AP Literature: Vocabulary List 1 Flashcards
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| 14654322014 | abashed (adj.) | embarrassed, ashamed (connotation: shy) | 0 | |
| 14654383704 | tenacious (adj.) | inclined to hold fast (abstract usage) | 1 | |
| 14654384753 | ennui (n.) | boredom | 2 | |
| 14654386682 | pungent (adj.) | sharp in smell/taste (connotation: negative) | 3 | |
| 14654389077 | castigate (v.) | to punish | 4 | |
| 14654397212 | sagacious (v.) | wise | 5 | |
| 14654398134 | corpulent (adj.) | fat | 6 | |
| 14654401808 | maladroit (adj.) | unskillful, clumsy | 7 | |
| 14654403983 | cadaver (n.) | corpse (connotation: medical) | 8 | |
| 14654406962 | dastardly (adj.) | cowardly (connotation: evil) | 9 | |
| 14654409943 | prevaricate (v.) | to lie (connotation: by omission) | 10 | |
| 14654416718 | lagniappe (n.) | something extra | 11 | |
| 14654418789 | sinecure (n.) | a job that brings a salary or reward without requiring work; a job in name only | 12 | |
| 14654432621 | internecine (adj.) | causing many deaths on all sides of a conflict | 13 | |
| 14654433997 | precocious (adj.) | showing exceptionally advanced mental development | 14 |