ap lit Flashcards
a large group or collection
2: a group of animals and especially quail
Bevy
a condition of having fetid breath
Halitosis
not allowing entrance or passage
Impervious
a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character
bildungsroman
showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit
Magnanimous
a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
Travesty
being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary —often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor
Veritable
a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
Fissure
: having the property of forming bubbles :
2. : marked by or expressing an appealingly lively quality
Effervescent
a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter
2a: encampment usually for a night
Bivouac
a lack of something; the fact of there not being enough of something
dearth
free choice : PREFERENCE
Druthers
given to tears or weeping : TEARFUL
2 : tending to cause tears : MOURNFUL
Lachrymose
being pleasant and at ease in talking to others
affable
given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
Garrulous