AP Lit Block 7 Vocab Quiz List 4

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Ascertain (verb)

Find (something) out for certain; make sure of

Averred (verb)

State or assert to be the case

Erudite (adj.)

Having or showing great knowledge or learning

Homage (noun)

Special honor or respect shown publicly

Illusory (adj.)

Based on illusion; not real

Inexorable (adj.)

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

Jarring (adj.)

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

Laurels (noun)

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

Minutiae (noun)

The small, precise, or trivial details of something

Monotony (noun)

Lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine

Nativity (noun)

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

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

Overzealous (adj.)

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

Piety (noun)

The quality of being religious or reverent

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

Proclivity (noun)

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

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.

Quatrain (noun)

A stanza of four lines, especially one having alternating rhymes

Reticent (adj.)

Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

Revulsion (noun)

A sense of disgust and loathing

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

Sestet (noun)

The last six lines of a sonnet

Sequent (adj.)

Following in a sequence or as a logical conclusion

Stridency (noun)

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

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

Transfix (verb)

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

Trepidation (noun)

A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

Tumultuous (adj.)

Excited, confused, or disorderly