AP Literature Vocab Flashcards

7279724373	ascetic	practicing self-denial; austere	0
7279725672	beguile	charm, enchant, to deceive	1
7279725673	crass	coarse, unfeeling; stupid	2
7279725674	defray	to pay for	3
7279726134	dint	impact, impression, mark	4
7279726135	enjoin	to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit	5
7279726712	envoy	a representative or messenger	6
7279726713	interloper	intruder,do not belong	7
7279727395	vicarious	performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another	8
7279727396	admonish	to warn	9
7279727949	akimbo	with hands on hips and elbows extending outward	10
7279727950	lassitude	weariness of body or mind, lack of energy	11
7279729498	licentious	morally unrestrained	12
7279729499	pecuniary	relating to money	13
7279730141	plight	a difficult or dangerous condition or situation	14
7481358553	vacuous	lacking ideas or intelligence	15
7481363339	avocation	hobby	16
7481367584	capricious	given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior	17
7481371476	efficacy	the ability to produce a desired or intended result	18
7481376129	epistle	a letter	19
7481376130	hospice	a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute	20
7481380661	impetus	a moving force, impulse, stimulus	21
7481383255	moribund	about to die or end	22
7481386112	reticent	not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily	23
7481392287	vacillate	alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive	24
7481422063	akin	related by blood; having similar qualities or character	25
7481427387	inexorable	impossible to stop or prevent	26
7481472739	insipid	lacking livliness, zest, or interest	27
7481477167	nefarious	Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards	28
7481480704	physiognomy	a person's facial features or expression	29
7635579953	retinue	a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person	30
7635582978	suppliant	a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority	31
7635585727	tedium	dullness; monotony; boredom	32
7635590973	blasé	bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned	33
7635593389	cajole	to persuade with false promises and flattery	34
7635594953	choleric	hot-tempered; quick to anger	35
7635605078	encumber	To weigh down or burden	36
7635609685	feckless	lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible	37
7635599462	impasse	blocked path; dilemma with no solution	38
7635623227	indolent	wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy	39
7635625027	lugubrious	looking or sounding sad and dismal	40
7635626542	ribald	offensive in speech or gesture	41
7635628754	adulation	praise or flattery that is excessive	42
7635630079	censure	harsh criticism or disapproval	43
7635632132	dissimulation	concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense	44
7884188149	droll (adj)	amusing in an odd or whimsical way	45
7884188150	expectorate	cough up and spit out mucus from the respiratory tract	46
7884188151	palpate (v)	to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness	47
7884188152	peremptory	putting an end to all debate or action	48
7884188153	pusillanimous	cowardly	49
7884188154	surfeit	excessive amount	50
7884188155	allay (v)	to calm or pacify	51
7884188156	capacious	spacious	52
7884188157	diurnal	daily; occurring during the daytime	53
7884188158	extricate	(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort	54
7884188159	ignominious (adj)	deserving or causing public disgrace or shame	55
7884188160	mitigate	to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity	56
7884188161	phlegmatic	calm and unemotional in temperament	57
7884188162	propitious	Favorable, giving good signs for the future, likely to work out; kind or forgiving	58
7884188163	acquiesce	(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit	59