AP Lit Unit 3 Vocab

-arrogance

-having too much pride and self-worth

-an excessive amount of confidence

• hubris

• sic

• egregious

• status quo

-intentionally written so; thus so

-something is quoted as is, including mistakes

• hubris

• sic

• egregious

• status quo

-a serious mistake or offense, often with dire

consequences

-really bad or offensive

-so obviously wrong beyond any doubt

-noticeably bad, shocking

• hubris

• sic

• egregious

• status quo

Latin: “existing state”

-The existing state of affairs

-The current situation

-The way things are now

• hubris

• sic

• egregious

• status quo

-a confused struggle

-a violent free-for-all

-a brawl or scuffle

-a riot or fight

• melee

• persona non grata

• incognito

• magnum opus

Latin: “Unwelcome person”

-an unacceptable or unwelcome person

Typically used without “a” or “the” in front of the term.

• melee

• persona non grata

• incognito

• magnum opus

-without revealing one’s

identity

-in disguise; concealed

• melee

• persona non grata

• incognito

• magnum opus

Latin: “great work”

-a great work / the greatest achievement of an artist

or writer

-a large and important work of art, music, or

literature – especially one regarded as the most

important work of an artist or writer.

• melee

• persona non grata

• incognito

• magnum opus

(used mostly for books and movies)

- an abrupt switch in writing style from fancy and epic to

common and trivial (in wording or subject)

-the sudden appearance of the commonplace in an

otherwise elevated matter or style … going from serious

to disappointing…

-when somethin starts out serious and then turns trivial. It is often

unintentional, so you can’t help but laugh

• bathos

• en masse

• pander

• modus operandi

-a large group

-as a single group

-all together

• bathos

• en masse

• pander

• modus operandi