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THS AP Literature Essential Terms Flashcards

7971465646	1st person POV	speaker tells the story as "I" and is a minor or major participant	0
7971465647	3rd person POV	speaker narrates the story using "he, she, they"	1
7971465648	allegory	fiction in which many aspects of the story have symbolic meaning outside the tale itself.	2
7971465649	alliteration	repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words	3
7971465650	allusion	an understood reference to another work of literature or event	4
7971465651	anaphora	repetition of initial word or phrase in a series of clauses or sentences	5
7971465652	antithesis	the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas	6
7971465653	asyndeton	syntactical choice of omitting conjunctions from a series; commas only	7
7971465654	apostrophe	direct address of an inanimate object, dead or absent person, or an idea	8
7971465655	archetype	universal symbols that evoke deep, unconscious responses	9
7971465656	aside	in drama, a remark intended for the audience unacknowledged by other actors	10
7971465657	assonance	the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables in a series of words	11
7971465658	ballad	from oral tradition, narrative poem usually dealing with loss or some kind featuring refrain	12
7971465659	bildungsroman	a coming of age story of formative years leading to general or moral maturity	13
7971465660	blank verse	unrhymed iambic pentameter; Shakespeare's form of choice	14
7971465661	caesura	hard stop in middle of line of poetry usually between pairs of accented syllables	15
7971465662	colloquialism	conversational, slang word choices often linked to a regional dialect	16
7971465663	conceit (metaphorical)	far-fetched comparison for artistic and rhetorical effect	17
7971465664	connotation	associations/implications beyond word definition	18
7971465665	dialect	diction that reveals characters' geographic or social connections	19
7971465666	diction	word choice that contributes to tone and meaning	20
7971465667	dramatic irony	a key point is understood by the reader but not by the characters in the	21
7971465668	dynamic character	character who undergoes significant change in response to plot events	22
7971465669	elegy	a lament; an expression of mourning	23
7971465670	enjambment	"stepping over" from one poetic line to retain meaning; no end marks	24
7971465671	epiphany	character's moment of realization/insight granting full or new understanding	25
7971465672	eulogy	a formal expression of praise	26
7971465673	fiction	writing that springs from the imagination, usually short stories, novellas, novels	27
7971465674	figurative language	writing that is not meant to be taken literally	28
7971465675	flashback	shift in the narrative thread to an earlier event that interrupts chronological plot structure	29
7971465676	flat character	uncomplicated character about whom little is revealed	30
7971465677	foreshadowing	suggestion or hint of future developments	31
7971465678	free verse	open form poetry free from regular meter, structure, rhyme patterns	32
7971465679	hubris	excessive pride; a common hamartia (tragic flaw)	33
7971465680	hyperbole	extravagant exaggeration	34
7971465681	Iambic pentameter	common English poetic meter; five pairs of iambs per line (duh DUH)	35
7971465682	imagery	description that appeals to the senses	36
7971465683	inversion	reversal of standard word order: noun then adjective, verb before subject, etc. (anastrophe)	37
7971465686	irony, verbal	difference between what is said and what is meant	38
7971465687	irony, situational	surprising incongruity in circumstances (step to avoid a sprinkler only to fall into a swimming pool)	39
7971465688	irony, dramatic	reader/audience is aware of circumstances that characters are not	40
7971465689	limited omniscient	speaker shares observations of all characters, but the thoughts of one	41
7971465690	litotes	ironic understatement made by negating the opposite of what is meant	42
7971465691	metafiction	works in which the author writes with an awareness that the writing is fiction exposing the relationship between reality and fiction	43
7971465693	metaphor	a direct comparison between two unlike things borrowing the traits of one to characterize	44
7971465695	metonymy	figure of speech in which a word/phrase is substituted for a closely associated thing	45
7971465697	monologue	extended speech by an actor (character) to others onstage	46
7971465698	motif	recurring element in a literary work that contributes to overall meaning	47
7971465699	omniscient POV	all-knowing speaker shares the actions, thoughts, and dialogue of many	48
7971465700	onomatopoeia	words formed in imitation of natural sounds	49
7971465701	oxymoron	pair of contradictory words; compact paradox	50
7971465702	paradox	contradictory statement that, on closer look, reveals truth	51
7971465703	parallelism	phrases using identical grammatical structure, but different words	52
7971465704	parody	imitation of a genre, style, or artist with satiric rather than reverent tone	53
7971465705	pathetic fallacy	often erroneous attribution of human emotion to nature	54
7971465706	personification	attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas or inanimate objects	55
7971465707	plot	the sequence of events in a story (linear, flashback, in medias res)	56
7971465709	pun	word play based on double meaning of words; double entendre	57
7971465708	polysyndeton	syntactical choice of omitting commas from a series; conjunctions only	58
7971465710	quatrain	four-line stanza; division of poem	59
7971465711	rhyme scheme	pattern of identical rhymes at the end of lines designated A,B, etc.	60
7971465712	rhythm	pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables or beats	61
7971465713	round character	realistic character displaying the good/bad complexities of most humans	62
7971465714	satire	use of humor and hyperbole to point out human or societal flaws	63
7971465715	scansion	the action of scanning a poetry to determine meter/rhythm	64
7971465716	setting	the time and place in which the action of a literary work occurs	65
7971465717	simile	figurative language comparing two unlike things using like, as, seems	66
7971465718	slant rhyme	words with identical vowel sounds, but different ending consonant sounds	67
7971465720	soliloquy	thoughts spoken aloud for audience benefit by actor alone onstage	68
7971465721	sonnet	poem w/14 lines of iambic pentameter and fixed rhyme scheme	69
7971465722	stanza	division of poem usually named for # of lines: quatrain, sestet, octave, etc.	70
7971465723	static character	character who remains unchanged throughout the literature	71
7971465724	stream of consciousness	speaker shares thoughts as they scroll randomly through his or her mind	72
7971465725	symbol	something that, by association or convention, represents an abstract idea	73
7971465726	synecdoche	figure of speech in which a part represents the whole	74
7971465727	syntax	sentence structure; word order	75
7971465728	theme	a unifying, central idea in a literary work; often expressed as an attitude plus topic	76
7971465729	tone	author's attitudes toward situations and characters as discovered through analysis of	77
7971465730	Trope	figurative reference to commonly understood convention "knight in shining armor"	78
7971465731	understatement	opposite of hyperbole; words say less than is intended	79

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Administrative Assistant Flashcards

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8537077857	customer care	service client	0
8537077858	facilities	équipements, commodités	1
8537077859	finance	finance	2
8537077860	human resources	ressources humaines	3
8537077861	Information Technology (IT)	informatique	4
8537077862	production	production	5
8537077863	Purchasing	achats	6
8537077864	Sales and Marketing	Ventes et Marketing	7
8537077865	chain store	chaîne de magasin	8
8537077866	internship	stage	9
8537077867	supplier	fournisseur	10
8537077868	vacancy	poste vacant	11
8537077869	manage	gérer	12
8537077870	negotiate	négocier	13
8537077871	organize	organiser	14
8537077872	order	commander	15
8537077873	bid	faire une offre	16
8537077874	cost	coûter	17
8537077875	carry out	effectuer	18
8537077876	main	principal	19
8537077877	improve	améliorer	20
8537077878	instead of	au lieu de	21
8537077879	goods	biens	22
8537077880	parts	pièces	23
8537077881	efficient	efficace	24
8537077882	increase	augmenter	25
8537077883	call centres	centre d'appel	26
8537077885	bank clerk	Caissier de banque	27
8537077886	Products	Produits	28
8537077887	Attend	Assister à.. (réunion)	29
8537077889	Researcher	Chercheur	30
8537077891	Range	gamme	31
8537077892	Write letters	Écrire des lettres	32
8537077893	Send emails	Envoyer des mails	33
8537077894	Do filing	Créer des dossier	34
8537077895	Surf the Net	Surfer sur le net	35
8537077896	Have meetings	Avoir des réunions	36
8537077897	Write reports	Écrire des rapports	37
8537077898	Speak to customers	Parler aux clients	38
8537077899	Arrange travel	Organiser un voyage	39
8537077900	Time sheets	Heures de travail	40
8537077901	Fill in time sheets	Remplir les heures de travail	41
8537077902	Key in data	Rentrer dans la base de donné	42
8537077903	Write minutes	Procès verbal	43
8537077904	Fill in forms	Remplir des formulaires	44
8537077905	Send faxes	Envoyer des faxes	45
8537077906	Gossip	Ragot	46
8537077907	Make coffee	Faire du café	47
8537077908	Book meeting rooms	Réserver des salles de réunions	48
8537077909	Deliver the mail	Distribuer le courrier	49
8537077911	Furniture	Meubles	50
8537077913	Recognize	Reconnaître	51
8537077914	Providing	A condition que, pourvu	52
8537077915	To provide	Fournir	53
8537077918	Incoming	Appels entrant	54
8537077920	Scheduling	Programmation	55
8537077921	create	Créer	56
8537077922	develop	Améliorer, développer	57
8537077925	Including	y compris	58
8537077926	draft	brouillon	59
8537077928	expense	une dépense	60
8537077929	maintain	entretenir, maintenir	61
8537077930	customize	personnaliser, customiser(mise en page)	62
8537077931	targeted	ciblé, visé	63
8537077932	relevant	pertinent	64
8537077933	required	Exigé	65
8537077934	proficient	Compétent	66
8537077936	fast-paced	endiablé, rythme rapide	67
8537077938	write letters, reports	écrire les lettres, rapports	68
8537077940	dispatch	envoyer, expédier	69
8537077944	accounts	comptes	70
8537077945	attend a meeting	assister à une réunion	71
8537077946	background research	recherches complémentaires	72
8537077947	be involved in	être impliqué/concerné	73
8537077949	ensure	s'assurer	74
8537077950	findings	résultats, conclusions	75
8537077951	handle	gérer/manipuler	76
8537077952	level	niveau	77
8537077954	on behalf of	au nom de	78
8537077955	reports	rapports	79
8537077957	staff	personnel	80
8537077958	take dictation/minutes	prendre la dictée/prendre des notes de compte-rendu	81

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AP English - Lesson Two Flashcards

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7690551667	Impotent	Powerless; Lacking strength	0
7690551668	Antithesis	An exact opposite; An opposite extreme	1
7690551669	Maelstorm	Whirlpool; Turbulence; Agitated stated of mind	2
7690551670	Emendation	Correction	3
7690551671	Chagrin	Embarrassment; Complete loss of courage	4
7690551672	Bauble	A showy but useless thing	5
7690551673	Diaphanous	Very sheer and light	6
7690551674	Labyrinth	A complicated network of winding passages; a maze	7
7690551675	Gloat	To look at or think about with great satisfaction	8
7690551676	Impediment	A barrier; Obstruction	9
7690551677	Bestial	Savage; Brutal	10
7690551678	Effecte	Worn out; Barren	11
7690551679	Shard	Fragment	12
7690551680	Bland	Mild; Tasteless; Dull	13
7690551681	Nihilism	A total rejection of established law	14

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AP Literature Review Flashcards

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24398466	Lyric	expresses a speaker's personal thoughts and feelings	0
24398467	Sonnet	14 line lyric poem, fixed rhyme scheme, fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)	1
24398468	Ode	a lyric poem that is serious and thoughtful in tone and has a very precise, formal structure	2
24456788	Blank verse	unrhymed iambic pentameter	3
24456789	Free verse	no fixed meter or rhyme	4
24456790	Epic	a long narrative poem celebrating the adventures and acheivements of a hero	5
24456791	Dramatic monologue	character "speaks" through the poem; a character study	6
24456792	Elegy	poem which expresses sorow over a death of someone for whom the poet cared, or on another solemn theme	7
24456793	Ballad	a form of verse, often a narrative story and set to music	8
24456794	Villanelle	consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes	9
24456795	Meter	regularized rhythm of stressed and unstressed syllables; accents occur at approx. equal intervals of time	10
24456796	Cacophony	harsh, non-melodic, unpleasant sounding arrangement of words	11
24456797	Conceit	an extended witty, paradoxical, or startling metaphor	12
24456798	Assonance	repetition at close intervals of vowel sounds	13
24456799	Irony	incongruity or discrepancy between the implied and expected; verbal, dramatic, situational	14
24456800	Paradox	statement or situation containing seemingly contradictory elements	15
24456801	Repetition	the simple repetition of a word, within a sentence or a poetical line	16
24456802	Iambic pentameter	70% of verse is written this way; ten syllables per line, following an order of unaccented-accented syllables	17
24456803	Scansion	analysis of a poem's meter: the dividing of verse (lines of poetry) into feet by indicating accents and counting syllables to determine the meter of a poem	18
24456804	Foot	two or more syllables that together make up the smallest unit of rhythm in a poem	19
24456805	Stanza	a group of lines forming a unit in a poem	20
24456806	Caesura	a natural pause in the middle of a line, sometimes coinciding with punctuation	21
24456807	Enjambment	describes a line of poetry in which the sense and grammatical construction continues on to the next line	22
24456808	Rhyme/rime	repetition of end sounds	23
24456809	End rhyme	occurs at the end of lines	24
24456810	Internal rhyme	repetition of sounds within a line (but not at the end of the line)	25
24456811	Couplet	two successive lines which rhyme, usually at the end of a work	26
24456812	Tercet	three-line stanza	27
24456813	Metaphor	implied or direct comparison	28
24456814	Rhyme scheme	a pattern of rhymes formed by the end rhyme(aa,bb,cc)	29
24456815	Consonance	repetition at close intervals of final consonant sounds	30
24456816	Symbolism	when a concrete object or image represents an abstract idea	31
24456817	Oxymoron	compact paradoxl two successive words contradict each other	32
24456818	Iamb	a metrical foot of two syllables, one short(unstressed) and one long(stressed)	33
24457674	Quatrain	four-line stanza	34
24457675	Cinquain	five-line stanza	35
24457676	Sestet	six-line stanza	36
24457677	Personification	giving a non-human the characteristics of a human	37
24457678	Apostrophe	someone absent, dead, or imagianary, or an abstraction, is being addressed as if it could reply	38
24457679	Metonymy	symbolism; one thing is used as a substitute for another with which it is closely identified (the White House)	39
24457680	Synecdoche	symbolism; the part signifies the whole, or the whole the part (all hands on board)	40
24457681	Hyperbole	exaggeration, overstatement	41
24457682	Litotes	understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite	42
24457683	onomatopoeia	use of words which mimic their meaning in sound	43
24457684	Euphony	pleasant, easy to articulate words	44
24457685	Simile	comparison using 'like' or 'as'	45
24457686	Slant rhyme/half rhyme	words with similar but not identical sounds	46
24457687	Alliteration	repetition at close intervals of initial consonant words	47
24457688	Imagery	representation through language of a sensory experience	48
24457689	Allusion	makes reference to another piece of literature, a person, or event in history, sports, television, etc.	49
24461155	Tone	writer's attitude toward the audience or subject, implied or related directly	50
24461156	Point of View	perspective from which a story is told	51
24461157	Setting	the time and place of the action of the work	52
24461158	Figurative Language	Language enriched by word meanings and figures of speech (i.e., similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole)	53
24461159	Jargon	terminology that relates to a specific activity, profession or group	54
24461160	Motif	detail within the story that repeats itself throughout the work	55
24461161	Sestina	consists of six 6-line stanzas, concluding with a 3-line "envoi" which incorporates all the line-ending words;rather than simply rhyming, the actual line-ending words are repeated in successive stanzas in a designated rotating order	56
24461162	Style	the elements that make a writer unique; i.e. vocabulary, diction, syntax, etc	57
24461163	Interior monologue	thinking in words, also known as inner voice, internal speech, or stream of consciousness	58
24461164	Antagonist	someone who offers opposition	59
24461165	Maxim	A succinct formulation of a fundamental principle; saying	60
24461166	Rhetoric	the art or technique of persuasion through the use of oral, visual, or written language.	61
24461167	Rhetorical mode	patterns of organization aimed at achieving a particular effect in the reader; Narration and Description, Process, Cause/Effect, Comparison/Contrast, Illustration, Argumentative and Persuasive, Definition, and Classification/Division	62
24461168	Pathos	a style that has the power to evoke feelings	63
24461169	Romanticism	a return to nature and to belief in the goodness of humanity; the rediscovery of the artist as a supremely individual creator; the development of nationalistic pride; and the exaltation of the senses and emotions over reason and intellect	64
24461170	Gothic Novel	genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance	65
24461171	Limerick	a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba	66
24462136	Theme	the main idea or message found in the work	67
24462137	Syntax	sentence structure	68
24462138	Grotesque	a character or location that is irregular, extravagant or fantastic in form	69
24462139	Connotation	what a word suggests beyond its surface definition	70
24462140	Euphemism	a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept	71
24462141	Allegory	characters are symbols, has a moral	72
24462142	Foil	a character that contrasts with another character, usually the protagonist, and so highlights various facets of the main character's personality	73
24462143	Parable	a brief, succinct story, in prose or verse, that illustrates a moral or religious lesson	74
24462994	Protagonist	main character	75
24462995	Homily	an inspirational saying or platitude, usually refers to religious readings	76
24462996	Prose	written or spoken language that does not use any particular rhythm	77
24462997	Atmosphere	The mood the reader gets from the setting, the characterization and the tone of the narrator.	78
24462998	Pastoral	rural subjects	79
24462999	Versimilitude	realistic writing	80
24463000	Extended metaphor	uses an entire poem to develop a single metaphor	81
24463001	Heroic couplet	traditional form for English poetry, commonly used for epic and narrative poetry; lines of iambic pentameter that rhyme in pairs (aa, bb, cc)	82
24463002	Parallelism	presents coordinating ideas in a coordinating manner	83
24463003	Satire	literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack	84
24463004	Ambiguity	unclear meaning	85
24464049	Diction	word choice	86
24464050	Parody	(lampoon) a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject	87
24464051	Denotation	basic definition or dictionary meaning of a word	88
24464052	Inversion/anastrophe	Inversion of the normal syntactic order of words, for example: To market went she	89
24464053	Rhyme royal	seven-line iambic pentameter stanza rhyming ababbcc	90
24464054	Novella	fictional, prose narrative longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel	91
24464055	Renaissance	ideals of kingship	92
24464056	Colloqialism	an expression not used in formal speech, or writing: y'all, gonna	93
24464057	Mood	the atmosphere suggested by the structure and style of the poem	94
24464058	Syllogism	EX: All girls play soccer. I am a girl. Therefore, I play soccer.	95
24464059	Local color	fiction or poetry that focuses on specific features including characters, dialects, customs and topography - of a particular region	96
24464060	Stream of conciousness	the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur	97
24464061	Foreshadowing	hinting at things to come	98

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AP Lang Vocabulary 1-120 Flashcards

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8454025031	Myriad	A very large number	0
8454025032	Manifest	obvious	1
8454025033	accustomed	used to; often used	2
8454025034	adulation	praise or flattery that is excessive	3
8454025035	Stereotyped	A generalized belief about a group of people	4
8454025036	aesthetic	pertaining to beauty	5
8454025037	Integral	Essential to completeness	6
8454025038	anachronistic	out-of-date; misplaced in order	7
8454025039	assumptions	A belief or statement taken for granted without proof.	8
8454025040	anonymous	not named or identified; done by someone unknown	9
8454025041	arid (adj)	extremely dry; lacking interest in life	10
8454025042	asylum	place of refuge or shelter	11
8454025043	Raucous	(adj.) disagreeably harsh-sounding; disorderly	12
8454025044	camaraderie	trust among friends; friendship	13
8454025045	decadent	overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline	14
8454025046	circuitous (adj)	(of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way	15
8454025047	Archaism	The use of deliberately old-fashioned language.	16
8454025048	collaborate	to work together	17
8454025049	Slovenliness	Untidy and dirty	18
8454025050	compromise	Acceptable middle ground	19
8454025051	Sardonic	Grimly mocking or cynical	20
8454025052	conditional	(adj) depending on a condition, e.g., in a contract	21
8454025053	egregious (adj.)	outstandingly bad; shocking.	22
8454025054	congregation	(n) a crowd of people, an assembly	23
8454025055	chauvinistic (adj)	Excessive or blind patriotism	24
8454025056	deleterious	harmful	25
8454025057	contentious	Quarrelsome, inclined to argue	26
8454025058	digression	straying from main point	27
8454025059	galvanization	to startle into sudden activity	28
8454025060	Discredit	to refuse to believe; to reject as untrue	29
8454025061	surcease (v)	To come to an end	30
8454025062	Divergent	going in different directions	31
8454025063	Virile	Having traditionally masculine traits	32
8454025064	emulate (v)	match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation	33
8454025065	Traduced	To expose to shame by means of falsehood	34
8454025066	Enhance	improve; make better or clearer	35
8454025067	Effete (adj)	No longer fertile: loss of character	36
8454025068	evanescent	vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy	37
8454025069	Languor (n)	Weakness/weariness of body or mind	38
8454025070	exemplary	worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model	39
8454025071	Florid	(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy	40
8454025072	frugal	thrifty	41
8454025073	haughty (adj)	arrogantly superior and disdainful	42
8454025074	Hypothesis	A testable prediction, often implied by a theory: educated guess	43
8454025075	taciturn	(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little	44
8454025076	inadvertently	without intention, accidentally	45
8454025077	hackneyed	used so often as to lack freshness or originality	46
8454025078	evocative	tending to call to mind or produce a reaction	47
8454025079	Banal (adj)	so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring	48
8454025080	assiduous	Persistent, attentive, diligent	49
8454025081	impute (v.)	to assign credit, often of guilt or blame	50
8454025082	baneful	causing ruin; harmful; pernicious; destructive	51
8454025083	inconsequential	unimportant	52
8454025084	opulence (n)	extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance	53
8454025085	integrity	honesty, decency, morality	54
8454025086	penury (n)	extreme poverty	55
8454025087	intuitive	instinctive, untaught	56
8454025088	avarice	(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth	57
8454025089	lobbyist (n)	person who seeks to influence political events	58
8454025090	Succor (n)	help; relief; aid; assistance	59
8454025091	mundane (adj)	ordinary, commonplace	60
8454025092	benevolence	kindness, generosity, charity	61
8454025093	novice (n)	beginner	62
8454025094	abject (adj)	extremely bad; degrading; wretched	63
8454025095	Orator	Public speaker	64
8454025096	peremptory	imperative; leaving no choice	65
8454025097	parched (adj)	dried up, shriveled	66
8454025098	pretext (n.)	a false reason, deceptive excuse	67
8454025099	precocious (adj)	exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity	68
8454025100	decrepitude (n)	it is worn out by age or illness	69
8454025101	procrastinate	to delay unnecessarily; put off till later	70
8454025102	Diffuse	To spread or scatter freely or widely	71
8454025103	prosperity	wealth, success	72
8454025104	fraternal	of or like a brother	73
8454025105	prudent (adj)	acting with or showing care and thought for the future	74
8454025106	Abhor	Hate	75
8454025107	rancorous (adj)	characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment	76
8454025108	Vitriol	Cruel and bitter criticism	77
8454025109	reconciliation	the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute	78
8454025110	obliterate	to destroy completely	79
8454025111	resilient	able to recover quickly	80
8454025112	factitious	artificial	81
8454025113	Reverence (n)	Deep respect for someone or something	82
8454025114	Constituency	The people and interests that an elected official represents	83
8454025115	scrutinize	to examine closely	84
8454025116	stupendous	amazing	85
8454025117	spurious	(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid	86
8454025118	folly (n)	lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking	87
8454025119	substantiate	to verify, confirm	88
8454025120	delve (v)	to look for; to search; to investigate	89
8454040938	superficial	existing or occurring at or on the surface	90
8454048408	obsolete	out-of-date, no longer in use	91
8454074451	suppress	(v.) to stop by force, put down	92
8454077100	cavalier	casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight	93
8454087614	tactful	diplomatic, polite	94
8454095074	utopian	(adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical	95
8454100681	transient	temporary, fleeting	96
8454103962	glut	an oversupply	97
8454108015	vindicate	to clear from blame	98
8454110439	precedent	an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time	99
8454121361	chaff	husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing	100
8454124939	pecuniary	(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money	101
8454128182	vertigo	the sensation of dizziness	102
8454130476	piety	religious devotion	103
8454134278	parochialism	a narrow view in which people see things solely through their own perspective	104
8454137027	condescending	possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing	105
8454139424	patronizing	treating in a condescending manner	106
8454142960	gewgaws	a showy thing, especially one that is useless or worthless	107
8454143068	primordial	original; existing from the beginning	108
8454146219	hierophant	priest	109
8515652754	pallet	a bed or mattress of straw	110
8515652909	viscera	the internal organs of the body	111
8515654018	colonnade	row of columns	112
8515654203	emissary	one sent on a special mission to represent others	113
8515654707	sangfroid	composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances	114
8515654888	inimical	harmful	115
8515656270	dubiety	doubtfulness	116
8515657060	saffron	a shade of yellow tinged with orange	117
8515657219	desultory	lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm	118
8515657664	ablutions	the act of washing oneself	119

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4857897129	ad hominem	Latin for "against the man". An argument that appeals to emotion rather than reason, feeling rather than intellect.	0
4857928548	allegory	A story or visual image with a second distinct meaning partially hidden behind its literal or visible meaning. hint: the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe	1
4857955556	alliteration	The repetition of the same sound- usually the initial consonants of words.	2
4857982916	assonance	The repetition of identical sound vowels in syllables of neighboring words. hint: men sell wedding bells	3
4857986088	consonance	The repetition of identical or similar consonants in neighboring words whose vowels are usually different. hint: Shelley sells shells by the seashore.	4
4858066627	allusion	An indirect or passing reference to some event, person, place, or artistic work, the nature and relevance of which is not explained by the writer but relies on the reader's familiarity with what is thus mentioned.	5
4858109795	ambiguity	Multiple meanings either intentional, or unintentional of a word, sentence, or a passage. hint: Foreigners are hunting dogs	6
4858129920	analogy	Illustration of an idea by means of a more familiar idea that is similar or parallel to it in some significant features.	7
4858140216	anaphora	A rhetorical figure of repetition in which is repeated in (and usually at the beginning) successive lines, clauses or sentences. .	8
4858166513	epistrophe	a rhetorical figure of repetition in which is repeated at the end of successive sentences.	9
4858171530	antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. hint: ... "while giving treats to children or friends offer them whatever they like." In these lines, children and friends are antecedents, while they is a pronoun, referring to friends and children.	10
4858190818	anti-hero	A central character in a dramatic or narrative work who lacks the qualities of nobility and magnanimity expected of traditional heroes and heroines in romances and epics.	11
4858214086	aphorism	a general principle expressed memorable by condensing wisdom into few words. hint: everything happens for a reason	12
4858225353	apology	In literary sense, the justification or defense of the writer's opinions or conduct, not usually implying any blame.	13
4860746644	apostrophe	The figure of speech in which a speaker addresses a dead or absent person, or an inanimate object or an abstraction	14
4860851291	asyndeton	a form of verbal compression which consists of the omission of connecting words between clauses. The most common form is the omission of "and", leaving on a sequence linked by commas.	15
4860875572	colloquialism	The use of informal expressions appropriate to everyday speech rather than to the formality of writing.	16
4860887616	comic relief	The break of serious work by humor.	17
4860894372	connotation	The range of further associations that a word or phrase suggest in addition to its straight forward dictionary meaning. hint: Wall Street (straight forward meaning and additional)	18
4860919302	denotation	The explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it. hint: dove ( dictionary term- type of pigeon, literary use- peace)	19
4860953463	diction	The choice of words used in written work.	20
4860967324	didactic	A term used to describe fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.	21
4860972445	hyperbole	extreme exaggeration	22
4860979423	imagery	A rather vague critical term covering those uses of language in a work that evoke sense-impressions by literal or figurative reference to perceptible or "concrete"	23
4861001042	irony	A subtly humorous perception of inconsistency	24
4861003863	verbal irony	A discrepancy between what is said and what is really meant.	25
4861009140	situational irony	A discrepancy between what is thought to happen and what actually happens.	26
4861014700	dramatic irony	When the audience knows more about a characters situation that the character does, foreseeing an out come contrary to the characters expectations.	27
4861025414	logic	An implied comparison resulting when one thing is directly called another. To be logically acceptable, support must be appropriate to the claim, believable and consistent.	28
4861037158	metaphor	A comparison between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".	29
4861296198	metonymy	A figure of speech that replaces the name of one thing with the name of something else closely associated with it.	30
4861301953	narrative	The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.	31
4861305617	onomatopeia	A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox. hint: jumbo shrimp, cruel kindness	32
4861314272	parallelism	Refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases sentences, paragraphs in order give structural similarity. hint: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.	33
4861329601	paradox	A seemingly contradictory statement which is actually true. This rhetorical device is often used for emphasis or simply to attract attention.	34
4861338916	parody	A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule .	35
4861344128	pedantic	An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.	36
4861353951	point of view	The perspective in which the story is told.	37
4861361177	polysyndeton	A rhetorical device for the repeated use of conjunctions to link a succession of words, clauses, or consciousness.	38
4861364279	predicate adjective	An adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb.	39
4861373969	predicate nominative	A noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject.	40
4861381432	pun/double entendre	in rhetoric, dealing with one word that suggest two different meaning. Often used for humor.	41
4861457803	rhetoric	The deliberate exploitation of eloquence for the most persuasive effect in public speaking or in writing.	42
4861461550	rhetorical question	A question asked for the sake of persuasive effect rather than a genuine request for information.	43
4861467786	satire	A mode of writing that exposes the failings of individuals, institutions, or societies to ridicule and scorn.	44
4861476048	simile	A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".	45
4861483009	subordinate clause	This word group contains both as subject and a verb plus accompanying phrases or modifiers.	46
4861487716	syllogism	A form of logical argument that derives a conclusion from two propositions, sharing a common term. Usually in this form: x are y; z is x; therefore z is y.	47
4861498706	symbol	Anything that stands for or represents something else beyond it, usually an idea conventionally associated with it.	48
4861502534	natural symbol	Objects and occurrences from nature to represent ideas commonly associated with them.	49
4861506362	conventional symbol	Something that has been invested with meaning by a group. hint:religious symbols- Star of David, national symbol- flag or eagle	50
4861686127	syntax	The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences.	51
4861688556	theme	The central idea of a work, revealed and developed in the course of a story or explored through argument.	52
4861692103	tone	A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization o the sentence and global levels.	53
4861696105	wit	In modern usage, intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights.	54
4861699859	understatement	The ironic minimizing of fact. The effect can be frequently humorous and emphatic.	55
4861703516	litotes	A figure of speech by which an affirmation is made indirectly by denying its opposite, usually with an effect of understatement.	56
4861709254	meiosis	The Greek term for understatement or belting: a rhetorical figure by which something that is very impressive, is represented with simplicity. hint: When Mercurio calls his mortal wound a "scratch"	57
4861721147	zeugma	One words, usually a noun or the main verb, which governs two other words not related in meaning- he maintained a business and his innocence	58

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7815678837	Allegory	Narrative in which characters and actions have deeper meanings (Ex: cave story, creation myths)	0
7815678838	Alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds (Ex: Fast Food Freddy, Diners Drive-in and Dives)	1
7815682469	Allusion	Historical or literary reference (Ex: historical figures or events)	2
7815682470	Analogue	A work which resembles another in terms of motifs, characters, scenes, phrases or events (Ex: Watership Down and the Iliad)	3
7815687715	Anagnorisis	he startling discovery that produces a change from ignorance to knowledge (Ex: you're a wizard Harry)	4
7815687716	Anapest	metrical foot in a line of a poem that contains three syllables wherein the first two syllables are short and unstressed followed by a third syllable that is long and stressed (Ex: underSTAND, compreHEND)	5
7815690273	Anecdote	A brief story or tale (Ex: short story in speech, Trinity tales in Gant's class)	6
7815690274	Antagonist	Character that opposes the main character (Ex: Voldemort, Darth Vader)	7
7815692822	Aphorism	A statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner (Ex: A penny saved is a penny earned, early to bed early to rise...)	8
7815692823	Apostrophe	Writer/speaker detaches themself from reality to address an abstract or imaginary character (Ex: Hamilton monologue, angel of music)	9
7815692824	Archetype	Universal pattern (Ex: hero archetype, true love)	10
7815695936	Aside	a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by the other actors on the stage (Ex: Hamilton monologue, addressing audience It's A Musical)	11
7815695937	Assonance	Repetition of similar vowel sounds (Ex: Sheep are cheap, the dogs got foggy)	12
7815698305	Ballad	a poem that is typically arranged in quatrains with the rhyme scheme ABAB; usually narrative, which means they tell a story. (Ex: Annabel Lee)	13
7815698306	Blank Verse	un-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter (Ex: The night frost drips silently from the roof)	14

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