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AP Language and Composition: Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 14835742837 | Allusion | a reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 0 | |
| 14835744724 | Anecdote | a short and amusing/interesting story about a real incident or person | 1 | |
| 14835748484 | Diction | a writer's choice of words | 2 | |
| 14835751959 | Syntax | the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences | 3 | |
| 14835754044 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally | 4 | |
| 14835755200 | Imagery | description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 5 | |
| 14835756718 | Irony | the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning | 6 | |
| 14835761474 | Juxtaposition | placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts | 7 | |
| 14835762658 | Oxymoron | a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase | 8 | |
| 14835765819 | Paradox | a statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth | 9 | |
| 14835800726 | Parallelism | phrases of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other | 10 | |
| 14835810925 | Personification | a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 11 | |
| 14835813820 | Tone | a writer's attitude toward their subject matter | 12 | |
| 14835815830 | Implicit | implied, rather than expressly stated | 13 | |
| 14835831993 | Explicit | clearly stated or shown | 14 | |
| 14835833215 | Exigence | an issue, problem, or situation that prompts someone to write or speak | 15 | |
| 14835838041 | Bolster | to support or improve something | 16 | |
| 14835852530 | Characterize | to describe the character or special qualities of someone or something | 17 | |
| 14835865239 | Foster | help develop, help grow | 18 | |
| 14835866994 | Intensify | To increase, strengthen, or deepen | 19 | |
| 14835875785 | Qualify | reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated | 20 | |
| 14835879817 | Champion | to defend or support | 21 | |
| 14835883906 | Dispel | To clear away; to remove or get rid of | 22 | |
| 14835888002 | Purport | to present an intention that is often false | 23 | |
| 14835896414 | Legitimize | To give credit or recognition | 24 |
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| 14951431793 | Government | The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies | 0 | |
| 14951431794 | Factions | Political groups that agree on objectives and policies; the origins of political parties. | 1 | |
| 14951431795 | seperation of powers | dividing the powers of government among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches | 2 | |
| 14951431796 | Checks and Balances | A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power | 3 | |
| 14951431797 | Federalism | A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments | 4 | |
| 14951431798 | Public goods | Goods, such as clean air and clean water, that everyone must share. | 5 | |
| 14951431799 | Collective action problem | A situation in which the members of a group would benefit by working together to produce some outcome, but each individual is better off refusing to cooperate and reaping benefits from those who do the work. | 6 | |
| 14951431800 | Free rider problems | The incentive to benefit from others' work without making a contribution, which leads individuals in a collective action situation to refuse to work together. | 7 | |
| 14951431801 | Politics | Method of maintaining, managing, and gaining control of government (who gets what, when, and how) | 8 | |
| 14951431802 | Free market | An economic system in which prices and wages are determined by unrestricted competition between businesses, without government regulation or fear of monopolies. | 9 | |
| 14951431803 | Redistributive tax policies | policies, generally favored by Democratic politicians, that use taxation to attempt to create greater social equality | 10 | |
| 14951431804 | Culture wars | clashes within mainstream society over the values and norms that should be upheld | 11 | |
| 14951431805 | Ideology | a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. | 12 | |
| 14951431806 | Libertarians | Those who are opposed to using government to promote either order or equality. | 13 | |
| 14951431807 | Representative Democracy | A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people. | 14 | |
| 14951431808 | pluralist democracy | a theory of democracy that holds that citizen membership in groups is the key to political power | 15 | |
| 14951431809 | Elitist Democracy | A democratic government in which some citizens (such as wealthy, better educated, or certain social groups) have disproportionate influence over government policy. | 16 | |
| 14951431810 | Liberty | freedom | 17 | |
| 14951850264 | participatory democracy | a system of government where rank-and-file citizens rule themselves rather than electing representatives to govern on their behalf | 18 |
AP Language Rhetorical Device Examples Flashcards
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| 8459771502 | Allusion | "Chocolate was her Achilles' heel" | 0 | |
| 8459783375 | Analogy | "That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet" (Romeo & Juliet) | 1 | |
| 8459796609 | Anaphora | "I want my money right now, right here, all right?" | 2 | |
| 8459808856 | Anecdote | "My dear you are ugly, but tomorrow I shall be sober and you'll still be ugly." (Winston Churchill) | 3 | |
| 8459827268 | Aphorism | "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." (Thomas Betram) | 4 | |
| 8459837563 | Asyndeton | "Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the Earth." (Abraham Lincoln) | 5 | |
| 8459856679 | Climax | "and from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with a good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas and God bless all of you, all of you on Earth." | 6 | |
| 8459874407 | Absolutes | "We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." (Martin Luther King Jr.) | 7 | |
| 8459896378 | Colloquialism | y'all | 8 | |
| 8459900645 | Concession | "An individual has their own right to freedom, but medical evidence proves that second hand smoking is harmful." | 9 | |
| 8459951197 | Double Bind | Child forced to choose between eating spinach or broccoli. | 10 | |
| 8459963203 | Euphemism | Collateral damage OR civilians murdered | 11 | |
| 8459973166 | Forced teaming | "We the People" | 12 | |
| 8459977115 | Hyperbole | It is going to take a zillion years to get through medical school. | 13 | |
| 8459996075 | Implied Metaphor | Science is dangerous; we have to keep it most carefully chained and muzzled. | 14 | |
| 8460008873 | Juxtaposition | "Nightmares can be juxtaposed with daydreams" | 15 | |
| 8460015063 | Litotes | "Thank you, you won't regret it." | 16 | |
| 8460025256 | Parallelism | "of the people, by the people, for the people." | 17 | |
| 8460035678 | Personification | Shakespeare giving moon human ability to feel in A Midsummer Night's Dream. | 18 | |
| 8460052700 | Polysyndeton | "Let the whitefolks have their money and power and segregation and sarcasm and big houses and schools and lawn." | 19 | |
| 8460070103 | Pun | "Did you hear about the guy whose left side was cut off? He's all right now." | 20 | |
| 8462821269 | Rhetorical Question | "If all your fiends jumped off a bridge would you do it too?" | 21 | |
| 8462832617 | Logos | 1 in 10 high school students are sleep deprived. | 22 | |
| 8462842657 | Pathos | That sad dog commercial | 23 | |
| 8462845957 | Rule of 3 | Stop, drop, and roll | 24 | |
| 8462855933 | Satire | "What's the use you learning to do right, when it's troublesome to do right and isn't no trouble to do wrong and the wages is just the same?" (Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn) | 25 | |
| 8462879733 | Tone | Martin Luther King Jr. uses aggressive attitude to show how people feel isolated. | 26 |
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