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Vocabulary List #3 - Latin Roots - AP Language and Comp. Flashcards

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6121617981	extradition (n.)	= the surrender by a government of a person accused of a crime to the justice of another government.	0
6121620938	precedent (n.)	= an instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule.	1
6121622321	circumspect (adj.)	= showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration.	2
6121624416	preamble (n.)	= a statement introductory to and explanatory of what follows.	3
6121625889	conducive (adj.)	= contributing leading to an end, tending to promote or assist towards a particular purpose.	4
6121627232	fraternal (adj.)	= brotherly	5
6121658504	cognizant (adj.)	= taking notice, knowledgeable of something.	6
6121660641	rejuvenate (v.)	= to restore youth or youthfulness, vitality.	7
6121664043	linguistics (n.)	= the science of languages, or of the origin, history, and significance of words.	8
6121664044	moratorium (n.)	= an emergency legislation authorizing a government to suspend some action temporarily.	9
6121667147	recidivism (n.)	= a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior.	10
6121668402	confer (v.)	= to bestow, give or compare views or take counsel.	11
6121672779	homicide (n.)	= the killing of another human being by another.	12
6121668403	clemency (n.)	= mercy, an act or instance of leniency	13
6121671270	conjugal (adj.)	= pertaining to marriage, marital rights, or married persons.	14

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AP Literature Vocabulary: Literary Devices Flashcards

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7586510730	Imagery	visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.	0
7586513011	Sensory Language	a way for a writer to help the reader see or connect with an image, description, action, or scene.	1
7586517881	Tone	the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.	2
7586522456	Dialogue	conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.	3
7586526096	Point-of-View	the narrator's position in relation to the story being told.	4
7586536095	Adage	a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.	5
7586544984	Ad Hominem Fallacy	A Latin expression meaning "to the man." An ad hominem argument is one that relies on personal attacks rather than reason or substance.	6
7586551433	Allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.	7
7586554810	Analogy	a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.	8
7586559495	Alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.	9

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Ap Language Flashcards

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8829230753	cartographic	of or relating to the making of maps or charts	0
8829230754	Patronage	Support or encouragement	1
8829230755	Gabble	Support roofing	2
8829230756	Albeit	Although, even though	3
8829230757	Monochromatically	Having only one color	4
8829230758	Bouggainvillaea	7 American tropical vines	5
8829230759	Imparative	Gives a command	6
8829230760	Dynamic	Active, energetic, forceful	7
8829230761	drudgery	work that is hard and tiresome	8
8829230762	valorize (v)	To establish and maintain the price of by gov action	9
8829230763	Strident	Loud and harsh	10
8829230764	self efficacy	One's belief in his or her own ability.	11
8829230765	ingratiating	calculated to please or gain favor	12
8829230766	Cocede	To grant permission	13
8829230767	Onerous	Involving, imposing, or constituting a burden	14
8829230768	Economize	to save money	15
8829230769	Commentary	(n.) a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion	16
8829230770	exuberance	joyful enthusiasm	17
8829230771	cultivated	refined or cultured in manner	18
8829230772	unwarranted	lacking justification	19
8829230773	inquisitivenous	Given to examination	20
8829230774	Amphibucant		21

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AP English Language and Composition Exam: 101 Key Terms Flashcards

Mrs. Nethercutt, Mrs. Spriggs

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4177529938	Ad Hominem	An argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack.	0
4177529939	Adjective	The part of speech (or word class) that modifies a noun or a pronoun.	1
4177529940	Adverb	The part of speech (or word class) that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.	2
4177529941	Allegory	Extending a metaphor so that objects, persons, and actions in a text are equated with meanings that lie outside the text.	3
4177529942	Alliteration	The repetition of an initial consonant sound.	4
4177529943	Allusion	A brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place, or event--real or fictional.	5
4177529944	Ambiguity	The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage.	6
4177529945	Analogy	Reasoning or arguing from parallel cases.	7
4177529946	Anaphora	The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses.	8
4177529947	Antecedent	The noun or noun phrase referred to by a pronoun.	9
4177529948	Antithesis	The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases.	10
4177529949	Aphorism	(1) A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion. (2) A brief statement of a principle.	11
4177529950	Apostrophe	A rhetorical term for breaking off discourse to address some absent person or thing.	12
4177529951	Appeal to Authority	A fallacy in which a speaker or writer seeks to persuade not by giving evidence but by appealing to the respect people have for a famous person or institution.	13
4177529952	Appeal to Ignorance	A fallacy that uses an opponent's inability to disprove a conclusion as proof of the conclusion's correctness.	14
4177529953	Argument	A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating truth or falsehood.	15
4177529954	Assonance	The identity or similarity in sound between internal vowels in neighboring words.	16
4177529955	Asyndeton	The omission of conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses (opposite of polysyndeton).	17
4177529956	Character	An individual (usually a person) in a narrative (usually a work of fiction or creative nonfiction).	18
4177529957	Chiasmus	A verbal pattern in which the second half of an expression is balanced against the first but with the parts reversed.	19
4177529958	Circular Argument	An argument that commits the logical fallacy of assuming what it is attempting to prove.	20
4177529959	Claim	An arguable statement, which may be a claim of fact, value, or policy.	21
4177529960	Clause	A group of words that contains a subject and a predicate.	22
4177529961	Climax	Mounting by degrees through words or sentences of increasing weight and in parallel construction with an emphasis on the high point or culmination of a series of events.	23
4177529962	Colloquial	Characteristic of writing that seeks the effect of informal spoken language as distinct from formal or literary English.	24
4177529963	Comparison	A rhetorical strategy in which a writer examines similarities and/or differences between two people, places, ideas, or objects.	25
4177529964	Complement	A word or word group that completes the predicate in a sentence.	26
4177529965	Concession	An argumentative strategy by which a speaker or writer acknowledges the validity of an opponent's point.	27
4177529966	Confirmation	The main part of a text in which logical arguments in support of a position are elaborated.	28
4177529967	Conjunction	The part of speech (or word class) that serves to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.	29
4177529968	Connotation	The emotional implications and associations that a word may carry.	30
4177529969	Coordination	The grammatical connection of two or more ideas to give them equal emphasis and importance. Contrast with subordination.	31
4177529970	Deduction	A method of reasoning in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the stated premises.	32
4177529971	Denotation	The direct or dictionary meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings.	33
4177529972	Dialect	A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, and/or vocabulary.	34
4177529973	Diction	(1) The choice and use of words in speech or writing. (2) A way of speaking, usually assessed in terms of prevailing standards of pronunciation and elocution.	35
4177529974	Didactic	Intended or inclined to teach or instruct, often excessively.	36
4177529975	Encomium	A tribute or eulogy in prose or verse glorifying people, objects, ideas, or events.	37
4177529976	Epiphora	The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of several clauses. (Also known as epistrophe.)	38
4177529977	Epitaph	(1) A short inscription in prose or verse on a tombstone or monument. (2) A statement or speech commemorating someone who has died: a funeral oration.	39
4177529978	Ethos	A persuasive appeal based on the projected character of the speaker or narrator.	40
4177529979	Eulogy	A formal expression of praise for someone who has recently died.	41
4177529980	Euphemism	The substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit.	42
4177529981	Exposition	A statement or type of composition intended to give information about (or an explanation of) an issue, subject, method, or idea.	43
4177529982	Extended Metaphor	A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem.	44
4177529983	Fallacy	An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid.	45
4177529984	False Dilemma	A fallacy of oversimplification that offers a limited number of options (usually two) when in fact more options are available.	46
4177529985	Figurative Language	Language in which figures of speech (such as metaphors, similes, and hyperbole) freely occur.	47
4177529986	Figures of Speech	The various uses of language that depart from customary construction, order, or significance.	48
4177529987	Flashback	A shift in a narrative to an earlier event that interrupts the normal chronological development of a story.	49
4177529988	Genre	A category of artistic composition, as in film or literature, marked by a distinctive style, form, or content.	50
4177529989	Hasty Generalization	A fallacy in which a conclusion is not logically justified by sufficient or unbiased evidence.	51
4177529990	Hyperbole	A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect; an extravagant statement.	52
4177529991	Imagery	Vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the senses.	53
4177529992	Induction	A method of reasoning by which a rhetor collects a number of instances and forms a generalization that is meant to apply to all instances.	54
4177529993	Invective	Denunciatory or abusive language; discourse that casts blame on somebody or something.	55
4177529994	Irony	The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. A statement or situation where the meaning is directly contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea.	56
4177529995	Isocolon	A succession of phrases of approximately equal length and corresponding structure.	57
4177529996	Jargon	The specialized language of a professional, occupational, or other group, often meaningless to outsiders.	58
4177529997	Litotes	A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite.	59
4177529998	Loose Sentence	A sentence structure in which a main clause is followed by subordinate phrases and clauses. Contrast with periodic sentence.	60
4177529999	Metaphor	A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something important in common.	61
4177530000	Metonymy	A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty").	62
4177530001	Mode of Discourse	The way in which information is presented in a text. The four traditional modes are narration, description, exposition, and argument.	63
4177530002	Mood	(1) The quality of a verb that conveys the writer's attitude toward a subject. (2) The emotion evoked by a text.	64
4177530003	Narrative	A rhetorical strategy that recounts a sequence of events, usually in chronological order.	65
4177530004	Noun	The part of speech (or word class) that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action.	66
4177530005	Onomatopoeia	The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.	67
4177530006	Oxymoron	A figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side.	68
4177530007	Paradox	A statement that appears to contradict itself.	69
4177530008	Parallelism	The similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.	70
4177530009	Parody	A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule.	71
4177530010	Pathos	The means of persuasion that appeals to the audience's emotions.	72
4177530011	Periodic Sentence	A long and frequently involved sentence, marked by suspended syntax, in which the sense is not completed until the final word--usually with an emphatic climax.	73
4177530012	Personification	A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is endowed with human qualities or abilities.	74
4177530013	Point of View	The perspective from which a speaker or writer tells a story or presents information.	75
4177530014	Predicate	One of the two main parts of a sentence or clause, modifying the subject and including the verb, objects, or phrases governed by the verb.	76
4177530015	Pronoun	A word (a part of speech or word class) that takes the place of a noun.	77
4177530016	Prose	Ordinary writing (both fiction and nonfiction) as distinguished from verse.	78
4177530017	Refutation	The part of an argument wherein a speaker or writer anticipates and counters opposing points of view.	79
4177530018	Repetition	An instance of using a word, phrase, or clause more than once in a short passage--dwelling on a point.	80
4177530019	Rhetoric	The study and practice of effective communication.	81
4177530020	Rhetorical Question	A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.	82
4177530021	Running Style	Sentence style that appears to follow the mind as it worries a problem through, mimicking the "rambling, associative syntax of conversation"--the opposite of periodic sentence style.	83
4177530022	Sarcasm	A mocking, often ironic or satirical remark.	84
4177530023	Satire	A text or performance that uses irony, derision, or wit to expose or attack human vice, foolishness, or stupidity.	85
4177530024	Simile	A figure of speech in which two fundamentally unlike things are explicitly compared, usually in a phrase introduced by "like" or "as."	86
4177530025	Style	Narrowly interpreted as those figures that ornament speech or writing; broadly, as representing a manifestation of the person speaking or writing.	87
4177530026	Subject	The part of a sentence or clause that indicates what it is about.	88
4177530027	Syllogism	A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.	89
4177530028	Subordination	Words, phrases, and clauses that make one element of a sentence dependent on (or subordinate to) another. Contrast with coordination.	90
4177530029	Symbol	A person, place, action, or thing that (by association, resemblance, or convention) represents something other than itself.	91
4177530030	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole or the whole for a part.	92
4177530031	Syntax	(1) The study of the rules that govern the way words combine to form phrases, clauses, and sentences. (2) The arrangement of words in a sentence.	93
4177530032	Thesis	The main idea of an essay or report, often written as a single declarative sentence.	94
4177530033	Tone	A writer's attitude toward the subject and audience. Tone is primarily conveyed through diction, point of view, syntax, and level of formality.	95
4177530034	Transition	The connection between two parts of a piece of writing, contributing to coherence.	96
4177530035	Understatement	A figure of speech in which a writer deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is.	97
4177530036	Verb	The part of speech (or word class) that describes an action or occurrence or indicates a state of being.	98
4177530037	Voice	(1) The quality of a verb that indicates whether its subject acts (active voice) or is acted upon (passive voice). (2) The distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or narrator.	99
4177530038	Zeugma	The use of a word to modify or govern two or more words although its use may be grammatically or logically correct with only one.	100

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AP Language Vocabulary Unit 6 Flashcards

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4944607546	Chastise	To criticize severely	0
4944609093	Chimerical	Absurd; wildly fanciful	1
4944610192	Chronic	Lasting a long time; constant	2
4944611834	Circumspect	Careful	3
4944611835	Clairvoyant	Having exceptional insight; power to see or know things that are beyond the range of natural vision	4
4944616103	Clandestine	Secret	5
4944616104	Clemency	Mercy; mildness	6
4944617823	Coalesce	To grow together; to combine/join forces	7
4944619222	Colloquial	Conversational; used in informal speech or writing	8
4944622436	Commiserate	To sympathize with; to feel sorrow for another's suffering	9

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AP Literature Key Terminology Flashcards

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6665666124	Allegory	A prose or poetic narrative in which the characters, behavior, and even the setting demonstrates multilevels of meaning and significance.	0
6665677110	Alliteration	The sequential initial repetition of a similar sound, usually applied to consonants	1
6665681937	Allusion	A reference to a literary or historical event, person, or place.	2
6665687612	Anaphora	The regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses.	3
6665692221	Anecdote	A brief story of tale told by a character in a piece of literature	4
6665695712	Antagonist	Any force that is in opposition to the main character, or protagonist	5
6665699205	Antithesis	The juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words, phrases, grammatical structures, or ideas.	6
6665712602	Apostrophe	An address or invocation to something that is inanimate	7
6665718081	Archetype	Recurrent designs, patterns of action, character types, themes, or images which are identifiable in a wide range of literature	8
6665725828	Assonance	A repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, usually those found in stressed syllables of close proximity	9
6666023162	Asyndeton	A style in which conjunctions are omitted, usually producing a fast-paced, more rapid prose. "I came, I saw, I conquered"	10
6666032176	Attitude	The sense expressed by the tone of voice and/or the mood of a piece of writing; the feelings the author holds towards his subject, the people in his narrative, the events, the setting or even the theme.	11
6666039869	Ballad	A narrative poem that is, or originally was, meant to be sung. (Repetition and refrain)	12
6666047801	Ballad Stanza	A common stanza form, consisting of a quatrain that alternates four-beat and three-beat lines; one and three are unrhymed iambic tetrameter and two and four are rhymed iambic trimeter	13
6666061447	Blank Verse	The verse from that most resembles common speech, consisted of unrhymed lines in iambic pentameter	14
6666069153	Caesura	A pause in a line or verse, indicated by natural speech patterns rather than due to specific metrical patterns	15
6666074473	Caricature	A depiction in which a character's characteristics or features are so deliberately exaggerated as to render them absurd	16
6666081596	Chiasmus	A figure of speech by which the order of the terms in the first of two parallel clauses is reversed in the second. "Pleasure is a sin, and sin is a pleasure"	17
6666090378	Colloquial	Ordinary language, the vernacular	18
6666092993	Conceit	A comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature, in particular an extended metaphor within a poem	19
6666103932	Connotation	What is suggested by a word, apart from what it explicitly describes, often referred to as the implied meaning of the word.	20
6666107995	Consonance	The repetition of a sequence of two or more consonants, but with a change in the intervening vowels. "clinging and clanging"	21
6666117913	Couplet	Two rhyming lines of iambic pentameter that together present a singe idea or connection.	22
6666121453	Dactylic	The metrical pattern, as used in poetry, in which each foot consisted of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables	23
6666129143	Denotation	A direct and specific meaning, often referred to as the dictionary meaning of a word	24
6666132549	Dialect	The language and speech idiosyncrasies of a specific area, region, or group of people	25
6666137705	Diction	The specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose, or effect.	26
6666143527	Dramatic Monologue	A monologue set in a specific situation and spoken to an imaginary audience. Synonym for "soliloquy"	27
6666149636	Elegy	A poetic lament upon the death or a particular person, usually ending in consolation	28
6666153718	Enjambment	The continuation of a sentence from one line or couplet of a poem to the next	29
6666180728	Epic	A poem that celebrates, in a continuous narrative, the achievements of mighty heroes and heroines, often concerned with the founding of a nation or developing of a culture; it uses elevated language and grand, high style	30
6666191082	Exposition	That part of the structure that sets the scene, introduces and identifies characters, and establishes the situation at the beginning of a story or play	31
6666202051	Extended metaphor	A detailed and complex metaphor that extended over a long section of a work, also known as a "conceit"	32
6666206551	Falling Action	That part of plot structure in which the complications of the rising action are untangled. This is also known as "denouement"	33
6666212573	Farce	A play or scene in a play or book that is characterized by broad humor, wild antics, and often slapstick and physical humor	34
6666218383	Foreshadowing	To hint at or present an indication of the future beforehand	35
6666223521	Formal Diction	Language that is lofty, dignified, and impersonal. Such diction is often used in narrative epic poetry	36
6666227813	Flashback	Retrospection, where an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronology of the narrative	37
6666232742	Free Verse	Poetry that is characterized by varying line lengths, lack of traditional meter, and nonrhyming lines	38
6666448647	Genre	A type of class of literature such as epic or narrative or poetry or belles letters	39
6666452349	Hyperbole	Overstatement characterized by exaggerated language	40
6666454757	Iambic	A metrical form in which each foot consists of a unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one	41
6666457624	Imagery	Broadly defined, any sensory detail or evocation in a work; the use of figurative language to evoke a feeling	42
6666463280	Informal Diction	Language that is not as lofty or impersonal as formal diction, similar to everyday speech	43
6666468717	In medias res	"In the midst of things"; refers to opening a story in the middle of the action, necessitating filling in past details by exposition or flashback	44
6666472631	Irony	A situation or statement characterized by significant difference between what is expected or understood and what actually happens or is meant. Often humorous or sarcastic	45
6666477357	Jargon	Specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group.	46
6666481196	Juxtapostion	The location of one thing as being adjacent or juxtaposed with another.	47
6666487566	Limited POV	A perspective confined to a single character, whether a first person or third person; the reader cannot know for sure what is going on in the minds of the other characters	48
6666492340	Litote	A figure of speech that emphasizes its subject by conscious understatement. "not bad" for exceptional work	49
6666496618	Loose Sentence	A sentence grammatically correct, and usually stating its main idea, before the end	50
6666504249	Lyric	Originally designed poems meant to be sung to the accompaniment of a lyre; now any short poem in which the speaker expresses intense personal emotion	51
6666511653	Message	A misleading term for "theme". The central idea or statement of a story, or area of inquiry or explanation	52
6666520466	Metaphor	One thing pictured as if it were something else, suggesting a likeness or analogy between them.	53
6666524175	Meter	The more or less regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry	54
6677932758	Metonymy	A figure of speech in which an attribute or commonly associated figure is used to name or designate something	55
6677939539	Mood	A feeling of ambiance resulting from the tone of a piece as well as the writer/narrator's attitude and POV	56
6677945175	Motif	A recurrent device, formula, or situation that often serves as a signal for the appearance of a character or event	57
6677951529	Narrative Structure	A textual organization based on sequences of connected events, usually presented in a straightforward, chronological framework	58
6677960382	Narrator	The "character" who "tells" the story, also known as the persona	59
6677964541	Occasional Poem	A poem written about or for a specific occasion, public or private. An epithalamium is a wedding poem, for example	60
6677973926	Ode	A lyrical poem that is somewhat serious in subject and treatment, elevated in style and uses elaborate stanza structure	61
6677982669	Omniscient POV	A perspective that can be seen from all the character's views. Access to all perceptions and thoughts	62
6677988378	Onomatopoeia	A word capturing or approximating the sound of what it describes. "buzz"	63
6678013469	Overstatement	Exaggerated language, also called hyperbole	64
6678016029	Oxymoron	A figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory elements, as in "wise fool"	65
6678019066	Parable	A short fiction that illustrates an explicit moral lesson through the use of an analogy	66
6678024684	Paradox	A statement that seems contradictory, but may actually be true. "fight for peace"	67
6678032708	Parody	A work that imitates another work for comic effect by exaggerating the style and changing the content of the original	68
6678037244	Parallel Structure	The use of similar forms of writing for nouns, verbs, phrases, or thoughts	69
6678045068	Pastoral	A poem that describes the simple life of country folk, usually shepherds	70
6678050516	Periodic Sentence	A sentence which is not grammatically correct until the end	71
6678054912	Persona	The voice or figure of the author who tells and structures the story and who may or may not share the values of the actual author	72
6678059233	Personification	Treating an abstraction or nonhuman object as if it were a person (giving it human qualities)	73
6678065548	Petrarchan Sonnet	Italian Sonnet; One octave and one sestet. abba abba cde cde rhyme scheme	74
6678071632	Plot	The arrangement of the narration based on the cause-effect relationship of the events	75
6678078421	Protagonist	The main character in a work, who may or may not be heroic	76
6678079733	Quatrain	A poetic stanza of four lines	77
6678082779	Realism	The practice in literature of attempting to describe nature and life without idealism and with attention to detail	78
6678087471	Refrain	A repeated stanza of line(s) in a poem or song	79
6678091202	Rising Action	The development of action in a work, usually at the beginning	80
6678093470	Rhyme	The repetition of the same or similar sounds, most often at the ends of lines	81
6678096073	Rhythm	The modulation of weak and strong (stressed and unstressed) elements in the flow of speech	82
6678100038	Sarcasm	A form of verbal irony in which apparent praise is actually harshly or bitterly critical	83
6678103745	Satire	A literary work that holds up human failings to ridicule and censure	84
6678107036	Scansion	The analysis of verse to show its meter	85
6678108614	Setting	The time and place of the action in a story, poem, or play	86
6678115605	Shakespearean Sonnet	Also called an English Sonnet; The quatrains, one couplet. abab cdcd efef gg rhyme scheme	87
6678125633	Shaped Verse	Another name for concrete poetry. Poetry that is shaped like an object	88
6678130381	Simile	A direct, explicit comparison to one thing or another, using the words "like" or "as"	89
6678135321	Soliloquy	A monologue in which the character in a play is alone and speaking only to themself	90
6678141156	Speaker	The person who is the voice of a poem	91
6678143015	Stanza	A section of a poem demarcated by extra line spacing	92
6678146069	Sterotype	A characterization based on conscious or unconscious assumptions that some one aspect, such as gender, age, etc are accompanied by certain characteristics or values	93
6678155219	Stock Character	One who appears in a number of stories or plays such as the cruel stepmother	94
6678159360	Style	A distinctive manner of expression	95
6678161155	Symbolism	A person, place, thing, event, or pattern in a literary work that designates itself and at the same time figuratively represents or "stands for" something else	96
6678169604	Synecdoche	When a part is used to signify a whole, as in "all hands on deck"	97
6678172574	Syntax	The way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, or sentences	98
6678177696	Terza Rima	A verse form consisting of three-line stanzas in which the second line of each rhymes with the first and third of the next.	99
6678183497	Theme	A generalized, abstract paraphrase of the inferred central of dominant idea or concern of a work	100
6678186750	Tone	The attitude a literary work takes toward its subject and theme	101
6678189050	Tragedy	A drama in which a character is brought to a disastrous end in his or her confrontation with a superior force	102
6678195787	Trochee	A metrical form in which each foot consists of stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one	103
6678198850	Turning Point	The third part of plot structure, the point at which the action stops rising and begins falling or reversing	104

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9954689220	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
9954689221	Bombastic	High sounding but with little meaning; inflated;grandiloquent.	1
9954689222	Ethos	Appeal based on the character of speaker. Meaning convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader (speaker).	2
9954689223	Logos	An appeal to logic or reason. For example scholarly documents.	3
9954689224	Pathos	Appeal on emotion. The quality that evokes pity or sadness.	4
9954689225	Capricious	Impulsive; unpredictable. Sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.	5
9954689226	Tone	Writer's attitude, mood or moral outlook toward the subject and/or the readers.	6
9954689227	Appeal	the power of arousing a sympathetic response, to arouse a sympathetic response.	7
9954689228	Argument	Discourse intended to persuade; process of reasoning; exchange of diverging/ opposite views.	8
9954689229	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
9954689230	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
9954689231	Apathy	lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern. No emotion	11
9954689232	Dialect	A variety of language confined to a region or group, manner or means of expressing oneself.	12
9954689233	Understatement	Statement which says less than is really meant. Opposite of hyperbole. Made smaller, worse, or less important than really is. Minimizing.	13
9954689234	Hyperbole	Deliberate and obvious exaggeration for effect.	14
9954689235	Anecdote	a short and amusing or interesting story about a real person or incident.	15
9954689236	Condescending	Having or feeling superior. patronizing or assuming superiority.	16
9954689237	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
9954689238	Syntax	Sentence construction	18
9954689239	Diction	Author's choice of words. Distinctive vocabulary.	19
9954689240	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
9954689241	Cogent	(of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.	21
9954689242	Coherent	(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent	22
9954689243	Cohesive	characterized by or causing cohesion (act or state of being uniting, cohering, or sticking together).	23
9954689244	Didactic	intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.	24
9954689245	Discourse	written or spoken communication or debate. (verb) speak or write authoritatively about a topic.	25
9954689246	Eloquence	fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.	26
9954689247	Fluid	able to flow easily.	27
9954689248	implication	the conclusion that can be drawn from something, although it is not explicitly stated.	28
9954689249	lucid	expressed clearly; easy to understand	29
9954689250	rhetor	a teacher of rhetoric	30
9954689251	Arbiter	a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter	31
9954689252	Biased	unfairly prejudiced for or against something or someone.	32
9954689253	Exculpate	show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing	33
9954689254	Impartial	treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just.	34
9954689255	Incontrovertible	not able to be denied or disputed.	35
9954689256	Integrity	the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.	36
9954689257	Objectivity	the quality of being objective; justice; neutrality	37
9954689258	Plausible	(of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable.	38
9954689259	Substantiated	provide evidence to support or prove that truth of.	39
9954689260	vindicated	clear (something) of blame or suspicion.	40
9954689261	Condescending	Having or feeling superior. patronizing or assuming superiority.	41
9954689262	Contemptuous	showing contempt; scornful	42
9954689263	Despotic	of, relating to, or characteristics of a despot (ruler with total power; usually unfair)	43
9954689264	Dictatorial	of or typical of a ruler with total control	44
9954689265	Disdain	the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt.	45
9954689266	Haughty	arrogantly superior and disdainful.	46
9954689267	Imperious	assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.	47
9954689268	Patronizing	treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority.	48
9954689269	Listless	lacking energy or enthusiasm.	49
9954689270	Melancholy	a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.	50
9954689271	Torpor	a state of physical or mental inactivity	51
9954689272	alliance	a relationship based on an affinity in interests, nature, or qualities.	52
9954689273	disparity	a great difference, imbalance.	53
9954689274	impinge	have an affect or impact, especially a negative one. Influence.	54
9954689275	Paradox	a state or proposition that, despite reasoning, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, self-contradictory.	55
9954689276	allusion	an expression to call something to mind without mentioning it exactly; an indirect or passing reference.	56
9954689277	parallelism	the act of being parallel or corresponding in some way.	57
9954689278	indolent	wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.	58
9954689279	insipid.	lacking flavor, vigor or interest.	59
9954689280	lament	a passionate expression or grief or sorrow.	60
9954689281	Sanction	a threatening penalty for disobeying a law or rule	61
9954689282	servile	having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.	62
9954689283	suppressed	forcibly to an end to.	63
9954689284	Embellish	make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.	64
9954689285	florid	having a red or flushed complexion	65
9954689286	opulent	ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish	66
9954689287	ornate	made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns.	67
9954689288	ostentatious	characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.	68
9954689289	poignant	evoking a keen sense or sadness or regret.	69
9954689290	Ebullience	the quality of being cheerful and full of energy; exuberance.	70
9954689291	effusive	expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.	71
9954689292	egregious	outstandingly bad; shocking.	72
9954689293	frenetic	fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.	73
9954689294	gratuitous	uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted	74
9954689295	flagrant	(of something considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive	75
9954689296	superfluous	unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.	76
9954689297	convoluted	extremely complex and difficult to follow (especially or a story, sentence, or argument).	77
9954689298	cryptic	having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure	78
9954689299	Obscure	uncertain; not discovered or know about.	79
9954689300	futile	incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.	80
9954689301	impede	delay or prevent by obstructing them; hinder.	81
9954689302	quandary	a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what what to do in a difficult situation.	82
9954689303	alleviate	make (suffering or a problem) less severe.	83
9954689304	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
9954689305	auspicious	conductive to success; favorable.	85
9954689306	benevolent	well meaning and kindly	86
9954689307	benign	gentle, kindly.	87
9954689308	Mollify	appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)	88
9954689309	reclamation	reclaiming; reformation, recovery. (or it can be land obtained from water)	89
9954689310	Sanction	Approval or permission for an action	90
9954689311	Dubious	Not to be relied upon; suspect (hesitating or doubting)	91
9954689312	Fabricated	invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent	92
9954689313	Hypocrisy	the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense	93
9954689314	Slander	make false and damaging statements about (someone).	94
9954689315	spurious	not being what it purports to be; false or fake	95
9954689316	Astute	having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage	96
9954689317	clandestine	operation is an intelligence or millitary operation carried out in such a way that the operation goes unnoticed by the general population	97
9954689318	disingenuous	not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.	98
9954689319	ruse	an action intended to deceive someone; a trick	99
9954689320	stratagem	a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end	100
9954689321	surreptitious	kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.	101
9954689322	wary	feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems	102
9954689323	wily	skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.	103
9954689324	inconsequential	not important or significant	104
9954689325	superficial	existing or occurring at or on the surface. (appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely).	105
9954689326	tenuous	very weak or slight >( small in degree).	106
9954689327	trivial	of little value or importance	107
9954689328	coup	a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.	108
9954689329	Ambiguous	(of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.	109
9954689330	ambivalent	having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.	110
9954689331	apathetic	showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.	111
9954689332	Arbitrary	based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.	112
9954689333	capricious	given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior	113
9954689334	equivocate	use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.	114
9954689335	indifferent	having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.	115
9954689336	whimsical	playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way	116
9954689337	assiduous	showing great care and perseverance	117
9954689338	compelling	evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way	118
9954689339	diligent	having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties	119
9954689340	dogged	having or showing tenacity and grim persistence.	120
9954689341	endure	suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently	121
9954689342	intrepid	fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)	122
9954689343	maverick	an unorthodox or independent-minded person	123
9954689344	obdurate	stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action	124
9954689345	obstinate	stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so	125
9954689346	proliferate	increase rapidly in numbers; multiply	126
9954689347	tenacity	the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.	127
9954689348	vitality	the state of being strong and active; energy	128
9954689349	assimilation	the process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group	129
9954689350	consensus	general agreement.	130
9954689351	context	the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation.	131
9954689352	derived	obtain something from (a specified source)	132
9954689353	incumbent	necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.	133
9954689354	inevitable	certain to happen; unavoidable	134
9954689355	malleable	easily influenced; pliable	135
9954689356	subdue	overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person)	136
9954689357	Inoculate	medical : to give (a person or animal) a weakened form of a disease in order to prevent infection by the disease	137
9954689358	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
9954689359	Putrefying	to be slowly destroyed by natural processes : to rot and become putrid	139
9954689360	Somnolent	1 : of a kind likely to induce sleep 2 a : inclined to or heavy with sleep : drowsy	140
9954689361	Dour	serious and unfriendly : silent and gloomy	141
9954689362	Errant	serious and unfriendly : silent and gloomy	142
9954689363	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
9954689364	Astroturfed	—used for an artificial surface that resembles grass	144
9954689365	Geriatric	An old person y	145
9954689366	Tromped	1 : tramp 1 2 : to step hard : stamp	146
9954689367	Connoisseur	: a person who knows a lot about something (such as art, wine, food, etc.) : an expert in a particular subject	147
9954689368	Attesting	to show, prove, or state that something is true or real	148
9954689369	Soporific	: causing a person to become tired and ready to fall asleep	149