AP Lit Vocab Words #2

Question 1

Admonish

Answer 1

(verb): to advise or caution against something.

Question 2

Akimbo

Answer 2

(adj.): With hands on hips and elbows projecting outwards

Question 3

Lassitude

Answer 3

(noun): laziness or weariness in mind and body; a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.

Question 4

Licentious

Answer 4

(adj.): sexually unrestrained by morality; promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.

Question 5

Muse

Answer 5

(noun) : any goddess presiding over art.

(verb) : be absorbed in thought; meditate on.

Question 6

Pecuniary

Answer 6

(adj.): relating to or consisting of money; economic, monetary, financial.

Question 7

Plight

Answer 7

(noun): a situation or predicament (usually not a good situation); a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.

Question 8

Presumptuous

Answer 8

(adj.): bold, audacious, rudely assumptive; (of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.

Question 9

Subversive

Answer 9

(adj.) seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution; revolutionary.

Question 10

Vacuous

Answer 10

(adj.): airhead, empty, meaningless; having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence.