ap lit words

abjure

retract / reject in a serious manner, give up under oath, avoid or shun

inculcate

to implant by repeated statement or instruction; teach persistently and earnestly / to cause or influence to accept an idea or feeling (synonyms = instill or ingrain)

enervate

to deprive of force, energy, or strength; to exhaust; to weaken (deliberate, exhaust)

loquacious

tending to talk much or freely; chattering; garrulous / characterized by excessive talk; wordy

tableau

a picture, as of a scene; a picturesque grouping of persons or objects; a striking scene; a representation of a picture, statue, scene, etc., by one or more persons suitably costumed and posed

winnow

to free grain from the lighter particles called dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities / to drive or blow away by fanning / to subject to some process of separating or distinguishing; to analyze critically or to sift through / separate or distinguish valuable from worthless parts (sometimes followed by out)

bellicose

inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent (argumentative, combative, etc.)

gauche

lacking social grace, sensitivity, or awareness; awkward; crude; tactless

feckless

ineffective; incompetent; futile / having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy

saturnine

describes a person or place that is gloomy, dark, moody, or mysterious (probably both Frankenstein and his monster could be described as saturnine) / reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying very little