AP Literature vocab Flashcards

9777113840	trepidation	a feeling of fear or agitation about somehting that might happen	0
9775111805	inundate	flood, overwhelm	1
9719392011	allocation	the process of distributing something	2
9719392012	ascetic	a person who practices severe self-descipline and abstention	3
9719425655	beguile	to charm or enchant (sometimes in a deceptive way)	4
9719429872	crass	lacking sensitivity, intelligence, or refinement	5
9719443646	defray	to provide to pay (a cost or expense)	6
9719468077	enjoin	urge or instruct someone to do something	7
9719475233	envoy	a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission	8
9719484281	interloper	a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they dont belong or are not wanted	9
9719494656	vicarious	experienced in the imagination through feelings or actions of another person	10
9719625856	akimbo	with hands on hips and turnt outwards	11
9719629677	admonish	warn or reprimand someone firmly	12
9719637328	lassitude	a state of phsyical or mental weariness; lack of energy	13
9719646899	licentious	promiscuous and unproncipled in sexual matters	14
9719659723	muse	person or personified force that is inspiration for artistry	15
9719662223	pecuniary	relating to or consisting of money	16
9719667820	plight	dangerous, difficult, or unfortunate situation	17
9719676185	presumptuous	a person who doesnt know their limits for a situation; overconfident; egotistical	18
9719698968	subversive	a person that wants to undermine the power and authority of an established system	19
9719706562	vacuous	showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless	20
9719723607	avocation	hobby or minor occupation	21
9719744331	capricious	given to sudden and unnacountable changes of mood or behavior; fickle	22
9719749003	disparity	a great difference	23
9719755594	efficacy	the ability to produce the desired or intended result	24
9719775748	epistle	a letter	25
9719778252	hospice	a home fo the terminally ill	26
9719782539	impetus	force that makes something that happens more quickly	27
9719806436	moribund	the point of death or decline	28
9719817629	reticent	not revealing ones thoughts or feelings	29
9719823246	vacillate	waver between two different options; indecisive	30
9719840306	akin	of similar character or related by blood	31
9719846368	corroborate	confirm or give support to (theory, statement or finding)	32
9719859634	inexorable	impossible to stop or prevent	33
9719866288	insipid	lacking vigor or interest	34
9719873412	nefarious	wicked or criminal action or activity	35
9721976690	physiognomy	judging character from facial characteristics	36
9730013079	retinue	a group of advisors, assistants or others accompanying an important person	37
9730038801	suppliant	a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority	38
9730052879	tedium	dull, slow, monotonous	39
9730071033	torrid	very hot and dry; full of difficulty or tribulation	40
9730202411	affront	an action or remark that causes outrage	41
9730240411	blase	unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before	42
9743272636	cajole	persuade someone to do something through the use of flattery	43
9743286046	choleric	bad-tempered or irritable	44
9743290779	encumber	restrict or burden something	45
9743296737	feckless	lacking initiative or strength of character	46
9743305967	impasse	a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement	47
9743319121	indolent	wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy	48
9743329445	lugubrious	looking or sounding sad	49
9743338283	ribald	referring to sexual	50
9775018062	acquiesce	accept something reluctantly but without protest	51
9775040684	amity	a frindly relationship	52
9775074953	arduous	involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring	53
9777075495	perjury	lying under oath	54
9777081363	perspicuity	clarity, transparency	55
9777097998	preposterous	utterly absurd or rediculous	56
9777128781	voluble	spoken fluently or incessantly	57
9777191061	adulation	excessive admiration or praise	58
9777204133	censure	expression of disapproval	59
9777224467	dissemble	conceal ones true motives, feelings, or beliefs	60
9777257190	dissimulation	concealment of ones thoughts	61
9777274221	droll	curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement; jester	62
9777282387	expectorate	cough or spit out phlegm	63
9777300119	palpate	examine a part of the body by touch	64
9777321078	peremptory	not open to change	65
9777451652	pusillanimous	pussy; lacking courage	66
9777468769	surfeit	an excessive amoount of something	67
9777517053	admonish	warn or reprimand something	68
9777569263	aplomb	self-confidence or assurance	69
9777588555	barrage	a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area	70
9777597162	cognizant	having knowledge or being aware of	71
9777651707	collusion	secret or illegal cooperation	72
9777683849	hegemony	leadership or dominance, especially by one group over another	73
9786085969	nebulous		74
9818751223	countenance	facial expression	75
9818878270	triumph	a great victory or achievement.	76