AP Lit: Vocabulary

Allocation

Allocation

To assign for a specific purpose or to particular persons or a thing

Ascetic

The practice of severe self-discipline

Beguile

To entertain and convince by flattery

Crass

Without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity

Defray

To pay for

Dint

Force or power

Enjoin

To direct or order in an authoritative way

Envoy

A brief concluding stanza at the end of a poem that can either summarize the preceding poem or serve as its dedication

Interloper

Someone who becomes involved in a situation in which they do not belong

Vicarious

Delivers a feeling or experience from someone else through the use of imagination or sympathetic feelings

Admonish

To caution or advise against something

Akimbo

To stand with arms bent, hand on hips and elbows facing outward

Lassitude

A state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy

Licentious

Lacking legal or moral restraints; disregarding sexual restraints

Muse (noun)

The source of an artist's inspiration

Muse (verb)

To reflect deeply on a subject

Pecuniary

Relating to or involving money

Plight

A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation

Presumptuous

Excessively bold or forward

Subversive

In opposition to authority or government

Vacuous

Lacking purpose, meaning, or intelligence