AP Literature - Week Five Vocabulary Flashcards
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Paean
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A song of praise, joy, or triumph
2
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Persiflage
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Lighthearted joking, talk, or writing
3
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Mountebank
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A trickster or swindler; Charlatan
4
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Plethora
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Overfullness, Superabundance
5
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Pragmatic
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Concerned with practical considerations or values; Stiff in one’s opinions
6
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Quizzical
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Puzzled; Mocking; Odd; Equivocal
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Rapacity
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Inordinate greed; The disposition to obtain one’s desire by force, extortion, or plunder
8
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Schism
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A formal split within a religious organization; Any division or separation of a group into hostile factions
9
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Therapeutic
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Having the power to heal or cure; Beneficial
10
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Virtuoso
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A brilliant performer; A person with mastery skill or technique
