AP Lit Vocabulary - 2nd Semester List 2

avocation

An activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby.

capricious

changing one's mind quickly and often

disparity

An inequality; a gap; an imbalance

efficacy

the power to produce a desired result

epistle

A letter or literary composition in letter form

hospice

a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill

impetus

A moving force, impulse, stimulus

moribund

About to die or end.

reticent

silent; reserved

vacillate

to physically sway or be indecisive

akin

Of similar nature or qualities.

corroborate

to support with evidence

inexorable

inflexible; unyielding

insipid

lacking interest or flavor

nefarious

wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

physiognomy

the art of judging human character from facial features

retinue

A group that attends an important person

suppliant

Asking humbly and earnestly; beseeching; one praying humbly for something

tedium

Boredom

torrid

scorching, ardent, passionate, hurried