AP Literature Flashcards

2250861620	allocation	allowance, portion, share	0
2250861637	ascetic	Abstinent or austere in lifestyle; a person who leads an austere and simple life without material pleasures, esp. someone who does this for religious reasons	1
2250863233	beguile	To deceive; to charm; to enchant	2
2250864229	crass	(adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid	3
2250864230	defray	(v.) to pay for	4
2250866379	dint	Force; power	5
2250866380	enjoin	(v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit	6
2250867885	envoy	(n.) a representative or messenger (as of a government)	7
2250868920	interloper	(n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder	8
2250868938	vicarious	(adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another	9
2250870913	admonish	(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty	10
2250870914	akimbo	(adj.) - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward	11
2250873372	lassitude	(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy	12
2250876611	licentious	(adj.) displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints	13
2250877358	muse	(v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder	14
2250877359	pecuniary	(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money	15
2250879189	plight	(n.) a sorry condition or state; (v.) to pledge, promise solemnly	16
2250879190	presumptuous	(adj) too bold or forward; going beyond that which is proper	17
2250880353	subversive	(adj.) intended to undermine or overthrow; (n.) one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system	18
2250880354	vacuous	empty, void; lacking intelligence, purposeless	19