AP Lit Master Vocab List 1-20

Beguile

To deceive; to charm; to enchant
2. To take away from by or as if by guile; cheat
3. To distract the attention of; divert
4. To pass (time) pleasantly
5. To amuse or charm; delight

Akimbo

(adj.) - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward

Lassitude

a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy

(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy.

Presumptuous

too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds; arrogant

Allocation

1. To set apart for a special purpose; designate
2. To distribute according to a plan; allot:

EX: I plan to allocate 10% of my paycheck monthly for savings, and by the end of the year, I will have saved at least $3600.00

Ascetic

n. A person who renounces materials comforts and leads a life of austere self discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion

adj.
1. Leading life of self-discipline and self-denial, especially for spiritual improvement.

Crass

lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence

Defray

to supply the money for; to pay

Dint

means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work

n.1 Force or effort; Power
2. A dent

Verb.
1. To pit a dent in
2. To impress or drive in forcibly.

Enjoin

to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit

Instruct or urge (someone) to do something

2. To prohibit by a judicial order : put an injunction on

Envoy

(n.) a representative or messenger (as of a government)

3. A messenger; an agent

2. A minister plenipotentiary assigned to a foreign embassy, ranking next below the ambassador

Interloper

one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder

A meddler

One that interferes with the affairs of others

Trespassing

Vicarious

(adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another

experienced through another

experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another action

substituting

Admonish

(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

2: to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to

Licentious

morally unrestrained especially disregarding sexual restraints

2: marked by disregard for strict rules of correctness

Muse

(v)- To think about in a dreamy way, ponder
[syn]- meditate, contemplate, daydream

2: noun: any 9 sister in Greek mythology presiding over song and poetry and arts and sciences

Pecuniary

(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money

Plight

a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation

to put or give in pledge

Subversive

(adj.) intended to undermine or overthrow;

2: one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system

3: criticizing something in a clever and indirect way in order to make it weaker or less effective

Vacuous

having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless

Crass