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AP Literature and Composition Vocabulary One Flashcards

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10603300179Allay(v) to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity0
10603307860Allegations(n) an assertion unsupported and by implication regarded as unsupportable1
10603307861Ballad(n) a simple song2
10603309636Chastise(v) to criticize severely3
10603316611Dispel(v) to cause to vanish; alleviate4
10603324196Divining(adj) godlike; characteristic of or befitting a deity:5
10603325314Feeble(adj) lacking in force, strength, or effectiveness6
10603326614Feign(v) to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of7
10603326615Jest(n) a joke or witty remark; witticism8
10603333135Malapropism(n) an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound9
10603336287Non Sequitur(n) Logic. an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises10
10603337576Refrain(n) to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from)11
10603337577Spur(n) anything that goads, impels, or urges, as to action, speed, or achievement12
10603338922Stead(n) the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute13
10603340281Subvert(v) to cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of14

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