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AP English Language and Composition Vocab 5 Flashcards

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7491691973connotationThe associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression0
7491692764conventionA rule, method, or practice established by usage; custom Agreed upon practices A meeting or formal assembly1
7491694463denotationA direct specific meaning as distinct from an implied or associated idea2
7491696987didacticIntended for instruction; instructive3
7491698382elegyA mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or lament for the dead4
7491700230euphemismThe use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive or less vulgar than the word or phrase it replaces5
7491750959expositionWriting or speech designed to convey information and explain Dialogue or descriptions in a novel or play that give the audience the background on the characters and situation6
7491754525hyperboleExaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally Overstatement, embellishment7
7491757318imageryThe formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively8
7491762190invectiveInsulting language9

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