AP English Literature AP English Literature & Composition & Composition

VocabularyVocabulary

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allocation: • n - act of setting apart for a particular purpose; an assignment

ascetic:

• n or adj - a person who leads an austerely simple life, esp. one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction

beguile:

• v- to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude

crass:

• adj - without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity

defray:

• v (with object) - to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.)

dint:

• n - force; power

enjoin:

• v - to order (someone) to do (something); urge strongly; command

envoy:

• n - an accredited messenger, agent, or representative

interloper:

• n – intruder

vicarious:

• adj - performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another

admonish:

• v - to caution, advise, or counsel against something

akimbo:

• adj - with hand on hip and elbow bent outward

lassitude:

• n - weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor

licentious:

• adj - unrestrained by law or general morality; lawless; immoral

muse (noun and verb): • n – in Classical Mythology any goddess presiding

over a particular art; the genius or powers characteristic of a poet

• v - to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject