Vocabulary -AP LITERATURE Flashcards

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