AP Literature Vocabulary List 3-2 Flashcards
excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.
acquisitive
showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
apathetic
the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.
cessation
adulteration: being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating
debasement
without consolation or comfort; unhappy.
disconsolate
extremely and uncritically fond of someone; adoring
doting
the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
enmity
lasting for a very short time
ephemeral
of or due from a son or daughter
filial
the future time
futurity
(of a person) fond of company; sociable
gregarious
drunkenness
insobriety
a person involved in a lawsuit
litigant
showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
meticulous
the hatred of women
misogyny
the quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered
petulance
characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions
phantasmagoric
dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations
pragmatic
in its original condition; unspoiled
pristine
having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
recalcitrant
relating to, resembling, or affecting apes or monkeys
simian
with each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others
staccato
a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage
sycophant
take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force
usurped
(of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures
liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, esp. for the worse
volatile
