Ap Lit (Words and PRS) Week 3-4 Flashcards
Affront
an action or remark that causes outrage or offense.
Blasé
unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before.
Cajole
Persuade
Choleric
bad-tempered or irritable.
Encumber
restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
Feckless
lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.
Lugubrious
looking or sounding sad and dismal
Impasse
a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock.
Indolent
wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.
Ribald
referring to sexual matters in an amusingly coarse or irreverent way.
Adulation
obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise.
Censure
express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.
Dissimulation
concealment of one’s thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense.
Dissemble
conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs.
Droll
curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.
Expectorate
cough or spit out (phlegm) from the throat or lungs.
Palpate
examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes.
Peremptory
(especially of a person’s manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.
Pusillanimous
showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.
Surfeit
an excessive amount of something.
Cognose
Learn or know
Centri
Center or middle
Biblio
Book
Ac, ic
State of being
Ist
One who practices
Super
Above
Circum
Around
Aster/Astro
Star
Omni
All
Cy
State of being
Bi
two
Bio
Life
Chronos
Time
Allay
reduce intensities
Capacious
spacious
Diurnal
During the daytime
Extricate
Free from constraint
Ignominious
deserving or causing public shame
Mitigate
Make less severe/ painful
Palpitate
beat rapidly, throb
Phlegmatic
Unemotional; always calm/ serious
Propitious
Indication of favorable odds
Prostrate
lying face down on the ground
Acquiesce
reluctantly accept/ agree
Amity
friendly relationship
Arduous
strenuous, difficult effort
Gestalt
organized whole perceived greater than the individual parts
Inundate
overwhelmed with things to be dealt with
Perjury
lying under oath in court
Perspicuity
ability to think/ write/ speak clearly
Preposterous
absurd; contrary to reason
Trepidation
fear or agitation about something that might happen
Voluble
talking constantly and fluently
Ad, ac, al, at
to, towards
Dis
not; opposite
Anti
against
Ex
out
Graph, gram
writing
Di
Day
Spec, spect
see