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AP Language Vocabulary 2 Flashcards

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11131635481balefulthreatening harm; menacing0
11131635482circumspectcareful, cautious1
11131635483didacticinstructive2
11131635484ingenuousinnocent, simple; frank, sincere3
11131635485perfunctorydone without care; in a routine fashion4
11131635486prodigal(adj.) wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; (n.) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent5
11131635487qualifyShorten a statement. "You all can get candy, BUT-"6
11131635488reproveto scold or criticize7
11131635489xenophobiafear of foreigners8
11131635490zeniththe highest point9
11131635491AmbiguityThe multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.10
11131635492Anithesisa direct opposite, a contrast11
11131635493Chiasmusa reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases12
11131635494Connotationan idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.13
11131635495DenotationThe dictionary definition of a word14
11131635496Epigrapha quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme.15

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