AP Literature Flashcards
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| 7271659986 | Interloper | (V.) A person who meddles or interferes in the affairs of others. Origin: Inter-In midst of Lop-To make er-person having characteristics of | 0 | |
| 7271674891 | Obfuscate | (V.) Make unclear, obscure, or unintelligible. Origin: Ob-"Against: "To" Ate-Possessing | 1 | |
| 7271683917 | Vicarious | (Adj.) Received in place of another; enjoyed through imagination. Origin: Vic-Substituting Ari-Connected with Ous-full of | 2 | |
| 7271694016 | Motif | (N.) Recurring subject, theme, idea, etc. Origin: Middle French | 3 | |
| 7271701636 | Hubris | (N.) Excessive pride or self confidence. Origin: Greek, "Hybris" Meaning insolence | 4 | |
| 7271709284 | Allocation | (N.) The action of distributing something. Origin: Al- House of Loca-Separate Tion-An action or process | 5 | |
| 7271709285 | Ascetic | (N.) A person who lives a simple life, practices extreme self denial or self mortification for religious reasons. Origin: Ascet-Hard work, rigorous Ic-Having characteristics of | 6 | |
| 7271711182 | Beguile | (V.) To mislead, influence through trickery, flattery, etc. Origin: Be-To surround completely Guile-Crafty or artful deception | 7 | |
| 7271711183 | Crass | (Adj.) Lacking refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity. Origin: Latin, "Crassus" meaning thick, dense, fat, heavy | 8 | |
| 7271711184 | Enjoin | (V.) Instruct or urge someone to do something . Origin: En-Bring upon Join-Connect | 9 |