AP World History China (Shang) Flashcards
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| 7280903208 | veneration | Shang practice of honoring their dead ancestors. | 0 | |
| 7280903209 | oracle bones | Ancient Chinese nobles sought to tell the future by writing on bone fragments or pieces of turtle shell and throwing those bones into a fire; the fortune seekers saw messages about the future in the cracks that formed. | 1 | |
| 7280903210 | bronze | An alloy of copper and tin; bronze weapons that gave Shang foot soldiers and charioteers a tactical advantage in combat. | 2 | |
| 7280903211 | Mythical Period | The very earliest period in traditional Chinese history when—according to legend—the Xia dynasty ruled China | 3 | |
| 7280903212 | Shang Dynasty | The first historically confirmed dynasty, supposedly began when the Shang overthrew the Xia sometime around 1760 BCE. | 4 | |
| 7280903213 | loess | Both banks of the Yellow River had massive amounts of a fertile sediment that allowed Shang-era farmers to grow a large surplus of food. | 5 | |
| 7280903214 | Zhou Dynasty | Overthrew the Shang Dynasty in 1046 BCE. | 6 | |
| 7280903215 | divination | Predicting the future using oracle bones. | 7 | |
| 7280903216 | I-Ching | The Book of Changes—was either written or compiled at this same time, around 1250 to 1150 BCE. It is a book of divination with roots going back to the fortune tellers of the rural areas and their oracle bones. | 8 | |
| 7280903217 | Yin Xu | Site near Angyang where excavations have revealed instruments from the Shang period such as the ocarina—a wind instrument—drums, and cymbals. | 9 | |
| 7280903218 | feudal system | The Shang a system in which duties are tied to land ownership, with sharp class divisions based on clan birthright | 10 | |
| 7280903219 | Anyang | Important city that was a seat of governmental affairs for the surrounding areas. | 11 | |
| 7280903220 | animism | Shang religion based on the idea that everything has a soul. | 12 | |
| 7280903221 | shamanism | The belief in shamans who have the ability to communicate with the spiritual world; ancestor worship; and divination. | 13 |
AP World History- Age 1 (chp 1 &2) Flashcards
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| 7371173870 | Catal Huyuk | ancient city with ancient human artifacts in modern day turkey | 0 | |
| 7371176051 | Artifacts | 1 | ||
| 7371179801 | Artifacts | evidence of past humans that is used to study prehistory | 2 | |
| 7371179802 | Paleolithic Period | "old stone age" prehistoric period where tools/weapons were made of stone | 3 | |
| 7371179803 | Neolithic Revolution | time of social & political developments because of the advent of agriculture | 4 | |
| 7371179804 | Monotheism | religion where the belief is in only one god | 5 | |
| 7371179805 | Civilization | a large society with cities, government, economy, and culture | 6 | |
| 7371179806 | Specialization of Labor | ability to have workers do something OTHER than just food production | 7 | |
| 7371179807 | Agriculture | settled practice of growing crops and raising livestock | 8 | |
| 7371179808 | Surplus | more than needed to survive yourself- ability to sell | 9 | |
| 7371179809 | Domestication | process to tame wild animals so they are safe to live with humans | 10 | |
| 7371179810 | Patriarchal | society dominated and controlled by men | 11 | |
| 7371179811 | Social Stratification | with development of specialization and personal property, some accumulated mass wealth while others did not. | 12 | |
| 7371179812 | Fertile Crescent | location where so many core & foundational civilizations developed | 13 | |
| 7371179813 | Mesoamerica | home of the Olmec early civilization | 14 | |
| 7371179814 | Barter | early trade in which one thing was exchanged for another | 15 | |
| 7371179815 | Polytheistic | religion with a belief in more than one god | 16 | |
| 7371179816 | Ziggurats | large stepped pyramids from Sumer | 17 | |
| 7371179817 | Ten Commandments | a Christian moral code of conduct | 18 | |
| 7371179818 | Jewish Diaspora | spread of Jews throughout Europe, N. Africa and the Middle East because they were driven out of their homes or they fled persecution | 19 | |
| 7371179819 | Theocrats | rulers holding both political and religious power | 20 | |
| 7371179820 | Vedic Age | time when the religious collection of hymns, poems, songs and codes of conduct became important | 21 | |
| 7371179821 | Ancestor Veneration | belief from Ancient China that the spirits of one's ancestors could speak to the gods on their behalf | 22 | |
| 7371179822 | The Epic of Gilgamesh | oldest written story- of King of Sumer- written in cuneiform | 23 | |
| 7371179823 | Cuneiform | record keeping system of Sumerians- first evidence of writing | 24 | |
| 7371179824 | Feudalism | network of regional rulers and mutual defense agreements | 25 | |
| 7371179825 | City | states- cities and their local areas all ruled independently | 26 | |
| 7371179826 | Hammurabi | most powerful king of babylon- most famous for set of laws | 27 | |
| 7371179827 | Xia Dynasty | first set of ruling leaders who all belonged to the same family in Ancient China | 28 | |
| 7371179828 | Shang Dynasty | 2nd dynasty in china- known for great economic and religious power | 29 | |
| 7371179829 | Mandate of Heaven | idea that a just ruler's power came from the gods- when they were no longer in the god's favor they no longer were to be in power | 30 | |
| 7371179830 | Zhou Dynasty | longest dynasty in Chinese history- "Golden Age"- relative peace, prosperity and innovation | 31 |
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Ap Language and composition Flashcards
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| 7151332593 | Appeals | Persuasive pleas of shared values or credibility (ethos); to reason or logic (logos); or to prompt the reader's emotions (pathos) | 0 | |
| 7151381733 | Argument | Statement put forth and supported by evidence | 1 | |
| 7151383146 | Assertion | Empathetic statements; declaration. An assertion supported by evidence becomes an argument | 2 | |
| 7151401335 | Assumption | Belief or statement taken for granted without proof | 3 | |
| 7151422914 | Diction | A word choice made by a writer(diction can be described as: formal, semi-formal, ornate, informational, technical, etc.) | 4 | |
| 7153067201 | Figurative Language | Language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, metaphor, imaginary, etc.) | 5 | |
| 7153073506 | Rhetoric | the art of presenting ideas in an effective, and persuasive manner. | 6 | |
| 7153077014 | Rhetorical devices | literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression and persuasion | 7 | |
| 7153079856 | Rhetoric modes | Patterns of organization developed to achieve a specific purpose;(i.e. narration, description, comparison and contrast, etc.) | 8 | |
| 7153084213 | Rhetoric Pattern | format or structure followed by a writer such as comparison/contrast or process analysis | 9 | |
| 7153101071 | structure | the arrangement or framework of a sentence, paragraph, or work | 10 | |
| 7153102800 | style | the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work (when analyzing style, one may consider diction, figurative language, sentence structure, etc. ) | 11 | |
| 7153110205 | Syntax | the manner in which words are arranged into sentences | 12 | |
| 7153112471 | Theme | a central idea of a work, central message of a work | 13 | |
| 7153113431 | Thesis | The primary position taken by a writer or speaker | 14 | |
| 7153115592 | Balanced sentence | a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast (George Orwell: "If thought corrupts language, launguage can also corrupt thought.") | 15 | |
| 7153119909 | Complex sentence | a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause | 16 | |
| 7153122941 | compound sentence | a sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses, often joined by one or more subordinate clauses | 17 | |
| 7153127791 | Compound-Complex sentence | A sentence with two or more principal clauses and one or more subordinate clauses | 18 | |
| 7153133103 | Cumulative sentence (loose sentence) | A sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases (Jonathan Swift, A Modest Proposal: "I have been assured by a very knowing American friend of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed roasted, baked or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout") | 19 | |
| 7153144345 | Declarative sentence | A sentence that makes a statement or declaration | 20 | |
| 7153145348 | Exclamatory sentence | A sentence expressing strong feeling, usually punctuated with an exclamation mark | 21 | |
| 7153147994 | Imperative sentence | A sentence that gives a command | 22 | |
| 7153148775 | Interrogative sentence | a sentence that asks a question | 23 | |
| 7153149709 | Inverted syntax | The reversal of the normal or expected word order in a sentence (e.g. "Whose woods these are I think I know." Robert Frost) | 24 | |
| 7194067373 | Periodic Sentence | a sentence that is not grammatically complete until the final clause or phrase; a sentence that does not give the reader the main "point" until the "period". Accomplished by using parallel phrases or clauses at the opening, or by the use of a succession of dependent clauses as modifiers preceding the independent clause, the periodic sentence unfolds gradually | 25 | |
| 7194077239 | Simple sentence | A sentence consisting of one independent clasue and no dependent clause | 26 | |
| 7194079652 | Absolute | A word/statement free from limitations or qualifications ("best", "all","never", "always", "everybody", "nobody".) Most often such statements are easily disproved. (We always go to the movies... Technically this is far from true/fact.) | 27 | |
| 7194083024 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 28 | |
| 7194085273 | Alliteration: | the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of consecutive words or syllables | 29 | |
| 7194089046 | Allusion | An indirect reference, often to another text or an historic event | 30 | |
| 7194096228 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 31 | |
| 7194097237 | Anecdote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event | 32 | |
| 7194098946 | Antecedent | the noun to which a later pronoun refers ('bike' is the antecedent of 'one' in the sentence "The bike was the best one there" ) | 33 | |
| 7194101195 | Antithesis | a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced | 34 | |
| 7194103127 | Aphorism | a concise, statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance | 35 | |
| 7194107080 | Appositive | word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun | 36 | |
| 7194119532 | Audience | One's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed | 37 | |
| 7194149342 | Authority | A reliable, respected source-- someone with knowledge | 38 | |
| 7194150175 | Bias | Prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue | 39 | |
| 7194151157 | cite | Identifying a part of a piece of writing as being derived from a source. | 40 | |
| 7194151763 | claim | an assertion, usually supported by evidence | 41 | |
| 7194152960 | Close reading | a careful reading (analysis) that is attentive to organization, figurative language, sentence structure, vocabulary, and other literary and structural elements of a text | 42 | |
| 7194156531 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 43 | |
| 7194158909 | Concession | A reluctant acknowledgement or yielding | 44 | |
| 7194160187 | Concrete details | details that relate to or describe actual, specific things or events | 45 | |
| 7194161600 | Connotation | That which is implied by a word, as opposed to the word's literal meaning (see denotation). The feeling of a word. | 46 | |
| 7194164646 | Counterargument | A challenge to a position; an opposing argument | 47 | |
| 7194165833 | Deduction | Reasoning from general to specific | 48 | |
| 7194166914 | Denotation | The literal meaning of a word; its dictionary definition | 49 | |
| 7194170929 | Diction | word choice | 50 | |
| 7194172069 | Didactic | having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing | 51 | |
| 7194173770 | Dissonance | Harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds | 52 | |
| 7194176154 | Double Entendre | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways (Example: New obesity study looks for larger test group.) | 53 |
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AP Language 3 Flashcards
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| 10149066972 | Rhetoric | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially with the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. (The very act of defending has itself been a central part of rhetoric). |  | 0 |
| 10149066973 | Bombastic | High sounding but with little meaning; inflated;grandiloquent. |  | 1 |
| 10149066974 | Ethos | Appeal based on the character of speaker. Meaning convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader (speaker). |  | 2 |
| 10149066975 | Logos | An appeal to logic or reason. For example scholarly documents. |  | 3 |
| 10149066976 | Pathos | Appeal on emotion. The quality that evokes pity or sadness. |  | 4 |
| 10149066977 | Capricious | Impulsive; unpredictable. Sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. |  | 5 |
| 10149066978 | Tone | Writer's attitude, mood or moral outlook toward the subject and/or the readers. |  | 6 |
| 10149066979 | Appeal | the power of arousing a sympathetic response, to arouse a sympathetic response. |  | 7 |
| 10149066980 | Argument | Discourse intended to persuade; process of reasoning; exchange of diverging/ opposite views. |  | 8 |
| 10149066981 | Colloquialism (Colloquial) | a word or phrase that is not formal or literary. It is still used in literature to provide a sense of actual conversation and the use of pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary of everyday speech. |  | 9 |
| 10149066982 | Connotation | and idea or feeling that a word evokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. Words imply or suggest qualities, attributes, and characteristics. |  | 10 |
| 10149066983 | Apathy | lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern. No emotion |  | 11 |
| 10149066984 | Dialect | A variety of language confined to a region or group, manner or means of expressing oneself. |  | 12 |
| 10149066985 | Understatement | Statement which says less than is really meant. Opposite of hyperbole. Made smaller, worse, or less important than really is. Minimizing. |  | 13 |
| 10149066986 | Hyperbole | Deliberate and obvious exaggeration for effect. |  | 14 |
| 10149066987 | Anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real person or incident. | 15 | |
| 10149066988 | Condescending | Having or feeling superior. patronizing or assuming superiority. |  | 16 |
| 10149066989 | Voice | An authors distinctive literary style, basic vision and general attitude toward the world. Revealed through the use of Syntax, Diction, Punctuation, Characterization, and Dialogue. |  | 17 |
| 10149066990 | Syntax | Sentence construction |  | 18 |
| 10149066991 | Diction | Author's choice of words. Distinctive vocabulary. |  | 19 |
| 10149066992 | Assertion | A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief. A declaration that's made em pathetically in an argument as it to be understood as a statement of fact. |  | 20 |
| 10149066993 | Cogent | (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing. |  | 21 |
| 10149066994 | Coherent | (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent |  | 22 |
| 10149066995 | Cohesive | characterized by or causing cohesion (act or state of being uniting, cohering, or sticking together). |  | 23 |
| 10149066996 | Didactic | intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. |  | 24 |
| 10149066997 | Discourse | written or spoken communication or debate. (verb) speak or write authoritatively about a topic. |  | 25 |
| 10149066998 | Eloquence | fluent or persuasive speaking or writing. |  | 26 |
| 10149066999 | Fluid | able to flow easily. | 27 | |
| 10149067000 | implication | the conclusion that can be drawn from something, although it is not explicitly stated. |  | 28 |
| 10149067001 | lucid | expressed clearly; easy to understand |  | 29 |
| 10149067002 | rhetor | a teacher of rhetoric |  | 30 |
| 10149067003 | Arbiter | a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter |  | 31 |
| 10149067004 | Biased | unfairly prejudiced for or against something or someone. |  | 32 |
| 10149067005 | Exculpate | show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing |  | 33 |
| 10149067006 | Impartial | treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just. |  | 34 |
| 10149067007 | Incontrovertible | not able to be denied or disputed. |  | 35 |
| 10149067008 | Integrity | the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. | 36 | |
| 10149067009 | Objectivity | the quality of being objective; justice; neutrality | 37 | |
| 10149067010 | Plausible | (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable. | 38 | |
| 10149067011 | Substantiated | provide evidence to support or prove that truth of. |  | 39 |
| 10149067012 | vindicated | clear (something) of blame or suspicion. |  | 40 |
| 10149067013 | Condescending | Having or feeling superior. patronizing or assuming superiority. | 41 | |
| 10149067014 | Contemptuous | showing contempt; scornful |  | 42 |
| 10149067015 | Despotic | of, relating to, or characteristics of a despot (ruler with total power; usually unfair) |  | 43 |
| 10149067016 | Dictatorial | of or typical of a ruler with total control |  | 44 |
| 10149067017 | Disdain | the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt. |  | 45 |
| 10149067018 | Haughty | arrogantly superior and disdainful. |  | 46 |
| 10149067019 | Imperious | assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. |  | 47 |
| 10149067020 | Patronizing | treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority. |  | 48 |
| 10149067021 | Listless | lacking energy or enthusiasm. |  | 49 |
| 10149067022 | Melancholy | a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. |  | 50 |
| 10149067023 | Torpor | a state of physical or mental inactivity |  | 51 |
| 10149067024 | alliance | a relationship based on an affinity in interests, nature, or qualities. |  | 52 |
| 10149067025 | disparity | a great difference, imbalance. |  | 53 |
| 10149067026 | impinge | have an affect or impact, especially a negative one. Influence. | 54 | |
| 10149067027 | Paradox | a state or proposition that, despite reasoning, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, self-contradictory. |  | 55 |
| 10149067028 | allusion | an expression to call something to mind without mentioning it exactly; an indirect or passing reference. | 56 | |
| 10149067029 | parallelism | the act of being parallel or corresponding in some way. |  | 57 |
| 10149067030 | indolent | wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy. |  | 58 |
| 10149067031 | insipid. | lacking flavor, vigor or interest. |  | 59 |
| 10149067032 | lament | a passionate expression or grief or sorrow. |  | 60 |
| 10149067033 | Sanction | a threatening penalty for disobeying a law or rule |  | 61 |
| 10149067034 | servile | having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others. |  | 62 |
| 10149067035 | suppressed | forcibly to an end to. |  | 63 |
| 10149067036 | Embellish | make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features. |  | 64 |
| 10149067037 | florid | having a red or flushed complexion | 65 | |
| 10149067038 | opulent | ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish |  | 66 |
| 10149067039 | ornate | made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns. |  | 67 |
| 10149067040 | ostentatious | characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice. |  | 68 |
| 10149067041 | poignant | evoking a keen sense or sadness or regret. |  | 69 |
| 10149067042 | Ebullience | the quality of being cheerful and full of energy; exuberance. |  | 70 |
| 10149067043 | effusive | expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner. | 71 | |
| 10149067044 | egregious | outstandingly bad; shocking. | 72 | |
| 10149067045 | frenetic | fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way. |  | 73 |
| 10149067046 | gratuitous | uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted |  | 74 |
| 10149067047 | flagrant | (of something considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive | 75 | |
| 10149067048 | superfluous | unnecessary, especially through being more than enough. |  | 76 |
| 10149067049 | convoluted | extremely complex and difficult to follow (especially or a story, sentence, or argument). | 77 | |
| 10149067050 | cryptic | having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure |  | 78 |
| 10149067051 | Obscure | uncertain; not discovered or know about. |  | 79 |
| 10149067052 | futile | incapable of producing any useful result; pointless. |  | 80 |
| 10149067053 | impede | delay or prevent by obstructing them; hinder. |  | 81 |
| 10149067054 | quandary | a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what what to do in a difficult situation. |  | 82 |
| 10149067055 | alleviate | make (suffering or a problem) less severe. |  | 83 |
| 10149067056 | asylum | the protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee. ( or it can be a mental hospital). |  | 84 |
| 10149067057 | auspicious | conductive to success; favorable. |  | 85 |
| 10149067058 | benevolent | well meaning and kindly |  | 86 |
| 10149067059 | benign | gentle, kindly. |  | 87 |
| 10149067060 | Mollify | appease the anger or anxiety of (someone) |  | 88 |
| 10149067061 | reclamation | reclaiming; reformation, recovery. (or it can be land obtained from water) | 89 | |
| 10149067062 | Sanction | Approval or permission for an action |  | 90 |
| 10149067063 | Dubious | Not to be relied upon; suspect (hesitating or doubting) |  | 91 |
| 10149067064 | Fabricated | invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent | 92 | |
| 10149067065 | Hypocrisy | the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense |  | 93 |
| 10149067066 | Slander | make false and damaging statements about (someone). |  | 94 |
| 10149067067 | spurious | not being what it purports to be; false or fake |  | 95 |
| 10149067068 | Astute | having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage |  | 96 |
| 10149067069 | clandestine | operation is an intelligence or millitary operation carried out in such a way that the operation goes unnoticed by the general population |  | 97 |
| 10149067070 | disingenuous | not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does. |  | 98 |
| 10149067071 | ruse | an action intended to deceive someone; a trick |  | 99 |
| 10149067072 | stratagem | a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end |  | 100 |
| 10149067073 | surreptitious | kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of. |  | 101 |
| 10149067074 | wary | feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems |  | 102 |
| 10149067075 | wily | skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully. |  | 103 |
| 10149067076 | inconsequential | not important or significant |  | 104 |
| 10149067077 | superficial | existing or occurring at or on the surface. (appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely). | 105 | |
| 10149067078 | tenuous | very weak or slight >( small in degree). |  | 106 |
| 10149067079 | trivial | of little value or importance |  | 107 |
| 10149067080 | coup | a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government. |  | 108 |
| 10149067081 | Ambiguous | (of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning. |  | 109 |
| 10149067082 | ambivalent | having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. |  | 110 |
| 10149067083 | apathetic | showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern. |  | 111 |
| 10149067084 | Arbitrary | based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system. | 112 | |
| 10149067085 | capricious | given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior | | 113 |
| 10149067086 | equivocate | use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself. |  | 114 |
| 10149067087 | indifferent | having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned. | | 115 |
| 10149067088 | whimsical | playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way |  | 116 |
| 10149067089 | assiduous | showing great care and perseverance |  | 117 |
| 10149067090 | compelling | evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way |  | 118 |
| 10149067091 | diligent | having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties |  | 119 |
| 10149067092 | dogged | having or showing tenacity and grim persistence. |  | 120 |
| 10149067093 | endure | suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently |  | 121 |
| 10149067094 | intrepid | fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect) |  | 122 |
| 10149067095 | maverick | an unorthodox or independent-minded person |  | 123 |
| 10149067096 | obdurate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action |  | 124 |
| 10149067097 | obstinate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so |  | 125 |
| 10149067098 | proliferate | increase rapidly in numbers; multiply |  | 126 |
| 10149067099 | tenacity | the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip. |  | 127 |
| 10149067100 | vitality | the state of being strong and active; energy | 128 | |
| 10149067101 | assimilation | the process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group |  | 129 |
| 10149067102 | consensus | general agreement. |  | 130 |
| 10149067103 | context | the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation. | 131 | |
| 10149067104 | derived | obtain something from (a specified source) | 132 | |
| 10149067105 | incumbent | necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility. |  | 133 |
| 10149067106 | inevitable | certain to happen; unavoidable |  | 134 |
| 10149067107 | malleable | easily influenced; pliable |  | 135 |
| 10149067108 | subdue | overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person) |  | 136 |
| 10149067109 | Inoculate | medical : to give (a person or animal) a weakened form of a disease in order to prevent infection by the disease | 137 | |
| 10149067110 | Lurid | : causing shock or disgust : involving sex or violence in a way that is meant to be shocking : shining or glowing with a bright and unpleasant color | 138 | |
| 10149067111 | Putrefying | to be slowly destroyed by natural processes : to rot and become putrid | 139 | |
| 10149067112 | Somnolent | 1 : of a kind likely to induce sleep 2 a : inclined to or heavy with sleep : drowsy | 140 | |
| 10149067113 | Dour | serious and unfriendly : silent and gloomy | 141 | |
| 10149067114 | Errant | serious and unfriendly : silent and gloomy | 142 | |
| 10149067115 | Bewildered | 1 : to cause to lose one's bearings 2 : to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations | 143 | |
| 10149067116 | Astroturfed | —used for an artificial surface that resembles grass | 144 | |
| 10149067117 | Geriatric | An old person y | 145 | |
| 10149067118 | Tromped | 1 : tramp 1
2 : to step hard : stamp | 146 | |
| 10149067119 | Connoisseur | : a person who knows a lot about something (such as art, wine, food, etc.) : an expert in a particular subject | 147 | |
| 10149067120 | Attesting | to show, prove, or state that something is true or real | 148 | |
| 10149067121 | Soporific | : causing a person to become tired and ready to fall asleep | 149 |
AP Language Vocabulary List Flashcards
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| 10296021421 | Authority | Arguments that draw on recognized experts or persons with highly relevant experience. |  | 0 |
| 10296023622 | Audience | Who the author is directing his or her message towards |  | 1 |
| 10296023623 | Backing | Support or evidence for a claim in an argument |  | 2 |
| 10296024218 | Assertion | A declaration or statement |  | 3 |
| 10296025058 | Means vs Ends | How a goal is achieved |  | 4 |
| 10296026742 | Deductive reasoning | A type of logic in which specific results are predicted from a general premise. |  | 5 |
| 10296029151 | Inductive reasoning | A type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations. | | 6 |
| 10296029831 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds |  | 7 |
| 10296029832 | Tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character |  | 8 |
| 10296030951 | Diction | Word choice |  | 9 |
| 10296031988 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word |  | 10 |
| 10296032103 | Connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests |  | 11 |
| 10296032997 | Colloquial | Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing | | 12 |
| 10296033408 | Formal | following rules or customs, often in an exact and proper way |  | 13 |
| 10296034065 | Informal | Casual |  | 14 |
| 10296034975 | Concrete | existing in a material or physical form; real or solid; not abstract. |  | 15 |
| 10296035585 | Abstract | existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence. |  | 16 |
| 10296036104 | Detail | Facts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in the work |  | 17 |
| 10296036846 | Mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader |  | 18 |
| 10296037382 | Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) |  | 19 |
| 10296039918 | Setting | The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs. |  | 20 |
| 10296040751 | Figurative language | Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling. |  | 21 |
| 10296042608 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event |  | 22 |
| 10296043179 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" |  | 23 |
| 10296043699 | Metaphor | A comparison without using like or as |  | 24 |
| 10296043700 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes |  | 25 |
| 10296044565 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration |  | 26 |
| 10296045528 | Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. |  | 27 |
| 10296045837 | Paradox | a contradiction or dilemma |  | 28 |
| 10296047166 | Verbal Irony | A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant |  | 29 |
| 10296047634 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way |  | 30 |
| 10296048030 | Anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person |  | 31 |
| 10296048031 | Metonymy | the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant |  | 32 |
| 10296048750 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa |  | 33 |
| 10296050249 | Rhetorical modes/modes of discourse | describe the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of language-based communication, particularly writing and speaking. |  | 34 |
| 10296051390 | Exemplification | Providing examples in service of a point. |  | 35 |
| 10296051921 | Cause/Effect | the principle of causation |  | 36 |
| 10296051926 | Description | a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event |  | 37 |
| 10296053111 | Process Analysis | a method of paragraph or essay development by which a writer explains step by step how something is done or how to do something |  | 38 |
| 10296054033 | Narration | the telling of a story in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama; one of the four modes of discourse |  | 39 |
| 10296055592 | Comparison/Contrast | Pointing out similarities and/or differences |  | 40 |
| 10296057014 | Exposition | a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory. |  | 41 |
| 10296057096 | Argumentation | exploring a problem by examining all sides of it; persuasion through reason | | 42 |
| 10296058131 | Repetition | Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis |  | 43 |
| 10296058734 | Point of view | The perspective from which a story is told |  | 44 |
| 10296059565 | First Person | The narrators´ Point of view | | 45 |
| 10296060008 | Second Person | The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said, using the personal pronoun "you." |  | 46 |
| 10296060457 | Third Person | Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer |  | 47 |
| 10296060917 | Subjective | based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions |  | 48 |
| 10296062119 | Objective | unbiased; not subjective |  | 49 |
| 10296062120 | Syntax | Sentence structure | | 50 |
| 10296063810 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses |  | 51 |
| 10296063811 | Antithesis | Direct opposite |  | 52 |
| 10296064629 | Asyndeton | A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions |  | 53 |
| 10296065584 | Polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions |  | 54 |
| 10296066035 | Parallel sentence | repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence |  | 55 |
| 10296066450 | Periodic sentence | Sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end |  | 56 |
| 10296067754 | Rhetorical question | a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer |  | 57 |
| 10296068536 | Inverted syntax | A literary device that changes the structure of sentences |  | 58 |
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| 7209670260 | Abstemious | Temperate; eating and drinking sparingly. | 0 | |
| 7209670261 | Affable | Easy to talk to; amiable. | 1 | |
| 7209670262 | Altruistic | Unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others. | 2 | |
| 7209670263 | Ambidextrous | Able to use both hands with equal ease. | 3 | |
| 7209670264 | Aqueline | Like an eagle's said of hooked nose. | 4 | |
| 7209670265 | Aromatic | Fragrant, spicy. | 5 | |
| 7209670266 | Arrogant | Proud; haughty. | 6 | |
| 7209670267 | Articulate | Able to express oneself well; clearly presented. | 7 | |
| 7209670268 | Asinine | Stupid; silly; ass-like | 8 | |
| 7209670269 | Astigmatic | Having a visual defect of focus so that images are seen indistinctly. | 9 | |
| 7209670270 | Astute | Shrewd; keen in judgement. | 10 | |
| 7209670271 | Avaricious | Greedy for riches; grasping; miserly. | 11 | |
| 7209670272 | Banal | Trite; commonplace. | 12 | |
| 7209670273 | Bawdy | Indecent; obscene. | 13 | |
| 7209670274 | Bellicose | Warlike; hostile. | 14 | |
| 7209670275 | Benign | Friendly; favorable; not malignant. | 15 | |
| 7209670276 | Berserk | Crazed; in a destructive frenzy. | 16 | |
| 7209670277 | Bizzare | Odd in appearance; grotesque; queer. | 17 | |
| 7209670278 | Bland | Mild; non-stimulating. | 18 | |
| 7209670279 | Blatant | Disagreeably noisy, showy, offensive. | 19 | |
| 7209670280 | Boorish | Rude; ill-mannered; awkward. | 20 | |
| 7209670281 | Bovine | Cow-like; sluggish, patient, and stupid. | 21 | |
| 7209670282 | Bucolic | Rustic; rural; pertaining to the countryside. | 22 | |
| 7209670283 | Buoyant | Tending to float; light of spirit; cheerful. | 23 | |
| 7209670284 | Buxom | Healthily plump; full-bosomed; attractive. | 24 |
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