AP Lit Words of the Day — Q1 Quiz

trepidation

a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.

defensible

1. justifiable by argument. 2. able to be protected.

torpid

1. inactive or sluggish. 2. slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic. 3. dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal.

inexorable

1. unyielding; unalterable. 2. not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties.

perpetuate

1. to enable or allow the continuation of into the future; keep alive (used most often in reference to something considered harmful or false): 2. to preserve from extinction or oblivion:

inscrutable

1. incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable. 2. not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable. 3. incapable of being seen through physically; physically impenetrable.

paradox

1. a statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. 2. any person, thing, or situation displaying an apparently contradictory nature. 3. a self-contradictory and false statement, especially one arising from seemingly acceptable premises and correct logical argument.

intransigent

refusing to change your opinions or behaviour:

vehement

expressing strong feelings, or shown by strong feelings or great energy or force:

repression

the use of force or violence to control a group of people: the process and effect of keeping particular thoughts and wishes out of your conscious mind in order to defend or protect it:

gamut

a range of different things or people :

apoplectic

extremely and obviously angry:

plausible

seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed:

abate

become less intense or severe.

allegorical

in or relating to a story, play, picture, or other work in which the characters and events represent moral, religious, or political qualities or ideas:

ambiguous

having or expressing more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally:

acuity

the ability to hear, see, or think accurately and clearly:

eschew

to avoid something intentionally, or to give something up:

sycophant

someone who praises powerful or rich people in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get some advantage from them:

wistful

sad and thinking about something that is impossible or in the past:

wary

not completely trusting or certain about something or someone: