AP Literature Vocabulary #2

Admonish

(Verb) To warn or reprimand someone firmly

Akimbo

(Adjective) at a sharp angle

Lassitude

(Noun) a condition of weariness or lack of energy

Licentious

(Adjective) Lacking legal or moral restraints

Muse

(noun & verb) as a poet or to ruminate/think deeply about something

pecuniary

(adjective) of or relating to money, banking, or investments

plight

(noun) a solemnly given pledge or an unfortunate situation

presumptuous

(adjective) overstepping due bounds

subversive

(noun & adjective) the act or state of being subverted

vacuous

(adjective) emptied of or lacking content