6418040478 | chiasmus | A verbal pattern in which the second half of an expression is inverted; a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed | 0 | |
6418085622 | claim | An arguable statement, which may be a claim of fact, value, or policy; An assertion supported by evidence | 1 | |
6418094498 | clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 2 | |
6418136160 | colloquial | informal language; not professional; slang | 3 | |
6418146292 | concession | An argumentative strategy by which a speaker or writer acknowledges the validity of an opponent's point; the act of yielding/conceding | 4 | |
6418162259 | conjunction | A word that individual words or groups of words (for, and, nor, but, or, yet) | 5 | |
6418175247 | connotation | The emotional implications (+,-, neutral) and associations that a word may carry. | 6 | |
6418223851 | denotation | The direct or dictionary meaning of a word; Literal meaning of a word | 7 | |
6418223852 | diction | Related to style, diction refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. | 8 | |
6418226648 | dialect | Geographically distinct versions of a single language that vary somewhat from the parent form. | 9 | |
6418226649 | didactic | Instructive; intended or inclined to teach, often excessively. | 10 | |
6418314449 | cacophony | harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds; dissonance | 11 | |
6527780403 | cliche | a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. | 12 |
AP English Language terms "B" - "D" Flashcards
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