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AP Language vocabulary chapter 15-14(partial) Flashcards

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9030599539assimilationto absorb; to make similar0
9030599540consensusgeneral agreement1
9030599541contextcircumstances of a situation; environment2
9030599542derivedcopied or adopted from a source3
9030599543incumbentimposed as duty; obligatory4
9030601705inevitablecertain to happen, unavoidable5
9030601706malleableeasily shaped or formed; easily influenced6
9030601707subdueto restrain; to hold back7
9030623375assiduoushard-working8
9030623376doggedstubbornly preservering9
9030623377intrepidcourageous; fearless10
9030623378maverickone who is independent and resists adherence to a group11
9030623379obduratestubborn; inflexible12
9030625309obstinatestubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action13
9030625310proliferateto grow or increase rapidly14
9030625311tenacitypersistence15
9030625312vitalityenergy; power to survive16
9082454593alliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds17
9082454594consonanceRepetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.18
9082454595assonancerepetition of vowel sounds19
9082456473polysyndetonrepetition of conjunctions20
9082461668synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa21
9082461669metonymysubstituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it22
9082461670asyndetona construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions23
9082463169oxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.24
9082463170anaphorathe repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences25
9082463171epistrophethe repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences26
9082463172onomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.27

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