AP Lit vocab list #2

Utopian

having impossibly ideal conditions especially of social organization

veracity

n; devotion to truthfulness

urchin

n; a mischievous and often poor and raggedly clothed child

venal

adj; open to corrupt influence, especially bribery

usurp

v; to take or make use of without right

vexation

n; the state of being irritated or annoyed

venerate

v; to revere; to treat with great respect and admiration

vignette

n; a short descriptive literary sketch; a brief incident or scene (as in a play or movie)

vicarious

adj; experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another

unseemly

adj; not according with established standards of good form or taste

venue

n; location where specified event occur

upshot

n; outcome

venerable

adj; calling forth respect through age, character, and accomplishments

ungainly

adj; Lacking in smoothness or dexterity; clumsy

verdant

adj; green and lush

veneer

n; a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, display or effect

untenable

adj; not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection

vehement

adj; marked by forceful energy

verisimilitude

n; the state of having the appearance of truth

vie

v; to contend

verve

n; energy and vitality

verbatim

adv; word for word

vestige

n; a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost

urbane

adj; notably polite or polished

unrequited

adj; not reciprocated or retuned in kind