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AP Literature Vocabulary Set One Flashcards

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4782871132Abrogaterepeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)0
4782871133Abscondleave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft.1
4782872816Alacritybrisk and cheerful readiness.2
4782872817Antithesisa contrast or opposition between two things.3
4782873703Banea cause of great distress or annoyance.4
4782873704Bilkobtain or withhold money from (someone) by deceit or without justification; cheat or defraud.5
4782873705Demagoguea political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.6
4782874505Extolpraise enthusiastically.7
4782874506Fettera chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles.8
4782874507Inimicaltending to obstruct or harm.9
4782875737Insidiousproceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.10
4782875738Knellthe sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral.11
4782875739Proclivitya tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.12
4782876633Solicitouscharacterized by or showing interest or concern.13
4782876634Amplificationa literary practice wherein the writer embellishes the sentence by adding more information to it in order to increase its worth and understandability.14
4782877331Anastrophea literary technique in which the normal order of words is reversed in order to achieve a particular effect of emphasis or meter.15
4782877332Anthropomorphismaims to make an animal or object behave and appear like they are human beings.16
4782878556Cacophonythe use of words with sharp, harsh, hissing and unmelodious sounds primarily those of consonants to achieve desired results.17
4782878557Caesuraa break between words within a metrical foot; an interruption18
4782879758Euphemisma mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.19

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