AP Literature Vocabulary List 3-2

Question 1

excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.

Answer 1

acquisitive

Question 2

showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Answer 2

apathetic

Question 3

the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.

Answer 3

cessation

Question 4

adulteration: being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating

Answer 4

debasement

Question 5

without consolation or comfort; unhappy.

Answer 5

disconsolate

Question 6

extremely and uncritically fond of someone; adoring

Answer 6

doting

Question 7

the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

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enmity

Question 8

lasting for a very short time

Answer 8

ephemeral

Question 9

of or due from a son or daughter

Answer 9

filial

Question 10

the future time

Answer 10

futurity

Question 11

(of a person) fond of company; sociable

Answer 11

gregarious

Question 12

drunkenness

Answer 12

insobriety

Question 13

a person involved in a lawsuit

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litigant

Question 14

showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

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meticulous

Question 15

the hatred of women

Answer 15

misogyny

Question 16

the quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered

Answer 16

petulance

Question 17

characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions

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phantasmagoric

Question 18

dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations

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pragmatic

Question 19

in its original condition; unspoiled

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pristine

Question 20

having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline

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recalcitrant

Question 21

relating to, resembling, or affecting apes or monkeys

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simian

Question 22

with each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others

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staccato

Question 23

a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage

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sycophant

Question 24

take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force

Answer 24

usurped

Question 25

(of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures

liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, esp. for the worse

Answer 25

volatile