AP Literature Vocab Flashcards

6024588196	Admonish	warn or reprimand someone firmly. Example: Even though his father admonished him, he didn't heed his warning.	0
6024588197	Akimbo	with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward. Example: Kayla was frustrated as she stood akimbo, showing her anger in front of her brother.	1
6024588198	Lassitude	a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy. Example: After a long tiring day at his workplace, Jon succumbed to his lassitude and his fatigue.	2
6024590374	Licentious	promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters. Example: Even before she became a prostitute, Hazel was considered a licentious woman who lacked morals.	3
6024590375	Muse ( Noun and Verb )	Noun: a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist. Verb : Be absorbed in thought. Example ( Noun ): When the composer wanted inspiration for a love song, he would stare at the muse he had been married to for over thirty years. Example ( Verb ): He was musing on the problems he would face if he did not turn in his tax returns to the government.	4
6024592051	Pecuniary	relating to or consisting of money. Example: It was often a pecuniary advantage to the master to liberate his slave; he obtained a payment which enabled him to buy a substitute at the same time gained a client.	5
6024592052	Plight	a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation. Example: He felt that he no longer looked presentable, and feared that if he were now to approach the gentlemen-in-waiting in that plight he would not be admitted to the Emperor.	6
6024605750	Presumptuous	(of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate. Example: It would be both presumptuous and premature to pass a final verdict upon the value and success of a policy to which, whatever else be said, must be accorded a certain meed of praise for its daring.	7
6024605751	Subversive	seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution. Example: He became a journalist, and at an early stage of his career had the first of his many experiences of imprisonment for the subversive tendency of his writings	8
6024605752	Vacuous	having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless. Example: Ryan sat there as he saw Jordan mindlessly staring into the blank skies for hours.	9