AP Lit Vocab Set #3

Defray

(v). to pay (a cost or expense).

Interloper

(n). intruder

Fatuous

(adj). silly and pointless.

Aloof

(adj). not friendly or forthcoming; distant.

Patronizing

(adj). condescending.

Incensed

(adj). very angry; enraged.

Accede

(v). agree to a demand, request, or treaty.

Errant

(adj). offending, traveling

Phlegmatic

(adj). self controlled

Prostrate

(adj). prone or overwhelmed

Jocund

(adj). cheerful

Sanguine

(adj). optimistic (in a bad situation)

Hegemony

(n). leadership

Lassitude

(n). a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.

Licentious

(adj). promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.

Presumptuous

(adj). (of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.

Indolent

(adj). lazy.

Chasten

(v). subdue

Corporeal

(adj). relating to a person's body, especially as opposed to their spirit.

Enumerate

(v). list or calculate