AP Lit Semester 1 List 4 Vocabulary

acerbic

A_____ 1) sour and acidic in taste 2) harsh or severe in temper

bray

1) harsh, loud sound 2) V_____ to utter a loud and harsh cry (like a donkey)

coalesce

T_____ together into one body; to unite; to blend together

contrite

C_____ by showing sincere remorse; filled with a sense of guilt

cupidity

E_____ or excessive desire to possess something; greed; avarice

depredation

T_____ of plundering or robbery

dissonant

D_____ or harsh in sound; discordant

ex post facto

S_____; retrospectively

exacerbate

T_____ the severity of; to aggravate

feign

T_____ fictitiously; to imitate deceptively

impunity

E_____ from punishment

incendiary

T_____ to arouse strife; tending to cause flame (literal and figurative)

kiosk

A_____ small structure with one or more sides open used as a newsstand, refreshment stand, or a place on which advertisements are posted

limpid

C_____ or transparent as water

nether

1) L_____ or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface 2) L_____ or under

officious

O_____ one's unrequested and unwanted services; meddlesome

pejorative

B_____; having a disparaging effect

prosaic

C_____ or dull; matter-of-fact; unimaginative

sophomoric

S_____ of being immature but overly confident and conceited

soporific

C_____ sleep