AP Literature - All Vocabulary Flashcards

12491544185	allocation	allowance, portion, share	0
12491544186	ascetic	practicing self-denial; austere	1
12491547309	beguile	charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way	2
12491547310	crass	coarse, unfeeling; stupid	3
12491547311	defray	to supply the money for; to pay	4
12491585775	dint	force; power; a dent	5
12491592158	enjoin	to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit	6
12491592159	envoy	(n.) a representative or messenger (as of a government)	7
12491594873	interloper	one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder	8
12491594874	vicarious	(adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another	9
12491597498	admonish	(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty	10
12491597499	akimbo	(adj.) - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward	11
12491600321	lassitude	(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy	12
12491600322	licentious	promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters	13
12491600323	muse	to think about in a dreamy way, ponder	14
12491600324	pecuniary	(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money	15
12491603754	plight	(n.) a sorry condition or state; (v.) to pledge, promise solemnly	16
12491603755	presumptuous	too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds	17
12491603756	subversive	(adj.) intended to undermine or overthrow; (n.) one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system	18
12491603757	vacuous	lacking ideas or intelligence	19
12491603758	avocation	a hobby or minor occupation	20
12491606170	capricious	given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior	21
12491606171	disparity	inequality; difference	22
12491606172	efficacy	the ability to produce a desired or intended result	23
12491606173	epistle	a letter or literary composition in letter form	24
12491606174	hospice	a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute	25
12491608836	impetus	a moving force, impulse, stimulus	26
12491608837	moribund	(adj.) dying, on the way out	27
12491608838	reticent	not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily	28
12491608839	vacillate	(v.) to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will	29
12491608840	akin	(adj.) related by blood; having similar qualities or character	30
12491611058	corroborate	(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify	31
12491611059	inexorable	impossible to stop or prevent	32
12491611060	insipid	lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating	33
12491613130	nefarious	(adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards	34
12491613131	physiognomy	facial features	35
12491613132	retinue	a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person	36
12491613133	suppliant	(adj.) asking humbly and earnestly; (n.) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor	37
12491615221	tedium	dullness; monotony; boredom	38
12491615222	torrid	very hot and dry	39
12491615223	affront	an action or remark that causes outrage or offense	40
12491615224	blase	(adj.) indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic	41
12491617529	cajole	(v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises	42
12491617530	choleric	(adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered	43
12491617531	encumber	(v.) to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt, etc.); to fill up, block up, hinder	44
12491617532	feckless	(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable	45
12491619901	impasse	blocked path; dilemma with no solution	46
12491619902	indolent	wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy	47
12491619903	lugubrious	looking or sounding sad and dismal	48
12491619904	ribald	(adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language	49
12491619905	adulation	excessive praise or admiration	50
12491619906	censure	harsh criticism or disapproval	51
12491622278	dissemble	(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression	52
12491622279	dissimulation	concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense	53
12491622280	droll	amusing in an odd or whimsical way	54
12491622281	expectorate	cough or spit out phlegm from the throat or lungs	55
12491622282	palpate	examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes.	56
12491622283	peremptory	(adj.) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute	57
12491624650	pusillanimous	contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited	58
12491624651	surfeit	an excessive amount of something	59
12491624652	diurnal	active during the day	60
12491627562	extricate	(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort	61
12491627563	ignominious	deserving or causing public disgrace or shame	62
12491627564	mitigate	to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity	63
12491627565	palpitate	to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter	64
12491627566	phlegmatic	calm; sluggish; unemotional	65
12491634719	propitious	lucky; favorable	66
12491634720	allay	(v.) to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve	67
12491637821	capacious	(adj.) able to hold much, roomy	68
12491637822	prostrate	lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward	69
12491641328	acquiesce	(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit	70
12491641329	amity	friendship; friendly relations	71
12491641330	arduous	difficult; requiring much effort	72
12491641331	gestalt	an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.	73
12491641332	inundate	(v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size	74
12491643281	perjury	lying under oath	75
12491643282	perspicuity	clearness or lucidity, as of a statement	76
12491643283	preposterous	ridiculous, senseless	77
12491643284	trepidation	(n.) fear, fright, trembling	78
12491647226	voluble	(adj.) characterized by a ready flow of words; glib, fluent	79