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AP Lit Vocab List 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Avocation-noun | A hobby or minor occupation |
| Callous-adjective | Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others |
| Capricious-adjective | Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior |
| Disparity-noun | Difference in level of treatment, especially one that is unfair |
| Efficacy-noun | The ability to produce a desired or intended result |
| Epistle-noun | A letter |
| Hospice-noun | Home providing care for the sick or terminally ill |
| Impetus-noun | Force or energy with which a body moves |
| Moribund-adjective | At the point of death |
| Vacillate- verb | Being indecisive |
| Akin-adjective | Of similar nature or character |
| Corroborate-verb | Confirm or give support to |
| Inexorable-adjective | Impossible to stop or prevent |
| Insipid-adjective | Lacking flavor |
| Nefarious-adjective | Wicked or criminal |
| Physiognomy-noun | Person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as character |
| Retinue-noun | Group of advisors, assistants, or others accompanying an important person |
| Suppliant-noun | Making a humble plea to someone in power |
| Tedium-noun | The state of being tedius or bored |
| Torrid- adjective | very hot and dry |