under the patronage of an influential person; someone under the jurisdiction of a foreign country or government syn: ward, charge, disciple, trainee ant: sponsor, mentor, benefactor syl: pro	16
12792650763	sycophant	(n.) someone who attempts to win favors or advance him- or herself by flattery or servile behavior; a slanderer, defamer syn: yes-man, flunky, bootlicker stress: syc	17
12792656176	tautology	(n.) needless repetition of an idea by using different bu equivalent words; a redundancy syn: pleonasm syl: tol	18
12792659177	truckle	(v.) to yield or submit tamely or submissively syn: kowtow, stoop, grovel ant: resist, defy, stand up to syl: truk	19