8471303036 | scholarly | having or showing knowledge, learning or devotion to academic pursuits | 0 | |
8471303037 | homespun | unsophisticated, basic | 1 | |
8471303038 | provincial | concerning a province of a country or empire | 2 | |
8471303039 | moralistic | a person concerned with regulating morals of others | 3 | |
8471303040 | esoteric | understood by or meant for only select few who have special knowledge or interest; confidential | 4 | |
8471303041 | literal | not figurative; actual or factual | 5 | |
8471303042 | learned | having much knowledge; scholarly | 6 | |
8471303043 | picturesque | visually charming | 7 | |
8471303044 | eloquence | practice of using language with fluency and aptness | 8 | |
8471303045 | slang | informal use of vocabulary; metaphorical | 9 | |
8471303046 | plain | clear in meaning | 10 | |
8471303047 | concrete | pertaining to realities or actual instances | 11 | |
8471303048 | precise | exact | 12 | |
8471303049 | schmaltzy | exaggerated sentimentalism | 13 | |
8471303050 | grotesque | comically or repulsively ugly | 14 | |
8471303051 | exact | precise | 15 | |
8471303052 | bombastic | high sounding; loud | 16 | |
8471303053 | insipid | without interesting qualities | 17 | |
8471303054 | incongruous | unsuitable; not in harmony with surroundings | 18 | |
8471303055 | colloquial | used in everyday conversation; ordinary, familiar | 19 | |
8471303056 | jargon | technical language, specific to a particular field | 20 | |
8471303057 | poeetic | written in verse rather than prose | 21 | |
8471303058 | pedantic | precise, meticulous | 22 | |
8471303059 | symbolic | representative | 23 | |
8471303060 | detached | separate or disconnected | 24 | |
8471303061 | sensuous | relating to or affecting the senses rather than intellect | 25 | |
8471303062 | cultured | characterized by elegance or sophistaction | 26 | |
8471303063 | figurative | metaphorical | 27 | |
8471303064 | emotional | appealing to the emotions | 28 | |
8471303065 | trite | lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use | 29 | |
8471303066 | euphemistic | substitution of a mild expression for a harsh and blunt expression | 30 | |
8471303067 | diatribe | bitter and sharp attack; criticism | 31 | |
8471303068 | artificial | made by human skill; not natural | 32 | |
8471303069 | obscure | ambiguous, vague | 33 | |
8471303070 | vulgar | characterized by ignorance | 34 | |
8471303071 | connotative | suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning | 35 | |
8471303072 | abstruse | hard to understand; esoteric | 36 | |
8471303073 | simple | easy to understand | 37 |
AP Lang midterm language Flashcards
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