AP Lit Vocab

nefarious

• hesitating or doubting; not to be relied upon; suspect.

• of similar character.

• impossible to stop or prevent; impossible to persuade by request or entreaty.

• (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

goad

• lacking vigor or interest; lacking flavor

• provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction.

• impossible to stop or prevent.

• of similar character.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

tedium

• of similar character.

• hesitating or doubting; not to be relied upon; suspect.

• impossible to stop or prevent; impossible to persuade by request or entreaty.

• the state of being tedious-too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

torrid

• very hot and dry; full of difficulty or tribulation.

• confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).

• the state of being tedious-too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.

• provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction.

censure

• obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise.

• an excessive amount of something.

• express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.

• showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

dissemble

• intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

• cough or spit out (phlegm) from the throat or lungs.

• obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise.

• conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

peremptory

• conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs.

• intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

• examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes.

• (especially of a person's manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

pusillanimous

• showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.

• an excessive amount of something.

• obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise.

• (especially of a person's manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

adulation

• showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.

• (especially of a person's manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.

• intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

• obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

didactic

• express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.

• intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

• conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs.

• curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4