AP Lit Vocab Test

annihilate

V. to destroy completely

antipathy

N. strong dislike

avarice

N. greed for money

caprice

N. whim; illogical or unpredictable action or idea

cogitation

N. serious thought

degradation

N. a lowering of rank, status, or moral character

despondency

N. loss of hope

expedient

ADJ. suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance

expostulate

V. to argue with

indispostion

N. a slight illness; a disinclination

laconic

ADJ. using few words; terse to the point of rudeness

lamentation

N. an expression of sorrow, mourning or regret

malignity

N. the quality of wishing or causing harm or evil to others

misanthrope

N. one who hates other people

morose

ADJ. gloomy; depressed

obdurate

ADJ. hardhearted, stubborn

obliterate

V. to destroy; to wipe out

ominous

ADJ. threatening

paroxysm

N. a sudden, violent emotion or action

peruse

V. to read carefully

perversity

N. the quality of being obstinate in opposing what is right, reasonable, or accepted

transgess

V. to break a rule or limit

presumptuous

ADJ. arrogant; bold

vapid

ADJ. dull