AP Lit vocab group one

Litany

a sizable series or set

 Ostentatious

characterized by or given to a pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others

Vehement

zealous; ardent; impassioned

Lament

to feel or express sorrow or regret for

Contentious

tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome

 Incongruous

out of place; inappropriate; unbecoming

Illicit

not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful

Fervor

great warmth and earnestness of feeling

Crass

especially : having such grossness of and as precludes delicacy and discrimination

Piety

dutifulnes in religion; devoutness

Discourse

verbal interchange of ideas; conversation

Vacillate

to waver in the mind, will, or feeling/hesitate in choice of options or courses

Profound

having intellectual depth and insight

Superficial

concerned only with the obvious or apparent; shallow

Strident

commanding attention by a loud or obtrusive quality

 Idyllic

pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity.

Sublime

to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor.

 Reprieve

to give relief for a time

Approbation

an act of approving formally or officially

Fervent

exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling

Aesthetic

of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful

Vexation

a cause of trouble

Rumination

a deep or considered thought about something

Elegiac

Expressing sorrow

Bellicose

favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars