click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Vocabulary 10
English AP Blake Vocab
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| A style or mode of decoration | Décor |
| Tending to remind one of something | Reminiscent |
| Bad-tempered, difficult person; grouch | Curmudgeon |
| Preference; a disposition in favor of something, a strong liking | Predilection |
| A deep blue mineral used mainly as a gem or as a pigment. | Lapis Lazuli |
| The quality of the normal curve such that the tails never touch the horizontal axis. | Asymptotic |
| A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables | Dactyl |
| Sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious | Dulcet |
| A leap during which a ballet dancer repeatedly crosses the legs | Entrechat |
| The quality of being difficult to detect or analyze | Subtlety |
| Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something | Dalliance |
| An occupant; inhabitant | Denizen |
| The restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class | Gentrification |
| A follower, supporter; attached, sticking to | Adherent |
| Respect; consideration | Deference |
| The final added measures of a musical composition | Coda |
| Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy | Ennui |
| Wandering from subject to subject | Desultory |
| A traditional table game in which the winning hand totals closest to nine | Baccarat |
| A shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms | Escutcheon |
| Remain in a condition or state; wait | Bide |
| Quarrelsome, inclined to argue | Contentious |
| A bending, ballet move | Plié |
| Lack of sophistication or worldliness | naïveté |
| A mystery; something seemingly inexplicable | Enigma |