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AP Language Word Log #15-25 Flashcards

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7763388754Magnanimous(adj.) very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.0
7763401514Appeals to Authority(n) A logical fallacy that involves using an authority as evidence in your argument when the authority is not really an authority on the facts relevant to the argument.1
7763420573Self- Abasement(n) the belittling or humiliation of oneself.2
7763427651Dichotomy(n) a division or contrast between two things that are represented as being opposed or entirely different.3
7763433123Fallacy(n) A mistaken belief, especially one based on an unsound argument4
7763438157Holistic(adj) characterized by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole.5
7763454457Insidious(adj) proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.6
7763459353Satire(n) The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose people's stupidities or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.7
7763473344Pedantic(adj) narrowly and often ostentatiously learned.8
7763479798Feign(verb) pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)9
7763487794Extemporaneous(adj) Spoken or done without preparation.10

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