AP Literature Vocabulary #2 Flashcards
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14985874983 | metamorphosis (noun) | a transformation or dramatic change; mutation | 0 | |
14985881412 | donnybrook (noun) | a fight; an uproar | 1 | |
14985904812 | nonchalant (adj) | unconcerned, indifferent | 2 | |
14985916700 | vestige (noun) | a trace or evidence of something that once existed; remnant | 3 | |
14985926955 | interlocutor (noun) | someone who participates in a conversation | 4 | |
14985934044 | procrustean (adj) | strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances | 5 | |
14985944794 | stygian (adj) | dark and forbidding | 6 | |
14985975593 | sophistry (noun) | a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument | 7 | |
14985982441 | carte blanche (noun) | boundless authority; unlimited power to act | 8 | |
14985986645 | incantation (noun) | a chant; a recited magical spell | 9 | |
14985993432 | cosmopolitan (adj) | worldly; sophisticated | 10 | |
14985997364 | rife (adj) | abundant; prevalent | 11 | |
14986003294 | nomenclature (noun) | technical names or naming system in an art or science | 12 | |
14986008710 | brigand (noun) | a robber or bandit | 13 | |
14986014303 | contemptuous (adj) | scornful;haughty | 14 |