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AP Language Vocabulary Set Two Flashcards

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4811137443ConnotationImplied or suggested meaning0
4811140715ConsonanceRepetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words close in proximity1
4811147896ConundrumA riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (problem)2
4811153245DeductionThe process of moving from a general rule to a specific example3
4811158321DenotationLiteral meaning of a word as defined (definition)4
4811161927DescriptionThe picturing in words of something or someone through detailed observation5
4817034996DictionWord choice; an element of style6
4817036243DidacticWriting whose purpose is to instruct or teach7
4817038859DiscourseSpoken or written language, including literary works8
4817040396DissonanceHarsh or grating sounds that do not go together9
4817042330Dramatic ironyWhen the reader is aware of an inconsistency between a fictional or nonfictional characters perception of a situation and the truth of that situation10
4817047786Emotional appealWhen a writer appeals to a readers emotions to excite or involve them in an argument (pathos)11
4817051955EpigraphThe use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints its theme12
4817714425Ethical appealWhen a writer tries to persuade the audience to respect and believe him/her boned on presentation of image of self through text.13
4821981429EuphemismA more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable14
4821997029EuphonyA succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose15
4822031970ExampleIndividual instance taken to be representative of a general pattern16
4822037406ExplicationThe art of interpreting or discovering the meaning of the text17
4822040361ExpositionExplanation (nuts and bolts to the story)18
4822633209Extended metaphorMetaphor sustained throughout the writing19
4822637561EbullientEnthusiastic, overflowing with excitement20
4822641380InscrutableCannot be understood, unreadable21
4822643450InadvertentAccidental unplanned unintentional22
4822644706SpeculateWonder guess23
4822645491DubiousFull of doubt; unlikely to be true24
4822647934ErraticIrregular unsteady25
4822649767CapriceImpulsive; on a whim26
4822651779ImperiousDictating; demeaning without justification27
4822657973IgnominyDisgrace, dishonor, shame28
4822659023ExtantStill exists or is present29

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