ap lit vocab week 1

ambiguity

uncertainty or openness to more than one reasonable interpretation

assumption

a belief accepted as truth without sufficient evidence

convinced

firmly persuaded that something is true

deem

to judge, consider, or regard in a particular way

discriminate

to recognize or distinguish meaningful difference

epitomized

serves as an especially clear or representative example of something

arbiter

a person or force with the authority to judge or decide

biases

predisposition that influence judgement or interpretation

criteria

standards used to make a judgement or evaluation

delusions

false beliefs maintained despite evidence or reality to the contrary

elusive

difficult to identify, define, understand, or grasp fully

exposition

information that establishes necessary background about characters, circumstances, or prior events

habitually

repeatedly or characteristically, as regular pattern

incomprehensible

impossible or extremely difficult to understand

misconstrued

interpreted or understood incorrectly

perceive

to notice, recognized, or interpret something

relevant

directly connected or important to the matter being considered

summarize

to state the main ides or events concisely

illustrate

to demonstrate or make clear

insight

meaningful understandings gained by looking beneath what is immediately obvious

oblique

indirect rather than straight forward

recapitulate

to restate or go back over the main points

self deluded

holding onto false understanding of oneself or ones situation

systematically

according to an organized, deliberate method or pattern