AP Literature Vocab Set 1 Flashcards
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| 10508941029 | Allocation | 1. The action or process of allocating or distributing something. (Noun) "more efficient allocation of resources" | 0 | |
| 10508942435 | Ascetic | 1. Characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence. (Adj) "an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labor" 2. A person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention. (Noun) "the ascetic died alone on a mountain top" | 1 | |
| 10508946769 | Beguile | 1. Charm or enchant, sometimes in a deceptive way. (Verb) "every prominent American artist has been beguiled by Maine" | 2 | |
| 10508948368 | Crass | 1. Lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence. (Adj) "the crass assumptions that men make about women" | 3 | |
| 10508955431 | Defray | 1. Provide money to pay (Verb) "the proceeds from the raffle help to defray the expenses of the evening" | 4 | |
| 10508959326 | Dint | 1. An impression or hollow in a surface. (Noun) "the soft dints at the top of a coconut" 2. Mark with impressions or hollows (Verb) "the metal was dull and dinted" | 5 | |
| 10508965273 | Enjoin | 1. Instruct or urge (someone) to do something. (Verb) "the code enjoined members to trade fairly" | 6 | |
| 10508970022 | Envoy | 1. A messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission. (Noun) "A diplomat is a governments official envoy" | 7 | |
| 10508975796 | Interloper | 1. A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong. (Noun) "I had hoped to help my neighbors, but they regarded me as an interloper." | 8 | |
| 10508981577 | Vicarious | 1. Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person (Adj) "I could glean vicarious pleasure from the struggles of my imaginary film friends" | 9 |