7289522644 | Generalization | The process of taking something specific and applying it more broadly, result of this process (a generalization) | 0 | |
7289524275 | Epigram | A pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever amusing way. | 1 | |
7289525976 | Imagery | Visually descriptive or visual language | 2 | |
7289529706 | Ephiphany | The moment in a story when a character achieves an important realization or awareness. | 3 | |
7289529707 | Euphemism | An inoffensive expression used in place of one whose more direct or graphic meaning might be considered offensive, harsh, or unpleasant. | 4 | |
7289531262 | Lexicon | The vocabulary of a particular language, field, social class, person, etc. | 5 | |
7289534322 | Palpable | Capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt. | 6 | |
7289534323 | Analogy | A similarity between like features of two things on which a comparison may be based. | 7 | |
7289537996 | Anecdote | A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. | 8 | |
7289537997 | Argument | an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one | 9 | |
7289539409 | Biased Language | The term biased language refers to words and phrases that are considered prejudiced, offensive, and hurtful | 10 | |
7289539410 | Broach | raise (a sensitive or difficult subject) for discussion | 11 | |
7289542672 | Claim | A key part to an argument that states the truth of something, often supported by evidence. | 12 | |
7289542673 | Evidence | A verifiable fact. Facts to support a claim. | 13 | |
7289544583 | Expository | The act of explaining or describing something | 14 | |
7289544584 | Facile | Easily achieved; effortless | 15 | |
7289548146 | Formal | Written in a manner that respects proper conventions. Formal writing avoids sentence fragments, contractions, and slang vocabulary. | 16 | |
7289548147 | Objective | unbiased or neutral | 17 | |
7289548148 | Subjective | based on personal opinion or observations | 18 | |
7289550899 | Recapitulate | summarize and state again the main points/ repeat | 19 | |
7289552326 | Vernacular | The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region | 20 | |
7289554642 | Parallelism | Agreement in direction, tendency, or character; the state or condition of being parallel The position or relation of parallels. A parallel or comparison. | 21 | |
7289555992 | Paraphrase | To express the meaning of something written or spoken using different words to reach greater clarity. | 22 | |
7289555993 | Persuasive | Good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation | 23 | |
7289552327 | Salient | Most noticeable or important | 24 |
Ap Language vocab #2 Flashcards
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