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AP Language (Absolute-Diction) Flashcards

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14675101095Absoluteword free from limitations0
14675101096Ad hominem argumentargument attacking character rather than issue1
14675101097Allusionreference to something literary, mythological,2
14675101098Analogycomparison of two different things that are similar3
14675101099Anaphorarepetition of a word or phrase at the beginning4
14675101100AncedoteA brief narrative that focuses on a particular event5
14675101101AntecedentThe word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.6
14675101102Antithesisa statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced7
14675101103AphorismStatement that expresses general idea8
14675101104AsyndetonA construction that are presented in a series without conjunctions9
14675101105balanced sentencea sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against10
14675101106ChiasmusA statement consisting of two parallel parts11
14675101107Clichéexpression or idea that is overused12
14675101108Climaxarrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in order of increasing importance13
14675101109Colloquialisminformal words or expressions acceptable in formal writing14
14675101110complex sentenceA sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause15
14675101111Compound sentencea sentence with coordinate independent clauses, often joined by conjunctions16
14675101112compound-complex sentencea sentence that contains independent clauses and a subordinate clause17
14675101113Concrete detailsdetails that describe actual, specific things or events18
14675101114ConnotationAssociation meaning of a word19
14675101115Cumulative sentencea sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by addition of modifying clauses or phrases20
14675101116declarative sentencea sentence that makes a declaration21
14675101117deductive reasoningReasoning in which conclusion is reached22
14675101118Denotationthe literal meaning of a word23
14675101119DialectVariety of speech by its own grammar24
14675101120Dictionword choices made by a writer25

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