AP language vocab list 8 Flashcards
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| 11196320313 | pensive | (adj.) thoughtfully reflective S: Because James was sick of his wife's pensive look, he finally answered her question. The pensive minister sat in the park bench and wondered why god allowed his wife to suffer with cancer for 2 years | 0 | |
| 11196320314 | extrapolate S | To reason from the known to the unknown The scientist tried to extrapolate the future results by looking at data from previous testing dates - Base on the temp of the water and the current wind speed of the hurricane , the weather forecaster extrapolated were and when the storm would hit Florida - | 1 | |
| 11196320315 | ruse | (n.) an act( designed ) to confuse or mislead, Many home invaders gain access to homes by using the excuse of a lost child as a ruse. - | 2 | |
| 11196320316 | germane | (adj.) relevant, May use. Verb to be something is or is not germane to something else The teacher did not answer Mary's question because it was not germane with the subject they were discussing | 3 | |
| 11196320317 | penchant | A liking for Mike has a penchant for drinking the most expensive wine when he goes out to restaurant Many girls have a penchant towards Justin Bieber because of his good looks | 4 | |
| 11196320318 | augment | to make greater or , increase Many phones now have the option to augment the text so it makes it easier for those who have a hard time reading small word | 5 | |
| 11196320319 | ubiquitous | Existing all at once He had a ubiquitous influence over the city everything from the people to the roads Because the police presence was ubiquitous at the parade, everyone felt very safe | 6 | |
| 11196320320 | erudite | (adj.) scholarly, With his informative presentation, William showed his peers how erudite he truly was. | 7 | |
| 11196320321 | assiduously | adverb: diligently The top college football program recruits new talent assiduously, only choosing those who were the top in their county. | 8 | |
| 11196320322 | imbue Many celebrities imbue fans to take action and make a change in their life | (((To instill ()))) inspire with a feeling or quality Kmbje someten with something The coach imbue his players with confidence so they could go and play hard to win the game | 9 |
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AP Vocabulary List #1 - Origin of Language Flashcards
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| 14632003277 | etymology | the study of word origins (N) The ETYMOLOGY of the words will vary. |  | 0 |
| 14632009070 | arbitrary | (adj.) Unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness. |  | 1 |
| 14632044075 | literal | Exactly true, rather than figurative or metaphorical. |  | 2 |
| 14632031206 | figurative | departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical. (noun) |  | 3 |
| 14632031207 | ethnicity | The fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition. (verb) |  | 4 |
| 14632032119 | substantiate | to support with proof or evidence |  | 5 |
| 14632032120 | assertion | a declaration or statement |  | 6 |
| 14632032828 | precedent | an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |  | 7 |
| 14632032829 | hominid | An early ancestor of humans |  | 8 |
| 14632032830 | Anthropology | Study of the origins and development of people and their societies |  | 9 |
| 14632033981 | components | one of the parts or units of a combination, mixture or system |  | 10 |
| 14632033982 | emulate | to imitate |  | 11 |
| 14632033983 | evolutionary | relating to or denoting the process by which different kinds of living organisms are believed to have developed from earlier forms. |  | 12 |
| 14632034767 | transpire | to become known or apparent |  | 13 |
| 14632034768 | prosperity | the state of being sucessful |  | 14 |
| 14632034769 | obliterate | destroy; demolish |  | 15 |
| 14632035528 | physiological | pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms | 16 | |
| 14632035529 | acronym | a word composed of the first letters or parts of a name or series of words | 17 | |
| 14632038966 | linguistics | the scientific study of the structure, sounds, and meaning of language | 18 | |
| 14633380166 | onomatopoeia | the forming of a word in imitation of a natural sound | 19 |
AP English Language - Essential Terms. Flashcards
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| 14475533313 | Abstract | Refers to words that cannot connect to any of the five senses. | 0 | |
| 14475534737 | Concrete | Refers to words that can connect to any of the five senses. | 1 | |
| 14475534738 | Allusion | An expression that refers to an object or idea indirectly and inexplicitly. | 2 | |
| 14475534739 | Ambiguity | Allows an object, idea, or word to have more than one interpretation. | 3 | |
| 14475536242 | Analogy | The comparison of two things used to clarify or explain something; a similarity. | 4 | |
| 14475546557 | Anastrophe | A figure of speech where the normal word order (subject-verb-object) is changed. | 5 | |
| 14475546558 | Anecdote | A brief story or recount regarding a real-life occurrence. | 6 | |
| 14475546559 | Analysis | The examination of a structure used to understand its context and features. | 7 | |
| 14475546590 | Antithesis | A figure of speech used to contrast two opposite objects at the same time. | 8 | |
| 14475549186 | Appeal | (AKA rhetorical persuasion) Is used to convince the audience in different ways. | 9 | |
| 14475557656 | Aphorism | A short and memorable expression to remember a general principle. | 10 | |
| 14475558728 | Audience | The person/people someone is writing or speaking for. | 11 | |
| 14475558729 | Bias | Remains one-sided and leans towards one particular side in a closed-minded manner. | 12 | |
| 14475558730 | Slanting | Words used to convince an audience in an emotional manner. | 13 | |
| 14475559571 | Cacophony | Focuses on harsher sounds, mainly consonant-based. | 14 | |
| 14475559572 | Euphony | Focuses on lovelier sounds and more sweet-sounding elements. | 15 | |
| 14475567499 | Colloquialism | A style mainly used for everyday communication; the most common style used. | 16 | |
| 14475567500 | Compare | To show how two or more things are similar. | 17 | |
| 14475567501 | Contrast | To show how two or more things are different. | 18 | |
| 14475568280 | Concession | A rhetorical strategy that takes an opposing point and uses it to change the opponent's mind. | 19 | |
| 14475568281 | Connotation | Describes the implication a word carries that is far from what it clearly represents. | 20 | |
| 14475568773 | Denotation | Describes the literal meaning a word carries that contrasts from its connotative meaning. | 21 | |
| 14475576682 | Deduction | Involves reasoning going from a wider range to a more specific idea. | 22 | |
| 14475576683 | Syllogism | Is connected to deductive reasoning and has two premises (major and minor) along with a conclusion. | 23 | |
| 14475576684 | Dialect | Describes the language spoken by a given group. | 24 | |
| 14475578186 | Dialogue | Describes a conversation between two or more characters in a piece of writing. | 25 | |
| 14475578187 | Diction | An author's choice of words or vocabulary in a piece of writing or speaking. | 26 | |
| 14475578188 | Digression | A technique where the subject of something is shifted for a brief moment. | 27 | |
| 14475646596 | Epigraph | A phrase or something similar that is placed at the beginning of a document or other piece of writing. | 28 | |
| 14475646597 | Equivocation | A literary strategy used to show that you actually mean the opposite of what you are saying. | 29 | |
| 14475647127 | Ethos | A persuasive strategy that focuses on credibility. | 30 | |
| 14475647128 | Euphemism | An expression used to replace another that may be found as offensive or unpleasant to an audience. | 31 | |
| 14475647129 | Evaluation | Describes a set of judgments used on a piece of writing to determine if it meets specific criteria. | 32 | |
| 14475656536 | Exigence | An issue that prompts a piece of writing to come alive. | 33 | |
| 14475656537 | Exemplification | A symbolization technique where something is seen as having a relation to what it is referring to. | 34 | |
| 14475657054 | Explicit | Describes when something is clearly or directly being explained, leaving no room for confusion or implication. | 35 | |
| 14475657055 | Implicit | Describes when something is not being clearly or directly explained and there are various suggestions within the words being used. | 36 | |
| 14475657056 | Fallacy | The misuse of reasoning; a use of invalid reasoning. | 37 | |
| 14475664746 | Format, Organization, Sequence, Structure | The four words that describe the arrangement of ideas or details in a piece of writing. | 38 | |
| 14475668659 | Irony | A technique where what is occurring differs from what is actually the case. | 39 | |
| 14475668660 | Jargon | Special words that are used by a particular group that only they can understand. | 40 | |
| 14475668661 | Juxtaposition | The technique of placing two things together that have contrasting effects. | 41 | |
| 14475669075 | Logos | A persuasive strategy that focuses on factual information and statistics. | 42 | |
| 14475669076 | Mood | An element of writing that sparks various emotions in the readers through whatever the writer is describing. | 43 | |
| 14475675213 | Overstatement | When you claim something is greater than it actually is to make it more important. | 44 | |
| 14475675214 | Understatement | When you claim something to be less important than it actually is. | 45 | |
| 14475675215 | Oxymoron | A technique using self-contradiction to introduce another point. | 46 | |
| 14475675852 | Paradox | A self-contradictory statement that may be proven correct when explained. | 47 | |
| 14475675853 | Parallelism | The use of more than one phrase consecutively with the same structure. | 48 | |
| 14475683107 | Pathos | A persuasive strategy that focuses on appealing to the emotions of the audience. | 49 | |
| 14475683108 | Process Analysis | A paragraph technique where a writer describes how to perform an action step-by-step. | 50 | |
| 14475683109 | Purpose | The goal of a piece of writing that a writer is trying to achieve. | 51 | |
| 14475683621 | Qualify | To claim a statement or piece of evidence is correct. | 52 | |
| 14475724169 | Rebut | To prove that a piece of evidence is false. | 53 | |
| 14475724170 | Refute | To disprove a statement. | 54 | |
| 14475724171 | Rhetoric | The ability to argue and persuade an audience. | 55 | |
| 14475724749 | Rhetorical Device | A use of language used to affect the audience of a piece of writing. | 56 | |
| 14475724750 | Rhetorical Modes | Describe the purposes of the major uses of communication, mainly in speaking and writing. | 57 | |
| 14475730122 | Rhetorical Purpose | The goal to persuade an audience and change the way an audience thinks about a certain subject. | 58 | |
| 14475730123 | Rhetorical Shift | Describes the change in tone in a piece of writing, often initiated by a transition word. | 59 | |
| 14475730124 | Rhetorical Strategy | Is used to give the audience a reason to turn to the side being persuaded about. | 60 | |
| 14475730896 | Rhetorical Triangle | Originated by Aristotle, is used to organize the three persuasive strategies called logos, ethos, and pathos. | 61 | |
| 14475730897 | Rhetorical Question | Is used to make a point instead of get an answer. | 62 | |
| 14475738438 | Sarcasm | The use of irony to mock or taunt something. | 63 | |
| 14475738439 | Satire | The use of irony to expose, ridicule, or criticize various vices and/or follies. | 64 | |
| 14475738440 | Slang | A type of language that comes out to be very informal and either include or exclude certain groups. | 65 | |
| 14475739628 | Speaker, Author, Rhetor | The three terms that refer to a teacher or orator telling a story or describing a piece of writing within it. | 66 | |
| 14475739629 | Style | Describes how an author writes. | 67 | |
| 14475739630 | Voice | The method of expression used by a writer or the style of writing. | 68 | |
| 14475748258 | Symbol | A literary device representing many aspects or containing a deeper meaning. | 69 | |
| 14475748259 | Syntax | The technique of organizing words and phrases to form sentences in a given language. | 70 | |
| 14475748273 | Thesis, Argument, Assertion | The three terms that refer to the statement someone makes when they are describing their strong belief in something. | 71 | |
| 14475749271 | Tone | The attitude the writer possesses towards the subject being written about. | 72 | |
| 14475749272 | Transitions | Various words and phrases that connect different ideas and help a piece of writing maintain a good flow. | 73 | |
| 14475756357 | Active | A voice used when a subject is performing an action and expressing it through a verb representing it. | 74 | |
| 14475756907 | Passive | A voice used when an object is being emphasized instead of a subject. | 75 | |
| 14475756908 | Author | The creator of a piece of writing. | 76 | |
| 14475756909 | Character | Someone or something that moves a story forward. | 77 | |
| 14475761562 | Characterization | Highlights the details of a character overtime in a story. | 78 | |
| 14475814699 | First Person | Refers to a piece of writing being told by a narrator speaking directly about themselves. | 79 | |
| 14475814700 | Second Person | Refers to the audience or the people being spoken to. | 80 | |
| 14475814701 | Third Person | Refers to anyone other than the narrator or the audience. | 81 | |
| 14475814702 | Subjective | Describes a person's point of view, including their opinions and beliefs. | 82 | |
| 14475815288 | Objective | Describes a point of view that focuses on using evidence. | 83 | |
| 14475821098 | Cliche | Describes an expression, opinion, or anything similar that is overused and often predictable, displaying no originality. | 84 | |
| 14475821099 | Hyperbole | Is used to exaggerate claims that are not meant to be interpreted in a literal sense. | 85 | |
| 14475821100 | Idiom | An expression with a meaning that is often not connected to the actual meanings of the words involved. | 86 | |
| 14475821101 | Imagery | Describes something in a way that is able to be visualized in one's imagination. | 87 | |
| 14475822031 | Metaphor | Allows one thing to represent or be portrayed as another thing. | 88 | |
| 14475832555 | Metonymy | Refers to something as another thing that is somehow associated with it. | 89 | |
| 14475832556 | Synecdoche | Refers to one part of something as the whole, or the whole of something as that one part. | 90 | |
| 14475833694 | Onomatopoeia | Forms a word based on any sound that is made. | 91 | |
| 14475833695 | Personification | Grants human characteristics to an inhuman object. | 92 | |
| 14475833696 | Simile | Shows that one thing is similar to another thing using words such as "like" or "as" in comparison. | 93 |
AP Language Rhetorical Strategies and Functions Flashcards
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| 13778573380 | Analogy | To make a pointed comparison, often a very powerful comparison | 0 | |
| 13778573381 | Hyperbole | To provoke a response, to cast something in a strong light | 1 | |
| 13778573382 | Understatement | To spark the readers imagination or make a pointed observation | 2 | |
| 13778573383 | Juxtaposition | To call attention to extremes(placement of two things closely together to emphasize or similarities or differences | 3 | |
| 13778573384 | Imagery | To illustrate an idea, feeling, or the particular qualities of something; to produce a feeling, idea or tone. | 4 | |
| 13778573385 | Alliteration | To create a memorable phrase | 5 | |
| 13778573386 | Allusion | To lend authority to an idea, to make an association with something the reader knows to create a memorable phrase | 6 | |
| 13778573387 | Refrain | Regularly occurring phrase; particularly at the end of a sentence | 7 | |
| 13778573388 | Anaphora | To create a memorable powerful effect to reinforce an idea | 8 | |
| 13778573389 | Repetition | Repeating something that's already been said or written | 9 | |
| 13778573390 | Parallelism | Use of successive verbal construction; similar words/phrases | 10 | |
| 13778573391 | Tone | To communicate an attitude towards the subject | 11 | |
| 13778573392 | Undertone | To communicate an attitude towards the subject that cuts beyond the attitude that appears on the surface | 12 | |
| 13778573393 | Words with heavy connotations | To cast the subject in a particular light, to imply | 13 | |
| 13778573394 | Selection of detail | To concretize a particular idea, fact, or feeling | 14 | |
| 13778573395 | Lists, cataloguing | To create a sense of overwhelming force or magnitude | 15 | |
| 13778573396 | Irony | To convert complexity | 16 | |
| 13778573397 | Paradox(side/side) | To point out an apparent contradiction | 17 | |
| 13778573398 | Anecdote | To provide a concrete example or humanize an abstract concept | 18 | |
| 13778573399 | Satire | To ridicule/inspire reform | 19 | |
| 13778573400 | Sarcasm, verbal irony | To ridicule /criticize | 20 | |
| 13778573401 | Invective | To ridicule, chastise or convert contempt | 21 | |
| 13778573402 | Narrative pace | To convert energy or intense feelings(or lack thereof | 22 | |
| 13778573403 | Appeals to reason, emotion, patriotism, religion, ethics, etc | To provoke the reader to respond in a particular way, to tap into a readers intellect feelings, needs, values etc | 23 | |
| 13778573404 | Rhetorical question | To provoke the reader to respond or to think, or to lead them to the next idea | 24 | |
| 13778573405 | Short, staccato sentences | To bring attention to an idea | 25 | |
| 13778573407 | Litotes | To draw attention to something while pretending to be subtle | 26 | |
| 13778573408 | Metaphor | To make a pointed, powerful connection | 27 | |
| 13778573409 | Simile | To make a pointed, powerful connection | 28 | |
| 13778573410 | Humor | To disarm the audience, suffice hospitality, warm the reader to the writers ideas | 29 | |
| 13779237586 | Antithesis | A contrast useful for making fine distinctions or clarifying differences | 30 | |
| 13779249006 | Oxymoron | Used for effect, complexity, emphasis or wit | 31 |
ap language Flashcards
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| 12849375265 | Language | Our spoken, written, or signed words and the ways we combine them to communicate meaning | 0 | |
| 12849378185 | mutual intelligibility | the ability of speakers of different but related languages to understand one another | 1 | |
| 12849383424 | standard language | a dialect that is well established and widely recognized as the most acceptable for government, business, education, and mass communication | 2 | |
| 12849386727 | dialect | a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group. | 3 | |
| 12849389766 | syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 4 | |
| 12849395848 | dialect chains | a set of contagious dialects in which the dialects nearest to each other at any place in the chain are most closely related | 5 | |
| 12849399541 | isogloss | a geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs | 6 | |
| 12849402829 | language families | group of related languages that have all developed from one earlier language | 7 | |
| 12849406356 | language subfamilies | a smaller group of related languages within a language family | 8 | |
| 12849408537 | sound shift | slight change in a word across languages within a subfamily or through a language family from the present backward toward its origin | 9 | |
| 12849428438 | Proto-Indo-European | hypothesized ancestral Indo-European language that is the hearth of the ancient Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit languages. | 10 | |
| 12849430898 | backward reconstruction | to track sound shifts and hardening of consonants "backward" toward original language | 11 | |
| 12849436719 | extinct language | A language that was once used by people in daily activities but is no longer used. | 12 | |
| 12849439275 | deep reconstruction | technique using the vocabulary of an extinct language to re-create the language that proceeded the extinct language | 13 | |
| 12849447867 | nostratic | hypothesized ancestral language of Proto-Indo-European, as well as other ancestral language families. | 14 | |
| 12849452839 | language divergence | new languages are formed when a language breaks into dialects due to spatial separation of peoples with the same language | 15 | |
| 12849452862 | language convergence | the collapsing of two languages into one resulting from the consistent spatial interaction of peoples with different languages | 16 | |
| 12849459529 | conquest theory | the theory that early Proto-Indo-European speakers spread westward on horseback, overpowering earlier inhabitants and beginning the diffusion and differentiation of Indo-European tounges | 17 | |
| 12849464195 | dispersal hypothesis | the hypothesis that the Indo-European languages were carried around east then west | 18 | |
| 12849470451 | romance languages | any of the languages derived from Latin including Italian, Spanish, French, and Romanian. | 19 | |
| 12849493196 | Germanic languages | Languages (English, German, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish) that reflect the expansion of peoples out of Northern Europe to the west and south | 20 | |
| 12849495861 | Slavic languages | Languages (Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian, and Bulgarian) that developed as Slavic people migrated from a base in present-day Ukraine close to 2000 years ago | 21 | |
| 12849499374 | lingua franca | A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages | 22 | |
| 12849502637 | pidgin language | A form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca, used for communications among speakers of two different languages. | 23 | |
| 12849512909 | Creole language | a language that began as a pidgin language but was later adopted as the mother tongue by a people in a place of the mother tongue | 24 | |
| 12849517627 | monolingual states | countries in which only one language is spoken | 25 | |
| 12849517628 | multilingual states | countries in which more than one language is spoken | 26 | |
| 12849522446 | official language | The language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents. | 27 | |
| 12849524838 | global language | The language used most commonly around the world; defined on the basis of either the number of speakers of the language, or prevalence of use in commerce and trade | 28 | |
| 12849528896 | toponym | the name given to a place on Earth | 29 |
AP Language and Composition Week 13 Flashcards
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| 13814145231 | absolve | (v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt Synonyms: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon Antonyms: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate | 0 | |
| 13814145232 | caricature | (n.) a representation (especially a drawing) in which the subject's characteristics features are deliberately exaggerated (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way Synonyms: cartoon, burlesque, parody, lampoon | 1 | |
| 13814145233 | clangor | (n.) a loud ringing sound (v.) to make a loud ringing noise Synonyms: din, clamor, uproar Antonyms: silence, stillness, peace and quiet | 2 | |
| 13814145234 | contiguous | (adj.) side by side, touching, near, adjacent in time Synonyms: adjoining, abutting, next door to Antonyms: detached, apart, distant, remote | 3 | |
| 13814145235 | cupidity | (n.) an eager desire for something, greed Synonyms: avarice, rapacity, craving, lust Antonyms: generosity, contentment, saliation, gratification | 4 | |
| 13814145236 | deleterious | (adj.) harmful, injurious Synonyms: detrimental, destructive, pernicious, damaging Antonyms: helpful, beneficial, harmless, innocuous | 5 | |
| 13814145237 | enhance | (v.) to raise a higher degree, to increase the value or desirability of Synonyms: improve, magnify, heighten, elevate Antonyms: diminish, reduce, lessen, degrade | 6 | |
| 13814145238 | enthrall | (v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound, to enslave, to imprison Synonyms: fascinate, enchant, attract, bewitch Antonyms: bore to tears, repel, put someone off | 7 | |
| 13814145239 | extenuate | (v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses Synonyms: moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay Antonyms: intensify, aggravate, worsen, exacerbate | 8 | |
| 13814145240 | implicit | (adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed, without doubts or reservations, unquestioning, potentially contained in Synonyms: inferred, tacit, unspoken, unconditional Antonyms: explicit, expressed, stated, revealed | 9 | |
| 13814145241 | incisive | (adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) Synonyms: acute, cutting, perceptive, trenchant | 10 | |
| 13814145242 | ostentatious | (adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy Synonyms: flashy, overdone, affected, flamboyant Antonyms: modest, plain, simple, demure, retiring | 11 | |
| 13814145243 | paragon | (n.) a model of excellence of perfection Synonyms: exemplar, ideal, paradigm, model, good example | 12 | |
| 13814145244 | paraphrase | (v.) to restate in other words (n.) a statement that presents a given idea in new language Synonyms: (v.) reword, rephrase (n.) a rendition, version Antonyms: (v.) repeat verbatim, duplicate, quote | 13 | |
| 13814145245 | politic | (adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed, artful, expedient Synonyms: tactful, diplomatic, judicious, circumspect Antonyms: unwise, injudicious, imprudent, rash | 14 | |
| 13814145246 | prosaic | (adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality, matter-of-fact, straightforward, characteristic of prose, not poetic Synonyms: commonplace, humdrum, literal, pedestrian Antonyms: remarkable, distinctive, poetic, inspired | 15 | |
| 13814145247 | redundant | (adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed , wordy, repetitive, profuse, lush Synonyms: unnecessary, superfluous, verbose, prolix Antonyms: succinct, terse, laconic, scarce, inadequate | 16 | |
| 13814145248 | sanctimonious | (adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness, hypocritically moralist or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou Antonyms: heartfelt, sincere, humble | 17 | |
| 13814145249 | scintillating | (adj, part.) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities Synonyms: stimulating, lively, glittering, flashing Antonyms: dull, boring, insipid, flat, tame, vapid | 18 | |
| 13814145250 | winsome | (adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) Synonyms: winning, engaging, delightful, prepossessing Antonyms: unattractive, unappealing, repulsive | 19 |
AP Language and Composition Flashcards
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| 14914228348 | analogy | A comparison of one pair of variable to a parallel set of variables: "Missouri is to America as a square is to a quilt." | 0 | |
| 14914228351 | motif | A recurring idea in a piece of literature. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the idea that "you never really understand another person until you consider things from his her point of view" is an example because the idea is brought up several times over the course of the novel. | 1 | |
| 14914228353 | oxymoron | When apparently contradictory terms are grouped together and suggest a paradox: "wise fool" "eloquent silence" "jumbo shrimp" | 2 | |
| 14914228360 | antithesis | Two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses, or even ideas, with parallel structure: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" | 3 | |
| 14914228364 | metonymy | Replacing an actual word or idea, with a related word or concept: "Relations between London and Washington have been strained." | 4 | |
| 14914228365 | synecdoche | When a whole is represented by naming one of its parts, or vice versa: "The cattle rancher owned 500 head." "Check out my new wheels." | 5 | |
| 14914228368 | paradox | A seemingly contradictory situation which is actually true: "You can't get a job without experience, and you can't get experience without getting a job." | 6 | |
| 14914228370 | satire | A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of life to a humorous effect. It targets human vices and follies, or social institutions and conventions. | 7 | |
| 14914228378 | polysyndeton | When a writer creates a list of items which are all separated by conjunctions: "I walked the dog, and fed the cat, and milked the cows." | 8 |
AP Language and Composition Flashcards
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| 14972328132 | Allusion | a way to explain something without actually saying what it is (like analogy) Ex. This place is like a Garden of Eden. | 0 | |
| 14972328133 | Argumentation | the way to prove a ones point thorough several reasons/ evidence. Ex. Debate | 1 | |
| 14972328134 | Diction | the way something is written/ form of writing/ word choice Ex. excellent instead of good | 2 | |
| 14972328135 | Exposition | the background/introduction information of something normally at the beginning of a story. Ex. Her name was Maria and she went to the ASG. | 3 | |
| 14972328136 | Figurative language | the use of figures of speech to be more effective and impactful. Ex. The day was as hot as the sun. Uses a simile to explain effectively how the weather was that day. | 4 | |
| 14972328137 | Hyperbole | exaggerating something Ex. This bag weighs a ton. | 5 | |
| 14972328138 | Imagery | describing something so that the reader can imagine it Ex. The familiar tang of his grandmother's cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth. | 6 | |
| 14972328139 | Irony | saying one thing and meaning another Ex. A fire station burns down. | 7 | |
| 14972328140 | Metaphor | a comparison not using like or as Ex. The falling snowflakes are dancers | 8 | |
| 14972328141 | Oxymoron | a figure of speech to contradict Ex. Bittersweet | 9 | |
| 14972328142 | Paradox | A statement seeming self-contradictory but in really explains a possible truth Ex. I can resist anything but temptation | 10 | |
| 14972328143 | Parallelism | Parallel structure everything matches up in a sentence and parallelism in life when different people are going through the same situation. Ex. She likes cooking, jogging, and reading She likes to cook, jog, and read | 11 | |
| 14972328144 | Parody | a work that makes fun of another work by imitation Ex. Movie (A Scary Movie) makes fun of normal scary movies | 12 | |
| 14972328145 | Personification | a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to another object Ex. The tree talked with it's branches | 13 | |
| 14972328146 | Point of View | the perspective in which something is told Ex. A shoe fell off. (Person) She has to go find her shoe (Friend) I need to help her get her shoe (Outsider) Why is there a shoe here? | 14 | |
| 14972328147 | Rhetoric | effective use of persuasive speech or writing Ex. Ethos, Logos, and Pathos | 15 | |
| 14972328148 | Simile | a comparison using like or as Ex. She ran as fast as a cheetah. | 16 | |
| 14972328149 | Style | The way the author wants to write/ way of writing Ex. Argumentative style. Giving opinion and evidence on a certain topic | 17 | |
| 14972328150 | Analogy | a comparison between two different situations that are similar in the important factor (good way to learn to understand something new) Ex. As light as a feather | 18 | |
| 14972328151 | Anecdote | a short event that has happened Ex. Getting lost in a theme park | 19 | |
| 14972328152 | Ethos | having credibility while talking Ex. A commercial about a specific brand of toothpaste says that 4 out of 5 dentists use it. A political candidate talks about his experiences as a soldier, as a businessman, and as a politician-in contrast to his opponent. | 20 | |
| 14972328153 | Logos | being logical while talking Ex. 25% of people die from heart disesase | 21 | |
| 14972328154 | Pathos | giving emotion while talking Ex. If we don't move soon, we're all going to die! | 22 | |
| 14972328155 | Colloquialism | regularly used words (like chapinismo) Ex. vos? wey | 23 | |
| 14972328156 | Connotation | something associated or implied Ex. "He's such a dog." - In this sense, the word dog connotes shamelessness | 24 | |
| 14972328157 | Logical Fallacy | an error in reasoning Ex. Slippery Slope | 25 | |
| 14972328158 | Sarcasm | using irony to make fun of someone or something Ex. Let's say you see someone struggling to open a door and you ask them, "Do you want help?" If they reply by saying, "No thanks. | 26 | |
| 14972328159 | Satire | the use of humor to expose people's stupidity, particularly in the politics and other topical issues. Ex. Huckleberry Finn giving his ideas on slavery To Kill a Mockingbird giving ideas on slavery | 27 | |
| 14972328160 | Tone | the attitude a writer takes toward a subject Ex. Agree, disagree, angry, wanting change | 28 | |
| 14972328161 | Allegory | a story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, like a moral Ex. Animal Farm by George Orwell (Russian Revolution) | 29 | |
| 14972328162 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word in the beginning of several sentences Ex. "Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better." | 30 | |
| 14972328163 | Thesis/Claim | The main idea/ position that the author is trying to give Ex. Talking about Guatemalan Politics Throughout time, Guatemalan government has evolved into a corruption machine. | 31 | |
| 14972328164 | Cliché | an overused expression Ex. I lost track of time | 32 | |
| 14972328165 | Genre | a category Ex. romance fiction | 33 | |
| 14972328166 | Rhetorical Question | a question asked to think not necessarily to get a response Ex. Is water wet? Reflection questions | 34 | |
| 14972328167 | Syntax | Sentence structure Ex. The boy jumped happily. The boy happily jumped. Happily, the boy jumped. | 35 | |
| 14972328168 | Alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word Ex. Sally sees some seashells | 36 | |
| 14972328169 | Consonance | repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity Ex. Mike likes his new bike | 37 | |
| 14972328170 | Denotation | literal meaning of a word Ex. Frog - Brings wealth | 38 | |
| 14972328171 | Motif | recurring theme through a writing Ex. Eyes in the book, Night | 39 | |
| 14972328172 | Antithesis | a person, place, thing or idea that is the direct opposite from something Ex. Many are called, but few are chosen. | 40 | |
| 14972328173 | Deduction | the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example Ex. All men or mortal. | 41 | |
| 14972328174 | Induction | having specific facts that turn into general ideas Ex. I have seen four students at this school leave trash on the floor. The students in this school are disrespectful. | 42 | |
| 14972328175 | Dialect | a language used by people that live in a specific area Ex. kaqchikel | 43 | |
| 14972328176 | Didactic | wants to teach something (learn a lesson) Ex. Bible teaching about Catholicism | 44 | |
| 14972328177 | Inference | a conclusion drawn from educated guess Ex. I believe that the flowers will bloom tomorrow. | 45 | |
| 14972328178 | Elegy | form of literature/poem or song Ex. I meant to but never did go looking for him, to buy him back and now my old guilt is flooding this twilit table my guilt is ghosting the candles that pale us to skeletons the ones we must all become in an as yet unspecified order. Oh Jack, tethered in what rough stall alone did you remember that one good winter? | 46 | |
| 14972328179 | Jargon | the use of specific words in a particular situation Ex. Bang for the buck - A term that means to get the most for your money. | 47 | |
| 14972328180 | Prose | the ordinary form of written language Ex. I am going to go to the bathroom. (normal way of writing) | 48 | |
| 14972328181 | Symbolism | use of symbols to represent different ideas in writing Ex. Black is used to represent death or evil. | 49 |
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