#1 Mon. March 17 Ap Lit. Flashcards
(40 cards)
Morbid
Gruesome; related to disease or death; abnormally gloomy
Mock
To deride to ridicule; to make fun of
Noisome
Stinking, putrid, rotting odor
Panache
Flamboyance, verve; flair, style
Peerless
Unequaled; superior; unrivaled
Pseudonym
Pen name; fictitious or borrowed name
Resonate
To echo
Rescind
To repeal, cancel
Rife
Widespread, prevalent, abundant, common
Skulk
To move in a stealthy or cautious manner; sneak
Slipshod
Careless, hasty
Sojourn
A vist, a stay
Trite
Shallow, superficial
Toxin
Poison
Transitory
Short-lived existing only briefly
Urbane
Courteous, refined, suave, elegant, sophisticated
Unyielding
Firm, unbending, immovable
Volley
Flight of missiles or projectiles; round of gunshots
Winsome
Charming, happily engaging
Zenith
Highest point, Summit, climax
Attenuate
To weaken; to make thin or slender
Awry
Crooked, askew, amiss
Blithe
Joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
Bulwark
Defense wall; anything serving as defense