ap lit 40 word quiz

Abhor

to hate deeply; feel disgust for.

Bombast

fancy, showy speech with little meaning.

Epithet

a descriptive word or phrase for someone ("swift-footed Achilles").

Forsooth

truly; indeed (old-fashioned).

Obsequious

overly eager to please; like a suck-up.

Provender

food or supplies, especially for animals.

Visage

a person's face or expression.

Homage

respect or honor shown to someone.

Rouse

to wake up or stir into action.

Vexation

annoyance or irritation.

Grange

a farmhouse with barns; rural property.

Profane

disrespectful toward something sacred.

Lascivious

showing lust or sexual desire.

Saucy

bold, sassy, or disrespectfully cheeky.

Delude

to trick or mislead.

Taper

a slender candle or something that narrows gradually.

Gall

boldness or rudeness; also bitterness.

Apprehend

to arrest or to understand.

Contrived

unnatural, forced, or obviously planned.

Iniquity

wickedness; immoral behavior.

Discourse

conversation or verbal exchange.

Hitherto

until now; up to this point.

Equivocal

unclear or having double meaning.

Boisterous

noisy, energetic, and rowdy.

Alacrity

cheerful readiness; eager willingness.

Consecrate

to make or declare sacred.

Defunct

no longer existing or working.

Taint

to stain, spoil, or corrupt.

Prate

to talk endlessly about trivial things.

Scurvy

despicable or mean (also a disease from lack of vitamin C).

Promulgate

to make known publicly; announce.

Manifest

clear or obvious; to show plainly.

Galley

a long ship, often with oars; or a ship's kitchen.

Incur

to bring upon yourself (usually something bad).

Palpable

easily felt or touched; obvious.

Assay

to test or examine closely.

Facile

easy or effortless (sometimes too easy or shallow).

Mountebank

a trickster or fake, especially one selling lies.

Vouch

to guarantee or confirm something.

insolent

rude or disrespectful bold