October AP Lit Vocab Quiz

Absolve (verb)

To clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt.

Acrimonious (adj.)

Stinging, bitter, or angry in temper or tone.

Amnesty (noun)

A general pardon for an offense against a government.

Animosity (noun)

Strong dislike; bitter, active hostility.

Anomalous (adj.)

Abnormal, irregular, departing from the common rule.

Antipathy (noun)

A strong, deep-seated dislike or aversion.

Assuage (verb)

To make easier or milder, relieve, or calm.

Atrophy (noun)

The wasting away of a body organ, tissue, or skill.

Bedlam (noun)

A state or scene of wild uproar and confusion.

Bereft (adj.)

Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss.

Capricious (adj.)

Subject to whims or passing fancies; erratic.

Contentious (adj.)

Quarrelsome, argumentative, inclined to argue

Decrepit (adj.)

Old and feeble; worn-out or ruined.

Desiccated (adj.)

Thoroughly dried out; divested of spirit or life.

Destitute (adj.)

Deprived of the necessities of life; impoverished.

Dissension (noun)

Disagreement, sharp difference of opinion.

Exacerbate (verb)

To make more severe, bitter, or painful.

Expiate (verb)

To make amends, make up for; to atone.

Impetus (noun)

A moving force, impulse, or stimulus

Languish (verb)

To become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop.

Lassitude (noun)

Weariness of body or mind; lack of energy.

Mitigate (verb)

To make milder or softer; to moderate in force.

Oscillate (verb)

To swing back and forth steadily; to waver.

Placate (verb)

To appease, soothe, or pacify

Precipitate (verb)

To throw down headlong; to bring about suddenly.

Quell (verb)

To subdue, put down, or forcibly suppress.

Reparation (noun)

A payment made for a wrong or an injury.

Requite (verb)

To make suitable repayment for a service or favor.

Retribution (noun)

A repayment; a deserved punishment.

Torpid (adj.)

Inactive, sluggish, dull, or lethargic.

Turbulent (adj.)

Disorderly, riotous, violent, or stormy.

Vacillate (verb)

To swing indecisively from one idea to another.