Vocabulary -AP LITERATURE Flashcards
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10536348387 | profuse | an overflowing amount of | 0 | |
10536348388 | august | majestic, impressive | 1 | |
10536348389 | impede | to block, stop, get in the way of | 2 | |
10536348390 | cessation | a stopping or halting | 3 | |
10536348391 | decorum | behavior that is polite and proper for the occasion | 4 | |
10536348392 | tangible | able to be touched | 5 | |
10536350121 | gaunt | extremely thin and bony | 6 | |
10536351231 | visage | face; facial expression | 7 | |
10536351708 | shroud | a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial; Burial cloth | 8 | |
10536353271 | habiliments | clothing | 9 | |
10536354129 | reveler | one who partakes in boisterous festivities (merrymaker, partier, carouser) | 10 | |
10536355251 | blasphemous | sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane | 11 | |
10536355774 | convulse | to shake uncontrollably | 12 | |
10536356369 | redden | to blush | 13 | |
10536358813 | scrutiny | close inspection | 14 | |
10536361373 | hearken | Listen, pay attention to | 15 | |
10536361733 | monotonous | continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying | 16 | |
10536362345 | reverie | the condition of being lost in thought | 17 | |
10536363558 | tremulous | trembling, shaking | 18 | |
10536371628 | voluptuous | full of delight or pleasure; having a shapely and pleasing appearance | 19 | |
10536372217 | vista | a pleasing view, especially one seen through a long, narrow opening | 20 | |
10536372940 | amid | surrounded by; in the middle of | 21 | |
10536374871 | casement | a window or part of a window set on a hinge so that it opens like a door. | 22 | |
10536375509 | candelabrum | a large branched candlestick or holder for several candles or lamps | 23 | |
10536375895 | fro | back and forth; from | 24 | |
10536377583 | emanate | To flow or come out from a source; come forth | 25 | |
10536378691 | brazier | a portable heater consisting of a pan or stand for holding lighted coals. | 26 | |
10536379409 | glaring | in a way that gives out or reflects a strong or dazzling light | 27 | |
10536379926 | gaudy | flashy, showy; not in good taste | 28 | |
10536380277 | tripod | utensil, stool, or cauldron having three legs | 29 | |
10536381097 | countenance | the appearance conveyed by a person's face | 30 | |
10536381583 | precinct | the area within the walls or perceived boundaries of a particular building or place. | 31 | |
10536390808 | writhe | to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle | 32 | |
10536391176 | emphatic | showing or giving emphasis | 33 | |
10536391856 | gaities | Merrymaking; Bright spirits or manners | 34 | |
10536395293 | whirling | spinning quickly | 35 | |
10536395749 | disapprobation | strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds | 36 | |
10536396912 | pestilence | a deadly epidemic disease | 37 | |
10536398307 | sagacious | wise; having keen perception and sound judgement | 38 | |
10536398655 | dame | A married woman | 39 | |
10536401689 | castellated | Having battlements and high walls like a castle. | 40 | |
10536402653 | abbey | a place where monks or nuns live | 41 | |
10562367512 | perils | dangers | 42 | |
10562377743 | placid | pleasantly calm or peaceful | 43 | |
10562382426 | grave | serious; dignified; formal | 44 | |
10562384036 | malign | to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame | 45 | |
10562384037 | credulity | tendency to believe things too quickly or easily | 46 | |
10562385879 | furtively | Secretively or sneakily | 47 | |
10562388161 | apathy | a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest | 48 | |
10562391260 | oppresive | Using power unjustly; burdensome | 49 |