AP literature vocab Flashcards
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| 3575527996 | Envoy | noun a messenger or representative who the government sends to deal with other governments | 0 | |
| 3575532905 | Defray | Verb provide money to pay | 1 | |
| 3575533883 | Allocation | Noun -The action or process of allocating or distributing something -divide out | 2 | |
| 3575535449 | Adulation | Noun -Obsequious flattery -excessive admiration or praise | 3 | |
| 3575537683 | Presumptuous | Adj. -Failing to observe limits of what is permitted or appropriate -so confident it's rude | 4 | |
| 3575541175 | Pecuniary | Adj. -of relating to, or consisting of money | 5 | |
| 3575544516 | Muse | Noun -A woman, or force personified as a woman, who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist | 6 | |
| 3575546840 | Initiative | Noun -The ability to assess and initiate things independently | 7 | |
| 3575548595 | Avocation | Noun -A hobby or minor occupation -enjoy it so much you do it a lot | 8 | |
| 3575549799 | Capricious | Adj. -Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior | 9 | |
| 3575551950 | Hospice | Noun -A home providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill | 10 | |
| 3575555032 | Risque | Adj. -Slightly indecent or liable to shock; especially by being sexually sugestive | 11 | |
| 3575557016 | Indolent | Adj. -Wanting to avoid activity or exertion -lazy | 12 | |
| 3575558233 | Insipid | Adj. -Lacking flavor -boring | 13 | |
| 3575559293 | Corroborate | Verb -Confirm or give support to -back up | 14 | |
| 3575561555 | Suppliant | (adj.) asking humbly and earnestly; (n.) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor | 15 | |
| 3575562732 | Torrid | (adj.) Very hot and dry; passionate | 16 | |
| 3575564441 | Cajole | (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises | 17 | |
| 3575566032 | Surfeit | (n) excessive amount | 18 | |
| 3575566033 | Guffaw | verb: laugh boisterously | 19 | |
| 3575566740 | Deem | verb: regard or consider in a specified way; to judge something | 20 | |
| 3575571497 | Fiasco | (n.) complete failure in a humiliating way | 21 | |
| 3575574361 | Perjury | (n.) Lying under oath | 22 | |
| 3575576545 | Perposterous | (adj.) Contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous | 23 | |
| 3575578769 | Parody | (n.) A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 24 |