AP Literature - Week One Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Adjunct
A
Something added to something else as helpful or useful
2
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Bellwether
A
Male Sheep that leads to the slaughter house; Indicator or predictor of a trend
3
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Caterwaul
A
To howl like a cat; Howl or screeching noise
4
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Chimerical
A
Absurd; Wildly fantastic; Impossible
5
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Effete
A
Lacking in wholesome vigor or energy
6
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Fait Accompli
A
An accomplished and presumably irriversible deed
7
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Hidebound
A
Narrow-Minded and rigid, especially in opinions/prejudices
8
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Hierarchy
A
Any system of things or people arranged one above the other
9
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Lassiez-faire
A
Deliberate abstention or interference
10
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Liturgy
A
A religious service or right
