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AP Lit Unit 4 Vocab
17 words for AP Lit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| obstreperous | noisy; unruly; disorderly |
| histrionic | overly dramatic |
| bellwether | indicator of trends |
| anthropomorphize | to give a non-human a human personality |
| empathy | the ability to understand and share the feelings of another |
| malfeasance | misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official |
| lugubrious | mournful; gloomy |
| didactic literature | moral, political, religious, ethical, or practical readings |
| carpe diem | seize the day |
| moribund | at the point of death |
| epic | long narrative poem of mythic proportions |
| prevarication | to lie |
| masculine rhyme | one-syllable rhyme |
| feminine rhyme | two-syllable rhyme |
| sophistry | reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy |
| reification | viewing an abstract, immaterial concept as if it were a concrete thing |
| deus ex machina | the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem |