AP Lit vocab test

Inter

between

pono, ponere, posui, positum

to put; to place

prope; propinquis

near

Quies, quietes, quiesco, quiescere, quievi, quietum

quiet; rest; to rest

trudo, trudere, trusi, trusum

to push

interloper

one who intrudes by meddling or trespassing on the rights of others

internecine

very destructive to both sides in a conflict; involving slaughter and carnage

interpolate

to insert or add something between other parts ,especially in a text or written work

interregnum

an interval between controlling elements; an interruption in an otherwise continuous function or process

interpose

to apply pressure or influence; to meddle; to interfere

juxtapose

to place side by side

propinquity

nearness; proximity; kinship

Rapprochement

reconciliation; restoration of cordial relations, especially between two countries

quiescent

at rest; dormant; motionless

acquiesce

to agree or consent without any objection

requiem

mass or service for the repose of departed souls; music, poetry or other composition for the dead

unrequited

not reciprocal; not given in payment or returned in kind

abstruse

difficult to understand; complex

extrude

push or thrust out a liquid or malleable substance that retains or solidifies into a predetermined shape

obtrude

to force one’s ideas or oneself insistently upon others

alter

other

epi

on; toward

para

beside

peri

around

tithenai

to put

altercation

a noisy quarrel

altruism

concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness

ephemeral

lasting for a very short time, for one day, transitory; not everlasting

epitaph

an inscription on a tombstone in memory of the person buried there; a brief (literary) summary of a dead person’s life

epitome

a typical representation of something; a person who embodies a quality

eponymous

referring to the name of a person, mythical being or a literary figure associated with something, or to a word incorporating the name of such a person

paradigm

an example serving to illustrate a process pattern or concept

paradox

a statement that seems contradictory but contains a truth or valid deduction

paragon

a model of excellence or perfection

parameter

a factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary

peripatetic

walking or traveling about

anathema

a person or thing detested and shunned

peripheral

of minor importance

antithesis

an exact opposite; a complete contrast

epithet

a word or phrase used positively or negatively that characterizes or describes a person or thing, added to a or replacing a name