AP Lit Block 7 Vocab Quiz List 4

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Ascertain (verb)

Find (something) out for certain; make sure of

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Averred (verb)

State or assert to be the case

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Erudite (adj.)

Having or showing great knowledge or learning

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Homage (noun)

Special honor or respect shown publicly

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Illusory (adj.)

Based on illusion; not real

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Inexorable (adj.)

a. Impossible to stop or prevent b. (of a person) Impossible to persuade by request or entreaty

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Jarring (adj.)

a. Incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing b. Causing a physical shock, jolt, or vibration

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Laurels (noun)

Any of a number of shrubs and other plants with dark green glossy leaves

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Minutiae (noun)

The small, precise, or trivial details of something

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Monotony (noun)

Lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine

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Nativity (noun)

a. The occasion of a person's birth b. The birth of Jesus Christ

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Octave (noun)

a. A series of eight notes occupying the interval between (and including) two notes, one having twice or half the frequency of vibration of the other b. A poem or stanza of eight lines, an octet

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Overzealous (adj.)

Showing too much energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective

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Piety (noun)

The quality of being religious or reverent

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Privation (noun)

a. A state in which things that are essential for human well-being such as food and warmth are scarce or lacking b. (formal) The loss or absence of a quality or attribute that is normally present

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Proclivity (noun)

A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing

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Profundity (noun)

a. Deep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought b. Great depth or intensity of a state, quality, or emotion c. a statement or idea that shows great knowledge or insight.

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Quatrain (noun)

A stanza of four lines, especially one having alternating rhymes

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Reticent (adj.)

Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

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Revulsion (noun)

A sense of disgust and loathing

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Scythe (noun)

A tool used for cutting crops such as grass or wheat, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to which are one or two short handles

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Sestet (noun)

The last six lines of a sonnet

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Sequent (adj.)

Following in a sequence or as a logical conclusion

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Stridency (noun)

Sounding harsh and unpleasant in a forceful nature with no remorse or shame for that behavior

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Syntax (noun)

a. The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language b. A set of rules for or an analysis of the syntax of a language c. The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax

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Transfix (verb)

a. Cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment b. Pierce with a sharp implement or weapon

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Trepidation (noun)

A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

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Tumultuous (adj.)

Excited, confused, or disorderly

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