AP Lit - Unit 7 Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abeyance | (n) a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside; deferment, postponement, suspension |
| ambivalent | (adj) having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something; equivocal, ambiguous, of two minds |
| beleaguer | (v) to et upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass; beseige, encircle, pester |
| carte blanche | (n) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion; blank check, free reign |
| cataclysm | (n) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, delug; disaster, catastrophe |
| debauch | (v) to corruptmorally, seduce; to indulge n dissipation; carouse; (n) an act or occasion of dissipation or vice; spree, orgy |
| eclat | dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievment); celebrity |
| fastidious | (adj) overly demanding or hard to please; excessibely careful in regard to details; easily disgusted; precise, meticulous, exacting, finicky |
| gambol | (v) to jump or skip about playfully; frolic, romp, cavort, caper |
| imbue | (v) to soak or stain throroughly; to fill the mind; infuse, instill, inculcate |
| inchoate | (adj) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed; incipient, embryonic, rudimentary |
| lampoon | (n) a malicious satire; burlesque; (v) to satirize, ridicule; parody |
| malleable | (adj) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced; pliable, impressionable, adaptable |
| nemesis | (n) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival; comeuppance, avenger |
| opt | (v) to make a choice or decision; choose, select, decide |
| philistine | (adj) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; boorish, lowbrow; (n) such a person; yahoo |
| picaresque | (adj) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers; roguish, rascally, rakish |
| queasy | (adj) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled; unsettled |
| refractory | (adj) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure; unruly, disobedient, willful, mulish |
| savoir-faire | (n) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competance; tact, finesse, suavity, sophistication |
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