AP Lit. Final

(n.) the male sheep  that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends

(adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or axhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date

(adj.) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious

(n.) a convert; a disciple

(n.) good-humored ridicule; teasing

(adj.) lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic

(n.) a short description or sketch; a picture or illustration with edges that gradually shade off; a decorative design on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter

(n.) protection; patronage; sponsership

(n.) a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat

(adj.) charitable; dependent upon or supported by charity derived from or provided by charity

(n.) a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject; a compendium

(v.) to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder

(n.) the range, extent, or scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute

(n.) the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable

(v.) to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc.)

(n.) a person's strong point; what a person does best

(n.) the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure

(n.) lighthearted joking, talk, or writing

(adj.) concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory; stiff in one's opinions

(n.) inordinate greed;the disposition to obtain one's desires by force, extortion, or plunder

(n.) a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique; (adj.) masterly or brilliant

(n.) valor or heroism; daring deeds or exploits (often used to poke fun at false heroics)

(n.) a potion once thought capable of curing all ills and maintaning life indefinitely; a panacea; a sweet liquid used as a vehicle in medicines

(adj.) not expressible in words; too great or too sacred to be uttered

(adj.) relation to or designed to assist the memory; (n.) a device to aid the memory

(adj.) pertaining to laughter; able or inclined to laugh; laughable

(n.) foolish talk, ideas, or procedures; nonsense; a trifle

(n.) an about-face; a complete reversal

(n.) an enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan

(adj.) very sheer ande light; almost completely transparent

(n.) a type, class, or variety, especially a distinction category of literary composition; a style of painting in which everyday scenes are realistically depicted

(v.) to enclose or confine within walls; to imprison

(n.) funeral rites or ceremonies

(n.) a character in a novel or play; the outward character or role that a person assumes

(adj.) of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems

(v.) to spread news, reports, or unsubstantiated rumors

(v.) to weaken, debase, or corrupt; to impair the quality or value of

(adj.) Characterized by riotous or unrestrained revelry or licentiousness

(v.) to settle comfortably and firmly in position; to put or hide in a safe place

(adv.) in or into the middle of a plot; into the middle of things

(v.) to change or vary the intensity or pitch; to temper or soften; to regulate, adjust

(adj.) mutually destructive; characterized by great slaughter and bloodshed

(n.) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion

(v.) to jump of skip about playfully

(n.) a malicious satire; (v.) to satirize, ridicule

(adj.) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; such a person

(n.) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence

(n.) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement)