Ap Lang Unit 6
Order by
98 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Grotesque Character | One who has become bizarre or twisted, usually through some kind of obsession |
| Desolate | Forlorn; wretched; miserable |
| Listed | tilted; inclined |
| Ominous | threatening;sinister |
| Ravenous | extremely eager |
| morose | gloomy;sullen |
| guffawing | laughing in a loud, coarse manner |
| Epiphany | a moment when a character has a flash of insight that may alter the nature of the conflict without resolving it |
| Diligence | constant, careful effort, perseverance |
| connivance | secret cooperation |
| illiterate | unable to read or write |
| unscrupulous | unethical, unprincipled |
| repugnant | offensive; disagreeable |
| Discern | to perceive or recognize;make out clearly |
| brooding | pondering in a trouble or mournful way |
| furtive | sneaky; stealthy |
| meditation | deep thought or solemn reflection |
| declivity | downward slope |
| exhaust | discharge of used steam or gas from an engine |
| vestiges | traces |
| anecdote | a short account of an amusing or interesting event |
| supple | able to bend and move easily and nimbly |
| concocted | made by combining various ingredients |
| flamboyant | too extravagant |
| elixir | supposed remedy for all ailments |
| permeated | penetrated and spread through |
| replicate | duplicate |
| revelatory | revealing;disclosing |
| confluence | flowing together |
| Motivation | A character's incentive or reason for behaving in a certain manner; that which impels a character to act |
| Furtive | secret and sly or sordid |
| lye | any strong substance used in soap |
| oppress | to govern or rule cruelly or unjustly; to weigh heavily upon |
| doctrines | Principles; teachings; beliefs |
| Voice | Literary personality |
| Crevices | narrow cracks or splits |
| Pervade | to spread throughout |
| Automation | manufacturing conducted with partly or fully self operating machinery |
| Liturgy | public religious ceremonies; religious ritual |
| conjure | to summon by magic or as if by magic;to call forth |
| calligraphy | artistic handwriting |
| trough | a low point of a wave |
| Analytical Essay | analyzes the topic |
| Expository Essay | explains the topic |
| Satirical Essay | uses irony, ridicule, or sarcasm to comment on a topic |
| Pristine | pure;uncorrupted |
| corollary | easily drawn conclusion |
| aesthetic | pertaining to the study or theory of beauty |
| Maverick | nonconformist |
| contiguous | bordering;adjacent |
| precipitate | very sudden |
| caveat | formal notice'warning |
| tensile | stretchable |
| Nomadic | wandering leading the life of a nomad |
| transcribed | wrote or typed a copy |
| empirical | derived from observation or experiment |
| benign | not injurious or malignant; not cancerous |
| semantic | pertaining to meaning in language |
| quandary | state of uncertainty; dilemma |
| nascent | coming into existence; emerging |
| intriguing | interesting or curious |
| benevolent | kindly; charitable |
| decorously | characterized by or showing decorum and good taste |
| latent | present but invisible or inactive |
| engrossed | occupied wholly; absorbed |
| jubilant | joyful and triumphant |
| arrested | stopped |
| malevolence | malice; spitefulness |
| perdition | complete and irreparable loss; ruin |
| evacuated | to have made empty; withdrawn |
| volition | act of using the will |
| rendezvous | meeting place |
| philanthropies | charitable acts or gifts |
| incessant | constant; continuing or repeating in a way that seems endless |
| convivial | found of good company; sociable |
| preconceptions | ideas formed beforehand |
| meditate | think deeply; ponder |
| din | continuous noise; uproar or clamor |
| wily | sly; cunning |
| Chimera | a mythological creature with lion head, goat body, and serpent tail; a terrible vision |
| Satire | form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly |
| Flannery O'Connor | The life you Save May Be Your Own |
| Bernard Malamud | The first Seven Years |
| N. Scott Momaday | The Names |
| N.S. Nye | Mint Snowball |
| Joy Harjo | Suspended |
| Alice Walker | Everyday Use |
| Carson McCullers | The Mortgaged Heart |
| William Safire | Onomatopoeia |
| Ian Frazier | Coyote vs. Acme |
| Sandra Cisneros | Straw into Gold |
| Rita Dove | For the Love of Books |
| Amy Tan | Mother Tongue |
| James Baldwin | The Rockpile |
| John Hersey | Hiroshima |
| Sylvia Plath | Mirror |
| Gwendolyn Brooks | Explorer |
| Jonathan Swift | A Modest Proposal |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.