AP Lit Vocab 1 Flashcards
foreboding
fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen
fervent
having or displaying a passionate intensity
inexorable
impossible to stop or prevent
emaciated
abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food
forbear
politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; to refrain
repose
a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility
paroxysm
a sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity
inclemency
the quality in weather of being unpleasant, especially with cold wind and rain; bad weather
disconsolate
without consolation or comfort; unhappy
indefatigable
(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly
penury
extreme poverty, desolation
chimerical
existing only as the product of unchecked imagination; fantastically visionary
avowed
that has been asserted, admitted, or stated publicly
tyro
beginner or novice
repine
feel or express discontent;
panegyric
a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something
aver
state or assert to be the case
mien
a person’s look or manner, especially of a particular kind indicating their character or mood
physiognomy
a person’s facial features or expression, especially when in regards as indicative of character or ethnic origins
pedantry
excessive concern with minor detail or rules
pertinacity
the quality of sticking with something, no matter whatq
languor
the state of feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia
lassitude
a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy
gaiety
the state or quality of being lighthearted or cheerful
convalescence
time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation
diffident
modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
fortnight
a period of two weeks
dilatory
tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
salubrious
health-giving, healthy
edifice
a building, especially a large or imposing one
invariably
in every case or on every occasion; always
sepulchre
a small room or monument, cut in rock or made of stone, where a dead person is laid or buried
augur
(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome
betoken
be a sign of; indicate
indubitably
in a way that is patently certain or evident; unquestionably; impossible to doubt
evanescent
soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing
ignominy
public shame or disgrace
rheumatic
relating to or caused by rheumatism; sickly
visage
a person’s face, with reference to the form of proportions of the features
inexplicable
unable to be explained or accounted for
beadle
(British) a ceremonial officer of a church, college, or similar institution
sportive
playful, lighthearted
pallid
(of a person’s face) pale, typically because of poor health
cabalastic
referring to or associated with mystical interpretation or esoteric doctrine
aslant
in a slanting direction, obliquely
forsooth
indeed (often used ironically or to express surprise or indignation)
tankard
form of drinkware consisting of a large, roughly cylindrical, drinking cup with a single handle
gorget
an article of clothing which covered the throat
pillory
(v.) attack or ridicule publicly
importunate
persistent, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion
sagacious
