AP Lang Vocab Quiz (I+II)

Allocation

The act of setting apart for a purpose of specific plan, designate

Ascetic

A person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons

Beguile

To influence by trickery, flattery, etc. mislead, delude, to take away from by cheating or decieving

Crass

Without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity. gross, obtuse, stupid, crass commercialism, a crass misrepresentation of the facts

Defray

To bear or pay all or part of (the cost/expense of). The grant helped defray expenses for the trip

Dint

Force, power. By dint of hard work she became head of the company. A dent.

Enjoin

To prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis. The doctor enjoined a strict diet.

Envoy

A diplomatic agent. Any accredited messenger or representative

Interloper

To intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license. To thrust oneself into the affairs of others

Vicarious

Performed, exercised, received, or suffered in pace of another. Vicarious punishment. Taking the place of another person or thing. Acting or serving as a substitute.

Admonish

To caution, advise, or counsel against something. To reprove or scold, esp. in a mild and good-willed manner. The teacher admonished him about excessive noise.

Akimbo

With hand on hip and elbow bent outward. To stand with arms akimbo

Lassitude

Weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc. Lack of energy, listlessness, languor, a condition of indolent indifference. The pleasant lassitude of the warm summer afternoon.

Licentious

Sxually unrestrained. Lascivious, libertine, lewd, unrestrained by law of general morality, lawless, immoral

Muse

To think or meditate in silence, as on some subject, Any of a number of sister goddessses.

Pecuniary

Involving money

Plight

To pledge or promise

Presumptuous

Too bold or forward; overconfident; arrogance

Subversive

Tending or seeking to overthrow or destroy

Vacuous

Having or showing lack of intelligence, interest, or thought

Avocation

Something one does in addition to regular work and usually for pleasure; a hobby

Capricious

Tending to change abruptly and without apparent reason

Disparity

Inequality or difference as in rank, amount or quality; unlikeness

Efficacy

Power to produce effects of intended results

Epsitle

A letter (especially a long formula instructive letter)

Hospice

A place of shelter for travelers (sometimes maintained by monks)

Impetus

The force with which a body moves against resistance; anything that stimulates activity

Moribund

Dying; coming to an end

Reticent

Habitually silent or uncommunicative; disinclinced to speak readily

Vacillate

To sway to and fro; fluctuate or oscillate