AP Lit Mid-Term Vocab

Greatly agitated; exhibiting the symptoms of a stroke

To grow or to bloom; to expand rapidly

Relating to the heavens; divine

Showing respect or esteem due an elder or a superior

Having flowery style; tinged with redness; ruddy

Not called for by the circumstances; unwarranted

Generosity; liberal giving to an inferior

Occurring after death, as in the publication of a book

Enormous; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree

To grow rapidly; to increase in number; to multiply

Done in a manner given to moralizing, especially through memorable sayings

A variation on snicker; a covert laugh

A ghost; something that haunts the mind

To spread over or through in the same manner as liquid or light

Exceeding what is necessary; marked by wastefulness

To transform outwardly, usually into something higher or better

Lively in temper, appearance, spirit, or conduct

Producing young from within the body, as most mammals do

Characterized by ardor, passion, or eagerness in pursuit of something

An opening or an open space; a hole

To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

Incapable of being fatigued: untiring

To introduce gradually or in a subtle, indirect, or covert way

Provide aid or support for

Self-evident or aphoristic; clearly defined by a popular phrase

A small, cheap automobile, especially an old one

Glowing with heat; shining brilliantly; gleaming

Lacking harmony; having inconsistent or inharmonious parts

A state of being unable to believe something; doubt; skepticism

Spiteful; intentionally harmful

Foul or unclean, especially from neglect; wretched; miserable

Foolishly and tearfully sentimental, especially when induced by alcohol

In a general sense, a state of overall sadness or depression

Widely but unfavorably known or regarded

First in time; original, primitive

Having sex indiscriminantly or with many partners

Suggests being carried away with joy, love, or pleasure; or in body and soul

To turn something over in the mind; to meditate on something

Ape or monkey like

Fould or unclean, especially from neglect; wretched; miserable

To put down by force, to quell, to keep from appearing in print

Done in secret or done stealthily

Fierce, savage, cruel; rude, harsh, mean; pugnacious, bellicose

Expressive of stealth: sly

Doing or producing good

A division of society based on differences of wealth, inherited rank or privilege, profession, occupation, or race

Mandatory, enforced

A state of being laughed at or ridiculed : a state of being derided

Inclined to kindliness, doing good, or charity

Profane or contemptuous language directed at God or something revered

To coax with flattery or insincere talk

Having to do with electricity or electric shock; startling or convulsive

To beg for earnestly; to beseech

Appearance in human form; person or thing that embodies a concept

Never ceasing; constant

Lacking propriety or good taste; unseemly

Belonging to the real nature of a thing; essential; inherent

A clumsy, stupid fellow; a boor

Expressing sorrow or melancholy

Decomposed; rotting and foul-smelling

To drink deeply in a hearty or thirsty way

To blame or rebuke; to reprove; to cause shame by doing so

Determined; having shown a firm sense of purpose

Careful to do the right, proper, or correct thing

A violation of acceptable speech, manners, or etiquitte

The act of meditating or conjecturing; thinking about something in theory

Producing sensual delight or pleasure, as in a full-figured woman

Practice of strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline

Odd or whimsical behavior

Not readily noticable

Having a loud reverberating sound

The quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity : surfeit, fullness

Regrettable, wretched, very bad

Abnormally lean, as by starvation

Very striking; forceful; definite

To explode with sudden violence; to shout forth denunciations

Feeling or expressing anger or scorn, especially at perceived insult or injustice

Cannot be moved or influenced by persuasion; unrelenting

Harmless; not controversial or offensive

To lose vigor or vitality; to lose intensity

Having an evil influence; very harmful or dangerous

Full of doubt or uncertainty

To desecrate; to holy things with disrespect or irreverence

To repeat briefly; to summarize

To give, do, or feel in return

Causing strong dislike or aversion; disgusting

Easily nauseated; easily shocked or offended; overly fastidious

Remaining indifferent to joy, grief, pain, etc.; unflinching under bad fortune

Moving in waves; having a wavy form

Not conforming to usual doctrines, beliefs, or practices

Not based on earlier example, legal decision, case, etc.

Sunk to or existing in a low state or condition

Preventing infection

To turn away

Of a happy lighthearted character or disposition

Dead and putrefying flesh

Emotional warmth; passion; zeal

Finding fault or complaining in a nagging way

To hold back; to forcere to hold in; to confine

Flirtatious, especially out of a woman's vanity or desire for male attention

Modest or reserved; shy; or affectedly modest; coy

Belittling; feeling or expressing disapproval

Free from emotion or bias; impartial

A high or lofty place; a person who has high rank, standing, etc.

Taunt, sneer, or scoff

Outrageously evil or wicked

Characterized by a rejection of established religious beliefs or teachings

A turning aside from moral conduct or sound thinking

Like Chumbawunba, they get knocked down, / but they get up again / you're never gonna hold them down; incapable of being restrained

Stylish; fashionable; chic; or confident; carefree; sprightly

Dying; coming to an end; having little life force left

Being contrary to good taste or decency, especially in terms of behavior

Something suggesting an evil event will occur; ominous

Pretending to be very holy or pious; affecting righteousness

Obscenity or an obsession with obscenity, especially in literature

Diligent in application or pursuit

Producing sound

To excite pleasurably; arouse by stimulation; tickle

An act of bidding farewell

To influence or entice by soft words or flattery

To arouse the extreme anger or indignation of

To lead by deception; to engage the interest of through deception

Relating to crude bodily pleasures and appetites; marked by sexuality

The act of blaming or condemning sternly; an official reprimand

Noisy shouting; a loud continuous noise

To summon by or as if by invocation or incantation

A man whose wife is unfaithful

To catch sight of; find out or discover

A characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing; a disparaging or abusive word or phrase

Easily accomplished or attained; used or comprehended with ease

Expression of high regard; something that shows respect or attests to the worth or influence of another

A wicked act or thing; sin

To treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt; desecrate; to debase by a wrong, unworthy, or vulgar use

To make (as a doctrine) known by open declaration

Dry food for domestic animals; feed; food for victuals

A male servant

An unmarried woman past the common age for marrying; a woman who seems unlikely to marry

Of a timid disposition; fearful

A cause of trouble, an affliction

Lewd, bawdy; causing sexual excitement, or having no just foundation or provocation

To attack violently with blows or words

Pretentious inflated speech or writing

Capable of being set right; reparable

Marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

To talk long and idly; chatter

To plead in favor of

To call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment

To be innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse; celibate; pure in thought and act

Tending or intended to cause delay; characterized by procrastination

To hide under a false appearance; to put on the appearance of

To instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge

Conspicuous; especially conspicuously bad or flagrant

To shackle; to restrain from motion, action or progress

Marked by arrogant assurance; domineering

To press or urge with troublesome persistence

To charge with a fault or offense; to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (as a grand jury) in due form of law

Exceeding reasonable limits; immoderate

To be or become feeble, weak, or enervated

To restrain (words) within the bounds of decorum

A model of excellence of perfection

An exclusive or special right, power, or privelege

Conformity to what is socially acceptable in conduct or speech; fear of offending against conventional rules of behavior especially between the sexes

To go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly

An overabundant supply; an intemperate indulgance in something (as food or drink)

Marked by forceful energy; intensely emotional; impassioned

A state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness

To lay the responsibility or blame for often falsely or unjustly

To subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism

Ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence

Easily rolling or turning; rotating; fast speech

To regard with extreme repugnance; to loathe

A trinket; something of trifling appeal

One who keeps a house of prostitution; prostitute taunting words

Cowardly or despicable

To understand or explain the sense or intention of usually in a particular way or with respect to a given set of circumstances

To reason earnestly with a person for purposes of dissuasion or remonstrance

To laugh or grimace in a coarse derisive manner; to sneer

To deride or tease with

To introduce (as an idea) gradually or in a subtle, indirect, or covert way; to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way; to imply

Abnormal drowsiness; the quality or state of being lazy, sluggish, or indifferent

Sexually unchaste or licentious; obscene, vulgar

A wanton woman

Done or perceived by the eye; based on what has been seen

A usually intellectual taste or liking; the sense of taste

Querulous in temperament or mood; marked by ill temper

An intermediate state after death for expiatory purification; a place or state of temporary suffering or misery

An expression or rebuke or disapproval

To set apart; segregate

To sue for the affection of and usually marriage with; to court

To dispute angrily or peevishly; to bicker; to engage in argument or controversy

Of a kind that can be remitted; forgivable, pardonable; also meriting no particular censure or notice; excusable

Being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary —often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor

To renounce or turn away from entirely

To deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery

Fruitful, productive

A compact fine-textured usually white and translucent gypsum often carved into vases and ornaments

To beg for urgently or anxiously; to request earnestly; implore

Noisily turbulent; rowdy; marked by or expressive of exuberance and high spirits

To enlarge or expand in bulk or extent; distend; widen

To cause to exist or to develop

Subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse

To lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of by making partial excuses; mitigate

To take advantage of (one who is foolish or unwary)

Insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct; overbearing; exhibiting boldness or effrontery; impudent

A servile dependent, follower, or underling

Highly injurious or destructive; deadly

Something that foreshadows a coming event; omen; sign

Advancement or promotion in dignity, office, or station; a position or office of honor or profit

To make return for; repay; to make retaliation for; avenge

An act of restoring or a condition of being restored; a restoration of something to its rightful owner; a making good of or giving an equivalent for some injury

Something that is resolved; firmness of resolve

To strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or an implement held in the hand

A prostitute

To become filled to overflowing; abound; to be present in large quantity

To criticize severely, find fault with to reproach severely; scold vehemently

A straight 2-edged sword with a narrow pointed blade

The voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath; false swearing

Lewd; lustful

To appropriate furtively or casually

Arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance: hateful