AP English Language and Compisition Flashcards
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| 7295736876 | ascetic | Abstinent or austere in lifestyle; a person who leads an austere and simple life without material pleasures, esp. someone who does this for religious reasons | 0 | |
| 7295736877 | defray | (v.) to pay for | 1 | |
| 7295736878 | enjoin | to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit | 2 | |
| 7295736879 | envoy | (n.) a representative or messenger (as of a government) | 3 | |
| 7295736880 | vicarious | Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another | 4 | |
| 7295736881 | pecuniary | Consisting of or relating to money | 5 | |
| 7295736882 | subversive | Intended to undermine or overthrow | 6 | |
| 7295736883 | allocation | allowance, portion, share | 7 | |
| 7295736884 | beguile | To deceive; to charm; to enchant | 8 | |
| 7295736885 | crass | coarse, crude, and unrefined | 9 | |
| 7295736886 | dint | an impression or hollow in a surface | 10 | |
| 7295736887 | interloper | an unauthorized person | 11 | |
| 7295736888 | admonish | warn or reprimand someone firmly | 12 | |
| 7295736889 | akimbo | (adj.) - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward | 13 | |
| 7295736890 | lassitude | weariness of body or mind, lack of energy | 14 | |
| 7295736891 | licentious | immoral; unrestrained by society | 15 | |
| 7295736892 | muse | (v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder, (n)Daughter of Zeus; one of the nine who preside over all literature | 16 | |
| 7295736893 | plight | A difficult or dangerous condition or situation | 17 | |
| 7295736894 | presumptuous | going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward | 18 | |
| 7295736895 | vacuous | empty; void; lacking intelligence; purposeless | 19 |