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Ap Literature Words
Vocab Review for the third test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Crude Humor; Sarcastic,Cynical | Sardonic |
| The boys began to make what type of remarks about the little girl and her haircut? Severe; Harmful remarks, Criticism | Scathing |
| One could say that this sentence is being the opposite of what word and it's word usage pertaining to a certain subject? Expressing much in few little words; Concise | Laconic |
| The corpse can also be said to be what as it begins to deteriorate after the heart ceases to beat? Lacking life/spirit; Vigor | Languid |
| The mother changed the punishment from no tv and no cell phone, to just no tv.. she did what to the consequences? Lessens in force, punishment,and/or reduces consequences | Mitigate |
| Unmalleable, stubbornly adhering to one's purpose or opinion | Obstinate |
| Completely take control of; Conquer | Subjugate |
| To give warning to ; Reprove firmly but not harshly | Admonition |
| Showing profound hopelessness; Gloom | Despondent |
| Gradual Decrease | Attrition |
| Something that needs to be experienced rather than explained is said to be what? | Abstract |
| Outside beauty of an object | Aesthetics |
| Nature; Pertaining to a rural environment | Pastoral |
| Intended to instruct; Lesson involved behind the explanation | Didactic |
| Flat; Dull | Insipid |
| Expressing praise; Complimentary | Laudatory |
| Think of a little child dying in a fire and then being eaten by an alligator.. Gruesome; Extreme horror | Macabre |
| Goes hand and hand with Laudatory Feeling attitude; Praise | Reverent |
| Lacking serious intent; Amusing | Facetious |
| Think of teenage pregnancy in the U.S. it's getting more and more what as time progresses? Widespread; More common | Prevalent |
| Living through someone else's life and experiences based off of what they are telling you | Vicariously |
| Tremulous fear | Trepidation |
| Willing to believe; Extremely Gullible | Credulous |
| Stubborn or showing persistence | Tenacious |