AP LIT UNIT 2 VOCABULARY

donnybrook

Fight, uproar.
Some synonyms are brawl, quarrel, and altercation.
Antonym is agreement.

interlocutor

Someone who participates in conversation.

carte blanche

boundless authority, unlimited power to act:
Synonyms: free rein, sanction
antonym: restriction

rife

abundant, prevalent
Synonym: overflowing
Antonym: lacking, limited

contemptuous

haughty, scornful
synonym: arrogant, derisive
antonym: humble, polite

stygian

dark and forbidding
synonym: shadowy
antonym: bright, illuminated

vestige

a trace or evidence of something that once existed but is no longer present.
synoym: remnant

nomenclature

a technical name or naming system in art or science
synonym: terminology

incantation

a chant; a recited magic spell
synonym: invocation

metamorphosis

a transformation or dramatic change
synonym: mutation
antonym: stasis

nonchalant

unconcerned, indifferent
synonym: detached; relaxed
antonym: excited, concerned, alarmed

Procrustean

marked by a disregard for individual differences or circumstances.
synonym: ruthless, undiscriminating
antonym: sympathetic, compassionate

Sophistry

a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
synonym: ruse
antonym: truth

cosmopolitan

worldly, sophisticated
synonym: cultured
antonym: provincial

brigand

a robber, bandit
synonym: outlaw