AP Lit Unit 2 Vocab

-repulsive or offensive

-extremely distasteful; unacceptable

-disgusting; cringe-worthy

• gamut

• heyday

• repugnant

• cul-de-sac

-the period of a person's or thing's greatest

success or popularity

-the peak time where there was great

achievement and recognition

-the period of greatest power, success, or

influence

• gamut

• heyday

• repugnant

• cul-de-sac

-a blind alley or dead-end street; a

short road closed off at one end.

-can also be used metaphorically to

describe an action or situation that

leads to nowhere or an impasse

• gamut

• heyday

• repugnant

• cul-de-sac

-an entire range

-the complete range or scope

of something

• gamut

• heyday

• repugnant

• cul-de-sac

-unfortunate

-having no luck

-You feel sorry for them because

bad things have happened to them.

• hapless

• pièce de résistance

• amenable

• brouhaha

-the principal (most important) dish of

a meal

The pièce de résistance is the most

standout aspect of an event, incident,

item, attraction, or group.

• hapless

• pièce de résistance

• amenable

• brouhaha

-willing to comply or cooperate;

agreeable

-open and responsive to suggestion

-easily persuaded or controlled

• hapless

• pièce de résistance

• amenable

• brouhaha

-a noisy and overexcited reaction or response

to something

-a state of social agitation when a minor

incident gets out of control, sometimes referred

to as an uproar or hubbub

-a commotion

• hapless

• pièce de résistance

• amenable

• brouhaha

-a warning of the limits of a particular

agreement or statement

-a warning or provision of specific

stipulations, conditions, or limitations

• caveat

• per se

• fervent

• quagmire

Latin: “by itself”

-by, of

-in itself, oneself, or themselves

-being such inherently, clearly, or as a matter of law

-used to denote a thing by itself

• caveat

• per se

• fervent

• quagmire