AP Lit Vocab Unit 1

Accusatory (adj)

Indicating or suggesting that one believes a person has done something wrong.

Aloof (adj)

Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

Ambiguity (noun)

The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; exactness.

Canonical (adj)

According to or ordered by canon law; sacred; clergy.

Colloquial (adj)

(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

Dearth (noun)

A scarcity or lack of something.

Dismissive (adj)

Feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration.

Epiphany (noun)

An illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure.

Feckless (adj)

Weak, ineffective.

Feign (verb)

Pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).