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AP Language Vocabulary Set One Flashcards

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4754029886Connotationan idea or quality that a word makes you think about in addition to its meaning0
4754029887Denotationthe literal meaning of a word or phrase1
4754030111Brazenacting or done in a very open and shocking way without shame or embarrassment2
4754030112Tumulta state of noisy confusion or disorder3
4754030113Mendacitylack of honesty4
4754030358Lethargicfeeling a lack of energy or a lack of interest in doing things5
4754030359Edictan official order given by a person with power or by a government6
4754030360Indiscretionlack of good judgment or care in behavior and especially in speech7
4754030977Perquisitesa privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages8
4754030978Sepulchera place of burial9
4754030979Maraudinggoing about in search of things to steal or people to attack10
4754031254Lassitudelack of physical or mental energy11
4754031409Vacuoushaving or showing a lack of intelligence or serious thought12
4754031410AllegoryThe device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.13
4754031681AlliterationThe repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words14
4754031682AllusionA direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art15
4754031683AnalogyA similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.16
4754031888AntecedentThe word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.17
4754031889Antithesisa person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.18
4754031890AphorismA terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle.19

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