Ap Literature Vocab #1 Flashcards
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4843976021 | Allocation | the distribution of resources, goods, or services. | 0 | |
4843977189 | Ascetic | N. ONE WHO PRACTICES SELF-DENIAL, ADJ. SELF-DENYING OR AUSTERE | 1 | |
4843981308 | Beguile | (v.) to trick, deceive (The thief beguiled his partners into surrendering all of their money to him.) | 2 | |
4843982575 | Crass | (adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid | 3 | |
4843982576 | Enjoin | (v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit | 4 | |
4843983591 | Interloper | an unauthorized person | 5 | |
4843984971 | Obfuscate | (v.) to render incomprehensible (The detective did want to answer the newspaperman's questions, so he obfuscated the truth.) | 6 | |
4843985983 | Vicarious | (adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another | 7 | |
4843989066 | Motif | (n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design | 8 | |
4843989067 | Hubris | Excessive pride or self-confidence | 9 |