AP Literature Vocabulary #3

Affront

An insult especially to the face by behavior or words

Blasé

Bored with life because its pleasures are frequent

Cajole

Persuade with flattery or gentle urging

Choleric

Easily angered/ Hot Head

Encumber

To be held back/ Weighed down/ Overburdened

Feckless

Weak/ Ineffective/ Lacking purpose

Impasse

A situation where no progress can be made/ No advancement is possible

Indolent

Habitually lazy/ Disinclined to work

Lugubrious

Mournful/ Atmosphere is gloomy; Funerals

Ribald

Vulgar or indent language, behavior…

Adulation

Extreme or excessive admiration or flattery

Censure

Expression of strong disapproval/ Governments can do this (block)

Dissemble

To hide true feelings or intentions by using a false appearance or pretense (act of doing so)

Dissimulation

Trying to hide true feelings, character, or intentions (technique/ behavior)

Droll

Humor that is witty, dry, and can be easily missed

Expectorate

Cough up or spit out mucus from throat or lungs

Palpate

To examine something by touching it with fingers or hands

Peremptory

A command or action that is final and allows no refusal or debate

Pusillanimous

Cowardly, timid, or lacking in courage

Surfeit

Excessive or overabundant supply of something/ Glut