AP Lit List 3

avocation

(noun) A hobby or secondary activity undertaken in addition to one's main occupation.

callous

(adjective) Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

capricious

(adjective) Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

disparity

(noun) A great difference or inequality between two or more things.

efficacy

(noun) The ability to produce a desired or intended result; effectiveness.

epistle

(noun) A formal or elegant letter, often instructional or literary.

hospice

(noun) A home or program providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill.

impetus

(noun) The force or energy that makes something happen or move faster; a driving force.

moribund

(adjective) At the point of death, or in terminal decline; lacking vitality.

vacillate

(verb) To alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.