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AP Lit Terms BG
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adroit | expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body |
| 2. Amatory | of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking; expressive of love |
| 3. Amenable | of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking; expressive of love |
| 4. Ardent | having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate |
| 5. Auspices | a group of ancient Roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs |
| 6. Avarice | insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth |
| 7. Bellicose | inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious |
| 8. Boor | a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person |
| 9. Capitulate | to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms |
| 10. Cater | to provide food, service, etc., as for a party or wedding |
| 11. Chimerical | unreal; imaginary; visionary |
| 12. Conspicuous | easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable |
| 13. Conundrum | a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words |
| 14. Convivial | fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company |
| 15. Cryptic | mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous |
| 16. Debacle | a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout |
| 17. Derisive | characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking |
| 18. Digress | to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc |
| 19. Disparage | to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle |
| 20. Dissenter | a person who dissents, as from an established church, political party, or majority opinion |
| 21. Duplicity | deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing |
| 22. Eccentricity | an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct |
| 23. Enthrall | to captivate or charm |
| 24. Entice | to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle |
| 25. Equivocate | to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge |
| 26. Erratic | deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion; eccentric; queer |
| 27. Exasperate | to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely |
| 28. Expiate | to atone for; make amends or reparation for |
| 29. Expurgate | to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable |
| 30. Facilitate | to make easier or less difficult; help forward |
| 31. Flagrant | shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring |
| 32. Gaunt | extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated |
| 33. Gregarious | fond of the company of others; sociable |
| 34. Guileful | insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily |
| 35. Haughty | disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious |
| 36. Imperil | to put in peril or danger; endanger |
| 37. Imperturbable | incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm |
| 38. Infamy | extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act |
| 39. Jargon | the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group |
| 40. Jocular | given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious |
| 41. Lascivious | inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd |
| 42. Malevolent | wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious |
| 43. Mawkish | characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin |
| 44. Métier | a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession |
| 45. Morose | gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood |
| 46. Mortification | a feeling of humiliation or shame, as through some injury to one's pride or self-respect |
| 47. Mundane | of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly |
| 48. Nostrum | a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine |
| 49. Obligatory | required as a matter of obligation; mandatory |
| 50. Ostracize | to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges |
| 51. Overt | open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret |
| 52. Pandemonium | wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos |
| 53. Paragon | a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence |
| 54. Parody | a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing |
| 55. Patronage | the financial support or business provided to a store, hotel, or the like, by customers, clients, or paying guests |
| 56. Perilous | involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous |
| 57. Platitude | a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound |
| 58. Post-mortem | an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease |
| 59. Preceptor | an instructor; teacher; tutor |
| 60. Prodigy | a person, especially a child or young person,having good talent |
| 61. Propitious | presenting favorable conditions |
| 62. Retribution | requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil |
| 63. Satiated | satisfied, as one's appetite or desire, to the point of boredom |
| 64. Slothful | sluggardly; indolent; lazy |
| 65. Stringent | rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe |
| 66. Sycophant | a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite |
| 67. Taint | a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful |
| 68. Terse | neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language |
| 69. Thwart | to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose |
| 70. Timorous | full of fear; fearful |
| 71. Torpid | inactive or sluggish |
| 72. Tumult | violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob;uproar |
| 73. Versatile | capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc. |
| 74. Virago | a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew |
| 75. Whimsical | given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious |
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