AP Lit Vocab 1

Obscure (Noun)

something not clearly understood or expressed, difficult to find

Suffuse (Verb)

cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across

Remnant (Noun)

a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

Somber (Adjective)

Dark, depressing, even gloomy in character.

Sumptuous (Adjective)

rich and superior in quality or characterized by great expense

Disquiet (Noun, Verb)

a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments; make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

Menace (Noun)

something that is a source of danger or the act of threatening

Beneficent (Adjective)

doing or producing good, helping others

Conviction (Noun)

an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

Censure (Verb, Noun)

harsh criticism or disapproval