AP Lit Greek Vocab

Resolve (n)

Firm determination to do something

Resolve (v)

To decide firmly on a course of action; to find a solution to a problem

Incessant (adj)

Continuing without stopping

Stealthy (adj)

Done in a secret or sneaky manner to avoid being noticed

Variance (n)

Stylistic and structural variation within and between plays

Baleful (adj)

Threatening harm; menacing; full of evil intent

Lament (n)

A passionate expression of grief or sorrow

Lament (v)

To express deep sorrow, grief, or regret

Indomitable (adj)

Impossible to defeat or subdue; showing great courage and determination

Recluse (n)

A person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people

Stigma (n)

A mark of shame, disgrace, or social disapproval associated with a circumstance or person

Recourse (n)

A source of help in a difficult situation

Aghast (adj)

Filled with shock, horror, or amazement

Stifle (v)

To withhold from circulation or expression

Menace (n)

A person or thing that is likely to cause harm or danger

Menace (v)

To threaten or endanger

Grievous (adj)

Causing great sorrow, pain, or suffering; serious or severe

Irreparable (adj)

Impossible to repair, fix, or make right again

Intractable (adj)

Hard to control, manage, or deal with; stubborn

Insolence (n)

Rude and disrespectful behavior or speech

Mollify (v)

To calm someone’s anger or anxiety; to soothe

Unabated (adj)

Being at full strength or force

Contrive (v)

To devise or plan

Defile (v)

To make unclean or impure

Infamy (n)

Evil reputation brought about by something grossly criminal, shocking, or brutal

Verbosity (n)

The quality or state of being verbose or wordy; the use of too many words

Caprice (n)

A sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action

Aimless (adj)

Without aim or purpose; not having a goal or purpose

Recrimination (n)

A retaliatory accusation

Despondent (adj)

Feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression

Enamored (adj)

Affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination

Extradite (v)

To deliver up to extradition; the formal process of transferring a person accused or convicted of a crime to a jurisdiction where they can face charges or serve a sentence

Veritable (adj)

Being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary; often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor

Avert (v)

To turn away or aside (the eyes, one’s gaze, etc.) in avoidance; to see coming and ward off

Wrought (adj)

Worked into shape by artistry and effort

Abominable (adj)

Worthy of causing disgust or hatred

Fraught (adj)

Full of or accompanied by something specified

Edict (n)

A proclamation having the force of law

Havoc (n)

Wide and general destruction

Reverence (n)

Honor or respect felt or shown

Steadfast (adj)

Firmly fixed in place

Mandate (n)

An order or commission

Enamored (adj)

Liking something a lot

Veiled (adj)

Not direct or expressed clearly

Disavow (v)

Deny responsibility and support for

Trifling (adj)

Unimportant and trivial

Taunt (n)

A remark made to annoy and upset someone

Taunt (v)

To annoy someone

Piety (n)

Strong belief in a religion

Suffice (v)

To be enough

Astray (adv)

Away from the correct path

Taint (v)

To affect with something bad

Taint (n)

The act of affecting with something bad

Marred (adj)

Ruined perfection or wholeness; spoiled

Smitten (adj)

Infatuated or obsessively in love

Inviolate (adj)

Pure

Unwittingly (adv)

To do something unintentionally or unknowingly

Dominion (n)

Supreme authority; sovereignty

Temperate (adj)

Mild or neutral

Tumult (n)

A turbulent uprising or riot

Recompense (v)

To give back in way of compensation

Deprived (adj)

Lacking something essential

Sojourn (n)

A temporary stay

Opprobrious (adj)

Disgrace-bringing

Prerogative (n)

An exclusive special right or privilege

Malady (n)

A disease

Loathe (v)

To intensely dislike something

Sullen (adj)

Lowering or repressed

Deem (v)

To come to think or judge

Succor (n)

Relief or aid