APLIT keyterms

Bathos

an effect where something serious is mixed with something serious in art (disappointing ending, with a dumb joke to a serious art)

Incorrigible

not able to be corrected

Lassitude

a state of physical or mental weariness or lack of energy

Synchronicity

simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but aren’t

Peremptory

insisting on immediate attention or obedience

Munificent

a gift of a lot of money (larger than necessary)

Sardonic

Cynical

Somnambulent

looking like a sleepwalker

Prerogative

a right or privilege given to a specific persons based on rank

Infinitesimal

really small

Byzantine

complicated and involving great administrative detail (difficult to understand, scheming for power)

Echelons

a level or rank in an organization, profession, or society

Redolent

reminiscent or suggestive of (usually smell)

Sumptuary

relating to denoting laws that limit private expenditure on food & personal items (extravagant)