AP English Summer Reading Vocab
About this set
Created by:
virginiagn_chs on September 21, 2008
Classes:
Escape Espanol, Elkerton honors english 3, Steeber AP English
Log in to favorite or report as inappropriate.
Order by
35 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 annihilate | tr. verb - to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly; wipe out; to make void |
| anodyne | noun - a medicine that relieves or allays pain; anything that relieves distress or pain; adj - relieveing pain, soothing to the mind or feelings |
| axiomatic | adj - evident without proof or argument; containing aphorisms or maxims |
| bandolier | noun - a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers |
| effusively | adverb - in an unrestrained or excessive manner; profusely |
| etiolated | adj - developed without chorophyll by being deprived of light; pale and sickly |
| impunity | noun - exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm; immunity from detrimental effects, as of an action |
| ingratiate | tr. verb - to establish in the favor or good graces of others, esp. by deliberate effort |
| lassitude | noun - weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc; lack of energy, listlessness, languor; a condition of indolent indifference |
| maudlin | adj - tearfully or weakly emotional, foolishly sentimental; follishly or mawkishly sentimental because of drunkenness |
| nebulous | adj - hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused; cloudy or cloudlike; of or resembling a nebula or nebulae |
| niggling | adj - petty, esp. in a nagging or annoying way; trifling; overly concerned with details; exacting and fussy; small and of little importance |
| palpable | adj - readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived; evident; capable of being touched or felt; tangible; perceptible by palpation |
| proliferate | intr. verb - to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation; to increase or spread ata a rapid rate; tr. verb - to cause to increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively |
| pneumatic | adj - of or pertaining to air, gases, or wind; operated by air; filled with compressed air; of or pertaining to the spirit; containing air or air cavities; noun - a pneumatic tire or a vehicle with pneumatic tires |
| propitiate | tr. verb - to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate |
| sacrilege | noun - the violation or profanation of anything sacred; the stealing of anything consecrated to the service of God |
| sententiously | adverb - in a pithy, aphoristic manner, in a moralizing, self-righteous manner |
| sinecure | noun - an office or position yielding little or no work and yielding profitable returns; an ecclesastical benefice yielding no cure of souls |
| solecism | noun - nonstandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of goodmanners; a breach of good manners or etiquette; any error, impropriety, or inconsistency |
| spasmodic | adj - characterized by spasms; resembling a spasm - sudden but brief, sporadic, given to or characterized by bursts of excitement |
| surreptitious | adj - done by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine; acting in a stealthy way |
| viscose | noun - a sticky solution prepared by treating cellulose with caustic sodaand carbon bisulfide: used in manufacturing rayon or cellophane; adj - of or made from viscose |
| viviparous | adj - bringing forth living young rather than eggs like mammals do; producing seeds that germinate on the plant |
| voluptuous | adj - having to do with ministeringto indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment; drived from gratification of the senses; concerned with sensuous enjoyment or sensuous pleasure; sensuously pleasing or delightful |
| antediluvian | adj - from before Noah's flood; very old, old-fashioned, out of date, antiquated, primitive; noun - a person who live before the Flood, a very old or old-fashioned person or thing |
| cistern | noun - a reservoir or tank for storing or holding water or another liquid; a receptacle of some sort of fluid in the body |
| delimited | adj - having the limits or boundaries established |
| empyrean | noun - the highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to contain the pure element of fire; the visible heavens, the firmament |
| entropy | noun - a measure of the energy not available for work, measure of disorder; measure of the loss of information in a signal |
| epoch | noun - a particluar period of time marked by distinctive features; the beginning of an era of history; a memorable date; a fixed instant of time or date |
| oscillation | noun - a single swing or motion in one direction of a moving body |
| paroxysm | noun - any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion; a sudden increase in intensity of a disease |
| physiognomy | noun - the face or countenance esp. when considered an index of a character; the art of determining character or personal characteristics from the form of features of the body; the outward appearance of anything, taken as offering some insight into its character |
| synoptic | adj - pertaining to a summary or overview; taking general view of the principal parts of a subject; taking a common view |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.