AP Lit. Vocabulary #2

Emaciated (adj.)

very thin due to hunger or disease; feeble.

Wretched (adj.)

characterized by or attended with misery or sorrow.

Conflagration (n)

a great, destructive fire.

Trifling (adj.)

of slight worth, trivial, insignificant

Countenance (n)

appearance; facial expression

Benevolence (n)

kindness, compassion

Daemon (n)

a divinity or supernatural being of nature between gods and humans

Impertinent (adj.)

rude

Poignant (adj.)

emotionally moving

Cull (v)

select, weed out

Eloquence (adj.)

the art of using language effectively and with fluency

Sympathy (n)

harmony of or agreement feeling, as between persons or on a part of one person with respect to another

Intoxicating (n)

exhilarating; exciting

Ameliorate (v)

to make better or improve

Indefatigable (adj.)

never tired

Deplore (v)

to disapprove of; to regret strongly

Procure (v)

to obtain

Contrive (v)

to devise, plan, or managed; to form in an artistic manner

Pittance (n)

a small amount, portion, or wage

Doting (adj.)

excessively fond

Pretension (n)

the quality of being arrogant; snobbish a false claim

Penury (n)

extreme poverty

Vagrants (n)

beggars

Inmate (n)

person who dwells with other in the same house

Celestial (adj.)

heavenly

Cherub (n)

a person, especially a child, with a sweet chubby innocent face

Chamois (n)

agile goat-like animal (sham-ee)

Reverential (adj.)

deeply respectful

Smitten (adj.)

very much in love

Caprice (n)

an impulsive change of mind; fickle