AP Language vocab Flashcards

3434014216	jettison verb	to throw off of a ship or aircraft	0
3434014217	bastion noun	a strong hold	1
3434014218	taciturn adjective	inclined to silence	2
3434014219	credence noun	acceptance of something being true	3
3434014220	nefarious adjective	evil	4
3434014221	ostensibly adverb	supposedly	5
3434014222	evince verb	to show clearly	6
3434014223	denote verb	to indicate	7
3434014224	eschew verb	to avoid	8
3434014225	belabor verb	to go over excessively	9
3434014226	extended metaphor literary term	a metaphor that is extended through a text	10
3434014227	non-sequitur literary term	conclusions that do not follow the premise of logic and reason	11
3434014228	rhetorical question literary term	a question asked to emphasize a point without expecting an answer	12
3434014229	emulate verb	to imitate to surpass	13
3434014230	dolt noun	a stupid person	14
3434014231	onerous adjective	burdensome	15
3434014232	felicity noun	extreme happiness	16
3434014233	innate adjective	inborn	17
3434014234	gainsay verb	to contradict	18
3434014235	robust adjective	strong and healthy	19
3434014236	attenuate verb	to reduce the force of something	20
3434014237	euphemism noun	the substitution of a mild for a harsh word	21
3434014238	elucidate verb	to make clear	22
3434014239	paradox literary term	something that seems contradictory but is infact true	23
3434014240	parallelism literary term	sentences that are grammatically te same in structure or meaning	24
3434014241	periodic sentence literary term	a sentence that begins, goes off course and resumes with the main clause at the end	25
3434014242	pungent adjective	sharp to the senses	26
3434014243	abide verb	to remain	27
3434014244	ameliorate verb	to improve the quality of	28
3434014245	rife adjective	widespread	29
3434014246	adept adjective	proficient	30
3434014247	abject adjective	of the lowest kind	31
3434014248	placate verb	to appease	32
3434014249	surreptitiously adjective	done in secret	33
3434014250	nascent adjective	newly formed	34
3434014251	nadir noun	the lowest point	35
3434014252	epigraph literary term	an inscription written in the beginning of a book or chapter	36
3434014253	allegory literary term	a narrative with characters that represent ideas	37
3434014254	deftly adverb	skillfully	38
3434014255	portend verb	to indicate in advance	39
3434014256	foible noun	a character flaw	40
3434014257	ignominious adjective	shameful	41
3434014258	parsimonious adjective	extremely stingy	42
3434014259	copious adjective	abundant	43
3434014260	garner verb	to collect	44
3434014261	sacrosanct adjective	highly important	45
3434014262	propensity noun	the tendency to behave a certain way	46
3434014263	eviscerate verb	to disembowl	47
3434014264	apology literary term	a defense in a speech or writing	48
3434014265	metonymy literary term	a concept called by a different name that is associated in meaning of the thing or concept	49
3434014266	synecdoche literary term	a part made to represent a whole	50
3434014267	analogy literary term	comparison between two things	51
3434014268	vacillate verb	to be indecisive	52
3434014269	affable adjective	friendly	53
3434014270	precipitous adjective	extremely high or steep	54
3434014271	irrefragable adjective	indisputable (think of rules)	55
3434014272	circumvent verb	to go around	56
3434014273	stellar adjective	outstanding	57
3434014274	charlatan noun	a fraud	58
3434014275	sordid adjective	filthy or immoral	59
3434014276	abrogate verb	to abolish officially	60
3434014277	incidentally adverb	By the way...	61
3434014278	red herring literary term	something that diverts the attention from the main issue	62
3434014279	ad hominem literary term	an arguement that relies on personal attacks rather reason or substance	63
3434014280	excluded middle literary term	fallacy in reasoning where only two opposite positions are presented with no middle	64
3434014281	harbinger noun	something that foreshadows	65
3434014282	exacerbate verb	to worsten	66
3434014283	caveat noun	an explination to prevent misinterpretation	67
3434014284	effervescent adjective	enthusiastic or bubbly	68
3434014285	gregarious adjective	sociable	69
3434014286	protract verb	to lengthen	70
3434014287	circumspect adjective	cautious in action	71
3434014288	recalcitrant adjective	resisting authority	72
3434014289	vindicate verb	to clear from suspicion	73
3434014290	untenable adjective	indefensible (think of targets)	74
3434014291	abstract language literary term	language that refers to untagible ideas or concepts	75
3434014292	concrete language literary term	language that refers to tangible ideas or concepts	76
3434014293	figurative language literary term	language that is not literal that uses figures of speech	77
3434014294	placid adjective	peaceful	78
3434014295	explicate verb	to explain	79
3434014296	mollify verb	to soften or passify	80
3434014297	truncate verb	to shorten by cutting	81
3434014298	purveyor noun	a person who provides or supplies	82
3434014299	assuage verb	to relieve	83
3434014300	frivolous adjective	lacking seriousness	84
3434014301	embellish verb	to beautify	85
3434014302	sophomoric adjective	childish	86
3434014303	indelible adjective	cannot be erased	87
3434014304	dramatic irony literary term	when a character is oblivious to actions but the audience knows	88
3434014305	verbal irony literary term	when a person says one thing but means another	89
3434014306	situational irony literary term	when the action of a character results in opposite of what was intended	90
3434014307	irony literary term	when the outcome does not equal the expectation	91
3434014308	erudite adjective	scholarly	92
3434014309	assiduously adverb	diligently (think of things being done over time)	93
3434014310	imbue verb	to be filled with a quality	94
3434014311	ruse noun	a deceiving action	95
3434014312	pensive adjective	deeply thoughtful	96
3434014313	Germane adjective	relevent	97
3434014314	penchant noun	a strong inclination	98
3434014315	ubiquitous adjective	omnipresent	99
3434014472	extrapolate verb	to infer on an unknown based on a known	100
3434014473	caricature literary term	a greatly exaggerated representation	101
3434014474	panegyric literary term	a speech or text in praise of something or someone	102
3434014475	syllogism literary term	an arguement where the conclusion is drawn by two premises	103
3434014476	polemic literary term	a strong verbal or written attack on something or someone	104
3434014477	perfunctory adjective	done routinely	105
3434014478	cogent adjective	convincing	106
3434014479	pejorative adjective	belittling	107
3434014480	enjoin verb	to command	108
3434014481	resonate verb	to resound or to evoke shared emotion	109
3434014482	tantamount adjective	equal	110
3434014483	cognizant adjective	aware	111
3434014484	decry verb	to publicly denounce	112
3434014485	codify verb	to systematize	113
3434014486	espouse verb	to adopt or support	114
3434014487	exposition literary term	any comprehensive explination of a thought or idea	115
3434014488	ellipsis literary term	a punctuation used to show where words have been left out	116
3434014489	aphorism literary term	a small statement expressing general truths	117
3434014490	multifarious adjective	having many diverse aspects	118
3434014491	inexorably adverb	relentlessly	119
3434014492	abate verb	to subside	120
3434014493	urbane adjective	well mannered	121
3434014494	dissemble verb	to conceal (emotions)	122
3434014495	odious adjective	repulsive	123
3434014496	deride verb	ridicule	124
3434014497	clandestinely adverb	secretively	125
3434014498	ascertain verb	to determine	126
3434014499	aggrandize verb	to increase	127
3434014500	deductive reasoning literary term	reasoning from general truths to the particulars	128
3434014501	inductive reasoning literary term	reasoning from detailed facts to general principles	129
3434014502	straw man literary term	the intentional misrepresentation of someones arguement for the purpose of tearing them down	130
3434014503	cogitate verb	to ponder	131
3434014504	fallacious adjective	logically unsound	132
3434014505	hubris noun	excessive pride	133
3434014506	intemperate adjective	unrestrained	134
3434014507	embody verb	to personify	135
3434014508	jocular adjective	playful	136
3434014509	malign verb	to speak harmfully about	137
3434014510	malediction noun	a curse	138
3434014511	capitulate verb	to surrender	139
3434014512	recapitulate verb	to summarize (RECAP)	140
3434014513	allusion literary term	an indirect reference	141
3434014514	illusion literary term	something that deceives	142
3434014515	anecdote literary term	a short account of a humorous or interesting incident	143
3434014516	juxtapose verb	to place side by side	144
3434014517	feckless adjective	ineffective	145
3434014518	circumlocution noun	a roundabout way of speaking	146
3434014519	verbose adjective	excessively wordy	147
3434014520	engender verb	to cause	148
3434014521	pariah noun	a social outcast	149
3434014522	expunge verb	to remove completely	150
3434014523	lethargy noun	a lack of energy	151
3434014524	rarefied adjective	lofty	152
3434014525	mordant adjective	bitterly sarcastic	153
3434014526	ambiguity literary term	the uncertainty of meaning of language	154
3434014527	aesthetic literary term	of or relating to art and beauty	155
3434014528	antithesis literary term	something regarded as the direct opposite of something else	156
3434014529	obviate verb	to anticipate and prevent	157
3434014530	unequivocal adjective	having only one possible answer or meaning	158
3434014531	scrutinize verb	to examine in detail	159
3434014532	malodorous adjective	stinky	160
3434014533	insolence noun	rude or disrespectful behavior	161
3434014534	formulate verb	to devise	162
3434014535	paragon noun	a model of excellence	163
3434014536	largess noun	generosity	164
3434014537	potentate noun	a ruler	165
3434014538	misnomer noun	an unaccurate name	166
3434014539	antecedent literary term	something that is replaced by a pronoun	167
3434014540	understatement literary term	presenting something in a less important manner	168
3434014541	hyperbole literary term	an exaggeration in speech or writing	169
3488166555	trenchant adjective	thoroughly effective	170
3488169794	equivocate verb	to deliberately speak unclearly	171
3488173122	roustabout noun	an unskilled laborer	172
3488173123	plausible adjective	seemingly reasonable	173
3488180055	inane adjective	lacking significance	174
3488182936	posthumously adverb	after death	175
3488185634	indomitable adjective	cannot be conquered	176
3488189166	furtive adjective	secretive	177
3488189167	illicit adjective	unlawful	178
3488197496	splendiferous adjective	splendid	179
3488201130	antimetabole literary term	repetition of words in successful clauses	180
3488220355	tenor and vehicle literary term	the concept of objects in the metaphor; the image that is presented by the metaphor	181
3488226067	genre literary term	a category of writing	182
3573001143	proscribe verb	to prohibit	183
3573001144	generate verb	to produce	184
3573002934	disheveled adjective	untidy	185
3573005495	countenance noun	facial expression	186
3573007741	countenance verb	to admit as possible	187
3573009784	prescribe verb	to establish a course of action	188
3573011726	tawdry adjective	showy but cheap	189
3573013814	virulent adjective	poisonous	190
3573017197	galvanize verb	to stimulate into action	191
3573020177	prescient adjective	having or showing knowledge of events before they take place	192
3573024292	connotation literary term	feelings or emotions evoked by words	193
3573025324	denotation literary term	literal or dictionary meanings of a word in contrast to its connotative or associated meanings	194
3573028275	in medias res literary term	into the middle (of a narrative)	195
3616978512	condone verb	to accept and allow	196
3616979270	specious adjective	seemingly true	197
3616983823	crestfallen adjective	sad	198
3616985028	nonplus verb	to purplex	199
3616986107	skulduggery noun	dishonorable proceedings	200
3616987341	taxonomy noun	the classification of something	201
3616988454	remiss adjective	negligence	202
3616990343	bellicose adjective	warlike	203
3616991214	parlance noun	language that is used by a specific group of people	204
3616993385	resplendent adjective	shining brightly	205
3616994308	declarative sentence literary term	makes a statement	206
3616995406	imperative sentence literary term	gives a command	207
3616996581	interrogative sentence literary term	asks a question	208
3756548523	alleviate verb	to make less severe	209
3756552716	conciliatory adjective	tending to mollify	210
3756552717	moniker noun	a nickname	211
3756554745	insatiable adjective	unable to be satisfied	212
3756556211	delineate verb	to outline	213
3756557705	indubitable adjective	impossible to doubt	214
3756561572	raze verb	to demolish	215
3756563558	minutiae noun	the small details (of something)	216
3756565618	carp* verb	to bitch and moan	217
3756566868	enigma noun	something puzzling	218
3756568175	invective literary term	the words used in a polemic	219
3756569862	persona literary term	the perception of ones character by others	220
3756572461	discourse literary term	any formal discussion	221
3756575336	glean verb	to extract from various sources	222
3756580368	fraught* adjective	filled negatively	223
3756582107	diatribe noun	a bitter verbal attack	224
3756587072	frenetic adjective	frenzy or energetic	225
3756592544	allay verb	to reduce in intensity	226
3756594062	nuance noun	a subtle difference	227
3756595798	recant verb	to withdrawal	228
3756598336	benefactor noun	a person who gives money to support a cause	229
3756599511	impeccable adjective	flawless	230
3756602995	pedantic adjective	overly concerned with literal accuracy or formality	231
3756606014	occasion literary term	the time, place, or context of an event	232
3756608890	refutation literary term	the negation of an arguement	233
3756615311	begging the question literary term	assuming the initial point without proof	234
3802186381	assertion noun	a forceful statement of belief	235
3802191237	coherent adjective	logically connected	236
3802194705	didactic adjective	educational	237
3802195959	exculpate verb	to clear from guilt	238
3802198140	incontrovertible adjective	indisputable	239
3802207026	listless adjective	lacking energy	240
3802208732	convoluted adjective	highly complicated	241
3802211285	obscure adjective	vague	242
3802212793	impede verb	to hinder	243
3802222070	quandary noun	a predicament	244
3802223394	encomium literary term	a formal panegyric	245
3802241608	narrative literary term	something that has story-like qualities	246
3802246462	homily literary term	a sermon	247
3802247968	axiom literary term	a universally accepted truth	248
3936453438	Cryptic Adjective	Difficult to understand	249
3936453439	Indolent Adjective	Lazy	250
3936453440	Coup Noun	A sudden and violent illegal seizure of power from a government	251
3936453441	Proliferate Verb	To increase rapidly	252
3936453442	Vilify Verb	To bash without mercy	253
3936453443	Malfeasance Noun	A wrongdoing by public officials	254
3936453444	Timorous Adjective	Easily frightened	255
3936453445	Corroborate Verb	To confirm with evidence	256
3936453446	Cajole Verb	To persuade by promises	257
3936453447	Ethos Literary term	Persuading through credibility in the author	258
3936453448	Logos Literary term	Persuasion that relies on reasoning and evidence to convince an audience	259
3936453449	Pathos Literary term	Persuasion through evoking emotions of the audience	260
3936453450	Double entendre Literary term	A phrase open to two interpretations where one may be an innuendo	261
3985749901	penitent adjective	contrite or remorseful	262
3985752390	disparity noun	a great difference	263
3985754609	tenuous adjective	very weak or slight	264
3985758395	impinge verb	to negatively make an impression	265
3985760231	hegemony noun	negatively dominant leadership	266
3985763168	schism noun	a split between different groups	267
3985767341	watershed noun	an event marking a turn point	268
3985771654	parochial adjective	related to a distinct outlook	269
3985773975	squander verb	to spend wastefully	270
3985778145	tautology literary term	needless repetition of an idea	271
3985780112	motif literary term	a reoccurring design or pattern in a piece	272
3985784602	memoir literary term	a narrative composed from personal experiences	273
4037111809	opulent adjective	wealthy/affluent	274
4037113541	imperious adjective	dictorial	275
4037113542	auspicious adjective	favorable	276
4037116059	proximity verb	nearness in space, time, or order	277
4037118211	disparage verb	to belittle	278
4037120086	prognosticate verb	to predict	279
4037120087	confound verb	to confuse	280
4037124184	parity noun	equality	281
4037127250	fatuous adjective	inane	282
4037127251	expiate verb	to make amends	283
4037128939	cliche literary term	an overused phrase or expression	284
4037131658	parataxis literary term	technique that favors short simple sentences	285
4037139766	nemesis literary term	the inescapable agent of ones downfall	286
4086220650	ebullience noun	the quality of being high spirited	287
4086222105	inveterate adjective	established and unlikely to change	288
4086223973	ingrate noun	an ungrateful person	289
4086225677	efficacy noun	the ability to produce a desired result	290
4086226879	arbiter noun	a person who settles a dispute	291
4086229571	ostentatious adjective	showy	292
4086232647	denigrate verb	to belittle/ disparage	293
4086233758	efface verb	to erase	294
4086235000	mercurial adjective	tempermental	295
4086236095	soporific adjective	tending to cause sleep	296
4086237619	verisimilitude literary term	the appearance of being true or real	297
4086239532	style literary term	the way an author uses word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement to establish a mood	298
4086242629	reductio and absurdum literary term	arguing for the truth of ones position by asserting that it's denial leads to something false	299
4153795930	indifferent adjective	showing no interest	300
4153795931	staid adjective	of sedate character (like a librarian)	301
4153798509	nocturnal adjective	done at night	302
4153802909	diurnal adjective	during the day	303
4153802910	florid adjective	flushed with a rosy color	304
4153806138	reclamation noun	the restoration to a pristine form	305
4153815033	moribund adjective	near death	306
4153819378	aphorism literary terms	a small statement expressing general truths	307
4153821504	castigate verb	to reprimand serverly	308
4153825287	flippant adjective	disrespectful	309
4153825336	utopia literary term	a place where everything is perfect	310
4153828689	dystopia literary term	a degraded state in society	311
4153830055	innuendo literary term	a suggestive remark	312
4203575939	inception noun	the beginning	313
4203575940	insuperable adjective	impossible to overcome	314
4203577092	*replete adjective	filled	315
4203579878	coalesce verb	to come together	316
4203579879	debunk verb	to expose the flaseness	317
4203580922	vilify verb	to criticize harshly	318
4203583071	ominous adjective	foreshadowing to something bad	319
4203584078	bolster verb	to support	320
4203584079	candor noun	complete honesty	321
4203585625	fastidious adjective	overly concerned with small matters (ocd)	322
4203590267	asyndeton literary term	the absence of conjunctions in successive clauses	323
4203617532	syndeton literary term	successive clauses joined by conjunctions	324
4203618379	epitaph literary term	a statement in behalf of someone who has died, found usually on a tombstone	325

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