#1 Mon. March 17 Ap Lit. Flashcards
Morbid
Gruesome; related to disease or death; abnormally gloomy
Mock
To deride to ridicule; to make fun of
Noisome
Stinking, putrid, rotting odor
Panache
Flamboyance, verve; flair, style
Peerless
Unequaled; superior; unrivaled
Pseudonym
Pen name; fictitious or borrowed name
Resonate
To echo
Rescind
To repeal, cancel
Rife
Widespread, prevalent, abundant, common
Skulk
To move in a stealthy or cautious manner; sneak
Slipshod
Careless, hasty
Sojourn
A vist, a stay
Trite
Shallow, superficial
Toxin
Poison
Transitory
Short-lived existing only briefly
Urbane
Courteous, refined, suave, elegant, sophisticated
Unyielding
Firm, unbending, immovable
Volley
Flight of missiles or projectiles; round of gunshots
Winsome
Charming, happily engaging
Zenith
Highest point, Summit, climax
Attenuate
To weaken; to make thin or slender
Awry
Crooked, askew, amiss
Blithe
Joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
Bulwark
Defense wall; anything serving as defense
Carnal
Of the flesh
Catholic
Universal; broad and comprehensive
Culprit
A guilty person
Deprecate
To belittle, to disparage, to criticize, to condemn
Depict
To describe to represent
Dichotomy
Division into two parts
Esoteric
Understood by only a learned few
Estrange
To alienate, to keep at a distance, to separate from
Forebearance
Patience, restraint, leniency
Fledgling
Beginner, novice; young bird just learning to fly
Hypothetical
Theoretical, speculative
Incognito
In disguise, concealing one’s identity
Inconsequential
Unimportant trivial
Infuriate
To anger, to provoke, to outrage
Lunar
Relating to the moon
Mercurial
Quick, shrewd, and unpredictable