AP English Literature and Composition Vocabulary Week 13 Flashcards
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13526446014 | Vilify | (v.) to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously | 0 | |
13526446015 | Blandishment | (n.) a flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently to do something | 1 | |
13526448976 | Verdant | (adj.) green with grass or other rich vegetation | 2 | |
13526448977 | Surfeit | (n.) an excessive amount of something | 3 | |
13526453430 | Teem | (v.) pour down; fall heavily | 4 | |
13526453431 | Bilateral | (adj.) having or relating to two sides; affecting both sides | 5 | |
13526457881 | Capricious | (adj.) given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior | 6 | |
13526457882 | Extant | (adj.) still in existence; surviving | 7 | |
13526461499 | Effervescent | (adj.) vivacious and enthusiastic | 8 | |
13526461500 | Transpire | (v.) occur, happen | 9 | |
13526465439 | Divest | (v.) deprive (someone) of power, rights, or possessions | 10 | |
13526465440 | Deduce | (v.) arrive at a fact or conclusion by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion | 11 | |
13526473107 | Felicitous | (adj.) well chosen or suited to the circumstances | 12 | |
13526478253 | Heterogeneous | (adj.) diverse in character or content | 13 | |
13526478254 | Abjure | (v.) solemnly renounce | 14 | |
13526482111 | Fortuitous | (adj.) happening by accident or chance rather than design | 15 | |
13526482112 | Credulous | (adj.) having or showing too great a readiness to believe things | 16 | |
13526504211 | Immolate | (v.) kill or offer as a sacrifice, especially by burning | 17 | |
13526504212 | Meander | (v.) wander at random | 18 | |
13526507257 | Auspices | (n.) a divine or prophetic token | 19 | |
13526507258 | Inveigh | (v.) speak or write about (something) with great hostility | 20 | |
13526510468 | Heresy | (n.) opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted | 21 | |
13526513107 | Litigate | (v.) take to a court of law | 22 | |
13526513108 | Legacy | (n.) a thing handed down by a predecessor | 23 | |
13526517016 | Monolithic | (adj.) very large and characterless | 24 |