AP English Literature Vocabulary Flashcards

5282554161	ascetic	a person who leads an austerely simple life, esp. one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction	0
5282555384	beguile	to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude	1
5282555385	crass	without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid	2
5282557493	eschew	to avoid and stay away from deliberately	3
5282571639	enjoin	to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis	4
5282580838	interloper	One who intrudes into some region or field of trade without a proper license; one who thrusts oneself into the affairs of others.	5
5282580839	leery	openly distrustful and unwilling to confide	6
5282582332	relegate	to assign to a lower position	7
5282582333	salient	standing out conspicuously; having a quality that thrusts itself into attention	8
5282585103	transcendent	exceeding or surpassing usual limits	9
5282606647	admonish	to reprove or scold, especially in a mild and good-willed manner	10
5282606648	cursory	brief to the point of being superficial	11
5282607992	ephemeral	short-lived; fleeting	12
5282607993	germane	appropriate/fitting/relevant	13
5282613113	lassitude	weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; sluggishness; spiritlessness; indifference	14
5282613114	licentious	sexually unrestrained; lascivious; lewd; unrestrained by law or general morality	15
5282615278	muse	to think or meditate in silence about a particular subject	16
5282617228	plight	a condition, state, or situation, esp. an unfavorable or unfortunate one	17
5282618837	presumptuous	failing to observe what is permitted or appropriate	18
5282618838	vacuous	lacking in ideas or intelligence	19
5282659042	bowdlerize	to remove material that is considered objectionable or offensive	20
5282659043	capricious	impulsive and unpredictable; subject to whim	21
5282660918	disparity	lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference	22
5282669052	efficacy	capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness	23
5282669053	epistle	a letter, esp. a formal or didactic one	24
5282670921	idiosyncrasy	a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual; a distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic	25
5282670929	impetus	the force that makes something happen or happen more quickly	26
5282673489	moribund	in a dying state; near death; on the verge of extinction or termination	27
5282673490	reticent	disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reluctant , reserved, or restrained	28
5282680867	vacillate	to waver in mind or opinion; to be indecisive or irresolute	29
5436726990	akin	related by blood; allied by nature; having the same properties	30
5436729544	ambivalent	having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action	31
5436735913	corroborate	to make more certain; to confirm	32
5436738024	derision	ridicule and mockery	33
5436740731	inexorable	unyielding and unalterable; not to be persuaded or affected by sincere requests	34
5436742503	insipid	without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities	35
5436744734	nefarious	extremely wicked or villainous	36
5436747662	suppliant	Asking humbly and earnestly; begging eagerly	37
5436750441	tedium	a quality or state consisting of boredom, monotony, dissatisfaction, annoyance, etc.	38
5436752825	unabashed	Not ashamed, disconcerted, or apologetic; boldly certain of one's position.	39
5819013862	affront	a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect	40
5819020792	blasé	Uninteresting because of frequent exposure or indulgence	41
5819023587	cajole	to persuade by flattery or promises	42
5819025565	choleric	extremely irritable or easily angered	43
5819026652	encumber	to impede or hinder; to burden or weigh down	44
5819029431	feckless	ineffective, incompetent, futile	45
5819030865	impasse	a position or situation from which there is no escape or viable solution	46
5819033123	indolent	having slothful disposition to avoid exertion	47
5819035061	lugubrious	mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner	48
5819036060	ribald	vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent	49
5989192284	adulation	The act of showing excessive admiration or servile devotion	50
5989194780	capitulate	to surrender under agreed conditions	51
5989197232	censure	strong or vehement expression of disapproval	52
5989198225	cryptic	having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure	53
5989200216	dissemble	to give a false or misleading appearance to; to conceal the truth or real nature of	54
5989201718	draconian	rigorous, unusually severe or cruel manner	55
5989202985	droll	amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous	56
5989204849	peremptory	leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal usually without being explicitly mandatory	57
5989205929	pusillanimous	lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid	58
5989207740	surfeit	excess, especially an overindulgence in eating or drinking	59