4771093456 | Abstract | Concepts rather than concrete | 0 | |
4771094098 | Ad Hominem | Attack on the person rather than their ideas | 1 | |
4771094708 | Allegory | Extended narrative with a deeper meaning | 2 | |
4771094955 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds | 3 | |
4771095431 | Allusion | Reference to a well known noun from history/literature | 4 | |
4771096650 | Analogy | Comparison of two similar but different things | 5 | |
4771099176 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row | 6 | |
4771102886 | Anecdote | Short, simple narrative (story; used for a humorous effect) | 7 | |
4771105095 | Annotate | Explanatory, critical notes written on text | 8 | |
4771106185 | Antithesis | Presentation of two contrasting images | 9 | |
4771107233 | Aphorism | Short, often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life | 10 | |
4771108466 | Apostrophe | Calling out to an absent person or to a inanimate object | 11 | |
4771110058 | Argumentation | Attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments. (Persuasive writing) | 12 | |
4771111979 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants. (Neigh/fade) | 13 | |
4771113136 | Asyndeton | Commas used with no conjunctions to separate a series of words (X, Y, Z) | 14 | |
4771114244 | Cacophony | Harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose | 15 | |
4771115222 | Caricature | Descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person's appearance or personality | 16 | |
4771117585 | Coherence | Quality piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the central idea, theme, or organizing principles | 17 | |
4771122289 | Colloquialism | Word or phrase used in everyday language that is not appropriate when writing a formal paper. (Slang) | 18 | |
4771123326 | Concrete language | Language that describes a person's senses (I see, I hear, I touch) | 19 | |
4771124598 | Plethora | Excess, in abundance | 20 | |
4771125365 | Erudite | Well educated, scholarly, intellectual | 21 | |
4771125793 | Prudent | Planning carefully, ahead of time, good judgment, sensible | 22 | |
4771126662 | Placate | Soothe, pacify, appease | 23 | |
4771127153 | Ameliorate | Make better, more tolerable | 24 | |
4771127906 | Precocious | Skill, developed earlier than usual, occurring before natural time | 25 | |
4771132140 | Affable | Gracious, courteous, pleasant, appreciative of others | 26 | |
4771133315 | Vacillate | Waver, fluctuate, indecisive, hesitate | 27 | |
4771135050 | Verisimilitude | Probable, credibility, plausibility | 28 |
AP Language Vocabulary Set One Flashcards
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