AP Lit Week 2 Vocab

Utopia

• a society that is different than normal

• a perfect society

• a society that does not conform to traditional ideas

• a society that is up on top

Psychmyth

• stories that focus on psychology

•  stories that focus on the psychological impacts of growing up

• stories that focus on psychotic people

• stories that focus on the psychology behind myth

Restive

• a festive celebration of rest

• resting very well

• unable to keep still

• a place to rest when you are upset

Banality

• something that is unable to keep still

• related to a canal

• something that is new and fresh

• something that lacks originality

Langour

• weakness of mind of body

• lounging around

• longer than average

• a strong mind and body

Magnanimous

• as big as a mountain

• forgiving and generous

• related to magma (like in volcanoes)

• a dictator

Uncouth

• without a couth to use

• lack of good manners

• unable to keep still

• acting better than others

Snivelling

• weak and imperfect

• small and undesrving

• crying in a feeble way

• sniffing because of a cold

Imperious

• unable to keep still

• unable to penetrate

• imperial; related to a king

• arrogant or domineering

archaic

• something to walk with to support you

• a place to play games

• unknown or ancient knowledge

• common knowledge