TEWWG/AP Literature Terms 2 Flashcards

5138564612	prostrating	lay oneself face downward, in reverence or submission	0
5138583374	pugnacious	quarrelsome, fond of fighting	1
5138586098	ostentatious	marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy	2
5138588313	futile	useless; hopeless	3
5138593410	insinuations	an unpleasant hint or suggestion of something bad	4
5138595931	usurper	one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another	5
5138599194	refracted	knocked off a straight path; bent or defracted	6
5138606642	gallantly	brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous	7
5138608904	temporized	avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time	8
5138611946	excrutiating	extremely painful or bad	9
5138622346	allocation	allowance, portion, share	10
5138622364	ascetic	one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury	11
5138628542	beguile	to deceive; to charm; to enchant	12
5138631445	crass	coarse; tasteless	13
5138634168	defray	provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay	14
5138636659	dint	means; effort	15
5138639554	enjoin	to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit	16
5138641794	envoy	a representative or messenger (as in government)	17
5138645724	interloper	one who interferes with the affairs of others; a meddler; intruder	18
5138650798	vicarious	experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person	19